Last time I wrote about the extraordinary emphasis in
our country on individualism. I
think this focus on the rights of the individual versus the responsibilities
each of us has to promote the common good results in a number of things that do
harm to the world we live in. Here
are some examples:
· People throwing
cigarette butts, empty plastic bottles and paper cups, papers that food was
wrapped in on the ground or out of the car window.
·
Bumper stickers
and car decals that include curse words, crude comments and pictures, e.g., a
decal of Calvin peeing on the Ford logo.
I recently saw a decal on the back of a mini-van that had a father,
mother and kids, with names underneath.
The family was labeled “The Ass Family” and the names underneath were
“Smart Ass”, “Wise Ass”, “Stupid Ass”, etc.
·
The greed of
bankers, hedge fund managers, CEOs and other corporate executives, who believe
there is nothing wrong with making millions of dollars a year while others earn
only minimum wage and millions of children live in poverty.
·
The belief among
many Americans that taxes need to be decreased over and over again so they can
pay less and less, regardless of the impact it has overall on the society.
Can you think of others?
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