teddy said:
Yes I agree to a point. But the problem is really much deeper. Too many Americans today lack what others decades ago had. That is, a basic sense of what's right and wrong and the internal ability to maintain that sense.
Years ago this was known as "horse sense" or just plain "common sense." From the ability to establish a "common sense" philosophy of life came the ability to develop and hold to convictions.
Today people in general are confused and so wishy-washy they really aren't capable of developing convictions about anything. They're mostly sheep looking for the best charismatic shepherd who can make them feel secure when in the real world everything is falling apart.
The root cause of our mess today isn't corrupt politicians or business persons. The ROOT problem is we have too many voting age people today who aren't really capable of cultivating and maintaining a thought. In other words, they can't think. Therefore they must be led as sheep unto the slaughter.
They're ever learning but never able to come unto the truth.
teddy
You're kidding right?
I think most Americans know right from wrong, and have very strong convictions about what they believe in. The average American is not in politics, or in charge of deciding whether their jobs go out of the country, or if illegal aliens should be given amnesty, or if we should import more than we export.
In fact I have never spoken to one single American (not in politics) who is in favor of any of those things, the average American has very strong beliefs and convictions concerning those subjects.
I would not advise you to turn in a thesis with such an inadequate definition of the root cause, or the state of the mentality of the average American citizen, and expect it to receive anything above a D-
Not even the liberal educators (
the real ROOT of the problem, along with the fact that God and patriotism have been removed from the schools) would be that naive. My advice to you would be to do some more research before turning in your thesis. (back it up with hard facts not just conjecture)
However, I do believe that your statement would apply to the average student in college. I blame the educators for passing on their own liberal wishy-washy ideals of tolerance and open mindedness, instead of teaching students how to think and form opinions for themselves, based on more than just their own liberal agenda.
Therefore it is little wonder why so many of the voting age students have no sense of right and wrong or convictions about anything other than idealism, with little knowledge or concept of the real world.
Actually, I believe we agree on the problems, perhaps just not on the root of the root causes for them.
Sincerely,
GG~