A very poignant statement about America.

It was made in 2019, but it is so obviously true.

"...Most Americans have become accustomed to the country’s decaying infrastructure, the endemic crisis of drug addiction, and the structural racism of the society. If you don’t fix the cracked window in your house right away, you can begin to get used to it. And then another window cracks, and then the back door stops working and the roof begins to leak, and you don’t realize until it’s too late that the house is falling down around you."

https://fpif.org/is-america-crazy/

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A very poignant statement about America. (Original post)	mac2766	Jul 2021	OP
A very apt allegory...	Wounded Bear	Jul 2021	#1
But Do Your Part	modrepub	Jul 2021	#2

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Tue Jul 13, 2021, 09:12 AM

Wounded Bear (55,949 posts)

1. A very apt allegory...

humans can seemingly get used to anything.

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Tue Jul 13, 2021, 10:11 AM

modrepub (3,239 posts)

2. But Do Your Part

You don't have to wait for government action, take the bull by the horns yourself when you can. Government is often slow to react or downright recalcitrant. I've seen too many politicians pass the buck looking from financial help from higher levels of government before they do anything. This often allows the problem to fester and get worse.

Not that government doesn't have a place in addressing problems. We should keep working to get them to react when needed. But we all need to be involved when we see something amiss and contribute to the solution if and when we can.

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