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Can anybody think of any other reasons why the US is in free fall? Americans have collectively and individually and habitually been committing the Seven Deadly Sins for so long, there is probably no way out of this mess.
Can anybody think of any other reasons why the US is in free fall? Americans have collectively and individually and habitually been committing the Seven Deadly Sins for so long, there is probably no way out of this mess.
Absolutely correct, but it's mostly those selfish conservatives that are guilty of this. Where's Kevin Spacey when we really need him.
Greed is good. US is experiencing mild economic decline (growing by 0% instead of 3% for a year isn't "free fall") because of government intervention in the economy: bad monetary policies, trade shock caused by past protectionism, union thuggery, "bailout mentality", taxes (especially high corporate taxes), etc.
Can anybody think of any other reasons why the US is in free fall? Americans have collectively and individually and habitually been committing the Seven Deadly Sins for so long, there is probably no way out of this mess.
ALL Americans do the whole list ?!! Really? WoW! That's some research you've done!
ALL Americans do the whole list ?!! Really? WoW! That's some research you've done!
I have only three to brag about
I don't remember saying ALL. Did somebody hack into my account?
As I expected, posters immediately started falling over themselves to disavow any personal culpability for playing a part in the general demise of the republic, or to express denial that it is widespread at all.
For my part:
Lust---moderate, but declining with age.
Gluttony-- low. I eat simply and sparingly.
Greed--zero. I chose a frugal lifestlye.
Sloth---extreme. Guilty
Anger--well under control and rarely tempted.
Envy--I wouldn't trade places with anybody.
Pride--Moderate, for my successes, but not for what I was born.
What if you work hard at controlling your LUST....and you're PROUD of how well you've done, so far....yet you ENVY those who have done better than you? What then?
If you don't experience GREED, and are satisfied with what little you HAVE....but that's only due to the fact that you're too lazy to pursue more, is that an indication of SLOTH?????
If you go to an "All You Can Eat" Buffet, then leave hungry, does that absolve you from guilt over GLUTTONY?.....or does it mean you're 'wasting' food, while others go hungry?
It ANGERS me to think how many people ARE in these categories....not something to be proud of, that's for sure.
I don't remember saying ALL. Did somebody hack into my account?
As I expected, posters immediately started falling over themselves to disavow any personal culpability for playing a part in the general demise of the republic, or to express denial that it is widespread at all.
For my part:
Lust---moderate, but declining with age.
Gluttony-- low. I eat simply and sparingly.
Greed--zero. I chose a frugal lifestlye.
Sloth---extreme. Guilty
Anger--well under control and rarely tempted.
Envy--I wouldn't trade places with anybody.
Pride--Moderate, for my successes, but not for what I was born.
You didn't say all, you said "Americans".......and that funny little thingy I put at the end of ""ALL Americans do the whole list ?" is known as a question mark denoting that sentence is a question.
Lust: what's wrong with it? As long as you don't commit a crime in order to express your lust, I say go for it. Better to be passionate than just another sheople. Gluttony: what option do we have when our foods are laden with 15,000 extra chemicals, many of whom induce us to overeat? If we actually had a choice, like, "No, I don't want polysoribumthalate in mine, thanks!" then we'd not have the obesity rate we currently do. It's everywhere! How can we escape these ingredients unless we eat what's in our own yards? Greed: we want luxury and when luxury isn't enough, we want more. As long as people continue to see the world as limited and place no value on balance, we will have to contend with greed and its attendant crimes. Abundance is a better lifestyle. Luxury is overrated. Sloth: is a direct response to hopelessness. Without a hopeful future, what's the point? I think this sin is actually a guilt trip since there's nothing wrong with slowing down, smelling the roses and savoring life. I think it was added to this list by those who see others as slave labor. The work ethic is ridiculous since we waste so much of our energy working for things that don't have personal meaning. When one finds meaning in their work, sloth exits silently. Anger: perhaps the most common emotion in our country. We dislike that we cannot find meaning, that we cannot be free enough, that the human condition seems unsolvable. Our religions tell us not to like ourselves and others who disagree with us. The media perpetuates our differences and only provides us polarities as examples. The only thing bad about anger is when it doesn't have an outlet. I pity the future when the doors of inhibition are swung open and the repression of decades makes its appearance in full daylight. Envy: another sin borne out of a belief in limitation and proof that happiness cannot be found externally. Pride: like sloth, this one is probably rooted in religious guilt for one is not supposed to equate oneself with god. What a pity. We get a planet of six billion people who feel insignificant because they are told that liking themselves is wrong. If ever there was a destructive force keeping man from achieving collective greatness, it is the lack of self-esteem we are hammered into accepting.
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