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<blockquote data-quote="Glocktogo" data-source="post: 1843086" data-attributes="member: 1132"><p>I can't speak to the statistics, but here are what I would consider "universal points" that transcend right vs. left.</p><p></p><p>We seem to be losing our competitive spirit. Not in meaningless stuff like who has the best athletes or sporting events or movies or pretty people, but stuff like science and honesty and sacrifice for the good of our society and leadership on the world stage. We're squandering our talent and our integrity at an alarming rate.</p><p></p><p>I think people were worse off in days gone by, but it was that way every place else in the world too. Now, we're better off due to technology, but not in spirit. I believe there were fewer "save me from myself" mechanisims in place in those days. We've dulled our survival instincts to the point that we'd be unable to survive in many instances without technology and social programs. We've traded self-reliance and determinism for safety and convenience. We have the best of everything material and it doesn't sate the soul. We push and push for some satisfactory experience while ignoring the void we've left in our wake. </p><p></p><p>I still see some amazing things being done, but when they happen they make headlines all out of proportion to their impact on life and then they disappear in a flash. To me it's an indication that they're somewhat rare. </p><p></p><p>If you look at it from a right vs. left perspective, you'll miss the point. This is an HBO show with liberal actors and producers. That they're saying something profound should make them all the more noteworthy. Guns, religion, health care, race, etc., shouldn't define our society. Integrity, intelligence, compassion, pragmatism and foresight should. In the places where it's most needed, I'm just not seeing all that much of it anymore. <img src="/images/smilies/frown.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":(" title="Frown :(" data-shortname=":(" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Glocktogo, post: 1843086, member: 1132"] I can't speak to the statistics, but here are what I would consider "universal points" that transcend right vs. left. We seem to be losing our competitive spirit. Not in meaningless stuff like who has the best athletes or sporting events or movies or pretty people, but stuff like science and honesty and sacrifice for the good of our society and leadership on the world stage. We're squandering our talent and our integrity at an alarming rate. I think people were worse off in days gone by, but it was that way every place else in the world too. Now, we're better off due to technology, but not in spirit. I believe there were fewer "save me from myself" mechanisims in place in those days. We've dulled our survival instincts to the point that we'd be unable to survive in many instances without technology and social programs. We've traded self-reliance and determinism for safety and convenience. We have the best of everything material and it doesn't sate the soul. We push and push for some satisfactory experience while ignoring the void we've left in our wake. I still see some amazing things being done, but when they happen they make headlines all out of proportion to their impact on life and then they disappear in a flash. To me it's an indication that they're somewhat rare. If you look at it from a right vs. left perspective, you'll miss the point. This is an HBO show with liberal actors and producers. That they're saying something profound should make them all the more noteworthy. Guns, religion, health care, race, etc., shouldn't define our society. Integrity, intelligence, compassion, pragmatism and foresight should. In the places where it's most needed, I'm just not seeing all that much of it anymore. :( [/QUOTE]
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