Re: [Nolug] Who usually shows up for meetings?

Jeremy (mailing list box) wrote:
> B. Estrade wrote:
>>
>> Americans hold self reliance as a core virtue. This is not. "me, me,
>> me." It is rejecting the notion that we have a right to live in a
>> nanny state. That is not selfishness. I think you'll find most
>> Americans quite charitable and concerned for their fellow man.
>>
>
> There is a distinct point at which self reliance works to the
> detriment of everyone, include the self and morphs into absolute
> self-centeredness. And I'd argue that this country is fast marching
> to that point, and in some cases, has already crossed it (look at
> Enron and the more recent corporate scandals).
>
> The problem is for society to advance, you can't cling blindly to the
> self reliance dogma. Sometimes collective will and effort is
> required. In fact, much of what exists today was not accomplished
> through self reliance, including things like the Internet and the
> standards that we use every day in out jobs.
>
> When the concept of collective will and effort is blindly dismissed as
> promoting a "nanny state" or dismissed as being some socialistic or
> communist idea, then rational thought has left the building.
>
> J
Well said !!
There are always things in a country as a whole which must work, and
should be properly governed to work better. (For all of us)

Petri

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