I think that perhaps Molly has it about right when she talks of survival mode in a crisis. For the majority of us in the developed world life is pretty comfatable, and we seem to be a selfish bunch, for example.
I have a, well not friend lets say some bloke I know, who is claiming the dole and claims that he cannot pay his ex wife and three kids child maintainence, well I found he went on a two week holiday abroad in the summer, ohhh now the CSA is right on his back, yep I grassed him right up. Don't look after you kids huh, now that gets my goat. Perhaps it is due to the population growth, not enough community spirit, *shrug* I dunno. On 16 Sep, 17:29, Don Johnson <[email protected]> wrote: > On Wed, Sep 16, 2009 at 10:42 AM, [email protected] > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Umm that is not quite what I meant Don. Social health care is a must. > > Yes, I knew you weren't arguing against the welfare state but your > observation is still valid. What do you think would be the best way > to change this "the world owes me a living" thinking that is so > prevalent in today's Western society? This deserves it's own thread > but I'm too lazy to do it; someone will have to do it for me. ;-/ > > dj > > > > > > > On 16 Sep, 16:21, Don Johnson <[email protected]> wrote: > >> t seems that many people seem to first ask for aid before trying to > >> sort their own proplems out, umm or maybe I'm just getting a wee bit > >> synical and grumpish as I get older? > > >> Is it still cynicism when it's the truth? It's been true since the > >> 60's. LBJ's Great Society and then Medicaid and Medicare. What > >> baffles me is how the American president can call these things > >> successful while they surge toward inevitable bankruptcy. Even FDR > >> knew Social Security wouldn't be sustainable. Our Entitlement > >> chickens are indeed coming home to roost. If common sense doesn't mug > >> Congress soon our National Debt will top 20 Trillion before the end of > >> the next decade. Unbelievable. > > >> dj > > >> On Wed, Sep 16, 2009 at 7:41 AM, [email protected] > > >> <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> >> I can see in the US a growing cynicism and skepticism toward > >> >> government, and this may be more a reaction to economic times, we tend > >> >> to fall a few memes and kick into survival mode during crisis or > >> >> threat. > > >> > I was thinkng about this very thing last night and a bit of this > >> > morning on the way to work. I was thinking when did the spirit of > >> > sacrifice of the generation that went to war and the generation that > >> > grew up just after the war end, and spirit of 'I can't do this > >> > without help' start? > > >> > It seems that many people seem to first ask for aid before trying to > >> > sort their own proplems out, umm or maybe I'm just getting a wee bit > >> > synical and grumpish as I get older?- Hide quoted text - > > >> - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/minds-eye?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
