Quote:I disagree it's not the lack of individualism that has lead to our crisis of culture if anything it is the focus on the collective.

 

Focusing on the collective has let generations of families ignore the reality they are ultimately responsible for their well being and that of the generations to follow. focusing on the collective good of society has lead to the erosion of individual responsibility, accountability and ultimatum initiative to better ourselves. I love how everyone (not focusing this at you just ranting here) wants to point at how well things are done somewhere else, and yet this is the only place in the WORLD that has been free of tyrannical rule since it's founding.

 

We need a revival of radical individualism we don't have an excess of it, individualism requires ownership of ones decisions. There is no ownership in our society today, it's someone else fault, someone else built it, and someone else owns it. Give me individualism over collectivism all day every day. To hell with the collective.

Okay maybe I can respond to this now that I'm not quite so doped up on meds. When I say radical individualism I mean the culture of, "It's all about ME" that has permeated this country with the added lack of personal responsibility on top of that. I'm talking just people, not government at all. The government certainly has it's part to play in how society has turned, but a lot of it has to do with what I mentioned in my original post. 

 

We are a country that allows frivolous lawsuits, lets Hollywood and sports stars set the values for our kids and encourages parents to be friends to their kids and not the disciplinarians they should be. As a country, the idea of the USA is a great one, but make no mistake that most foreigners think we as a people are arrogant and foolish and it's really hard to argue with that when you see what this country has fallen to in the past couple of decades. 

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