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maxrandb

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33. Because the Christianity they are taught on Sunday and in the home

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Sat Feb 20, 2021, 09:08 AM

Feb 2021

is not the Christianity in the textbook.

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Why are so many Americans so heartless and uncaring? [View all] vlyons Feb 2021 OP

The Republican Messaging Machine DanieRains Feb 2021 #1

Suspect the biggest catalyst was just that, libertarian messaging Hortensis Feb 2021 #2

libertarians like Koch ... Hermit-The-Prog Feb 2021 #30

Racism+the legend of rugged individualism+hate radio+the prosperity gospel. Zoonart Feb 2021 #36

VERY interesting. Thanks, Hermit. Reminds me of Koch saying, Hortensis Feb 2021 #42

From a DA Levy poem davekriss Feb 2021 #54

Far from the whole truth, but too often too true nevertheless. Hortensis Feb 2021 #56

"Evil Geniuses," expands on this story. cachukis Feb 2021 #47

RUSH LIMBAUGH! n/t TexasBushwhacker Feb 2021 #7

Yep. 30+ years of it since The Fairness Doctrine was axed. Lucinda Feb 2021 #52

Yes, saw it happen to relatives. betsuni Feb 2021 #69

I see it BeerBarrelPolka Feb 2021 #3

I hate republicans.... diverdownjt Feb 2021 #40

Meanness is catching, and it's hardly just Americans. Authoritarianism Hortensis Feb 2021 #4

Reagan made greed and stupidity fashionable Skittles Feb 2021 #5

Conservative leaders KNOW that fear makes people more conservative. Hortensis Feb 2021 #9

Absolutely agree Chicagogrl1 Feb 2021 #27

And very popular OldBaldy1701E Feb 2021 #31

+1000 llmart Feb 2021 #68

That's the ME generation wildman76 Feb 2021 #6

Capitalism. nt Laffy Kat Feb 2021 #8

Why did meanness take over and destroy almost all socialist states? Hortensis Feb 2021 #12

How can people be so heartless? How can people be so cruel raccoon Feb 2021 #10

. Klaralven Feb 2021 #13

Nobody sings it like the incomparable Cheryl Barnes... smirkymonkey Feb 2021 #15

I always loved this version. Arkansas Granny Feb 2021 #16

Weird. I've been kept awake thinking about hierarchy, patriarchy, a new form of governing, chowder66 Feb 2021 #11

I hope you were able to sleep peacefully... OneGrassRoot Feb 2021 #20

This is the conundrum I fight with all the time. llmart Feb 2021 #65

Finally got to sleep around 4:30 am. Could use a few more hours chowder66 Feb 2021 #71

Is that the "Miniaturist" on PBS? llmart Feb 2021 #66

It is. I wasn't aware it was a book though. chowder66 Feb 2021 #67

It was on the NY Times bestseller list. llmart Feb 2021 #70

I might just have to do the reverse! : ) chowder66 Feb 2021 #72

Native Americans, blacks and others have been asking that for a few hundred years now. Kaleva Feb 2021 #14

This cagefreesoylentgreen Feb 2021 #53

Prosperity religion phandancer917 Feb 2021 #17

That certainly plays a part Hekate Feb 2021 #75

It originated somewhere East of Eden Martin Eden Feb 2021 #18

Putin. pwb Feb 2021 #19

When Regan legitimized greed for the sake of greed and invited the religious right... danclinger1000 Feb 2021 #21

Yes, BUT..BUT.....Please look at this post...Social Security, Welfare, Charities of all kinds... Stuart G Feb 2021 #22

Charles Darwin and William Graham Sumner bucolic_frolic Feb 2021 #23

Don't forget ...Bill Gates and Warren Buffet ....have given away ...billions of dollars... Stuart G Feb 2021 #25

That's not the roots of greed, those are unexpected outcomes. bucolic_frolic Feb 2021 #35

Greed is indeed Greed...but about KINDNESS.... Stuart G Feb 2021 #37

Disenchanted hippies as a start i.e. boomers JT45242 Feb 2021 #24

As a boomer/hippie edhopper Feb 2021 #49

If you were born in the 70s then you are Generation X. dawg Feb 2021 #59

I think it's the result of Dorian Gray Feb 2021 #26

How many...is ......................' SO MANY?"..from ORIGINAL POST.. Stuart G Feb 2021 #28

Republican/Nazis represent the worst of humanity. It's a reason this country dies. johnthewoodworker Feb 2021 #29

The U.S.A. DIES?..... ..This new guy who is President..cares about people. Haven't you noticed? Stuart G Feb 2021 #32

Because the Christianity they are taught on Sunday and in the home maxrandb Feb 2021 #33

It began in the Reagan years. LastLiberal in PalmSprings Feb 2021 #34

This message was self-deleted by its author GoCubsGo Feb 2021 #39

It did NOT begin in the Reagan Years..The RICH HAVE ALWAYS BEEN RICH... Stuart G Feb 2021 #41

They paid taxes. Kid Berwyn Feb 2021 #44

White supremacy plus capitalism. It's been with us since the beginning. WhiskeyGrinder Feb 2021 #38

If you are mean and hateful, you often get what you want. Chainfire Feb 2021 #43

Raygun was the King of this. kairos12 Feb 2021 #45

Racism and selfishness are cornerstones of the repug party. nt Hotler Feb 2021 #46

It's the pandemic. JustABozoOnThisBus Feb 2021 #48

How the Irish Became White Beringia Feb 2021 #50

By keeping the majority of working people edhopper Feb 2021 #51

They were raised that way. Kid Berwyn Feb 2021 #55

A ME Rica. sarcasmo Feb 2021 #57

Rush Fucking Limbaugh. Paladin Feb 2021 #58

It's been that way for a very long time. PoindexterOglethorpe Feb 2021 #60

Ronald Reagan and "rugged individualism" bluecollar2 Feb 2021 #61

November, 1980. roamer65 Feb 2021 #62

It's nuanced, but I think a major factor is that it is so easy to lose everything and ... dawg Feb 2021 #63

Selfishness is built in to human nature. NameAlreadyTaken Feb 2021 #64

Ask the slave owners. moondust Feb 2021 #73

On the other hand, Americans can be extraordinarily generous and quick to volunteer betsuni Feb 2021 #74

Why are so many Americans opening their wallets for Texas? AOC set up an Act Blue account.... Hekate Feb 2021 #76