2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Bernie Sanders in one word [View all]Gregorian
(23,867 posts)I only browsed it due to time constraints. I still can't believe how conscious these people were in '62. It's so frustrating to have lived through the years following. I did not realize until you posted this that there was concern during that time period. So now I know this is not just post Reagan behavior. What does give me hope is how they mention youth involvement, and the importance of universities. Both of these play a role in Bernie Sanders' campaign.
My theory is that between human population and petroleum, we became cynical and independent to the degree that our collective behavior has become self destructive.
Just two of the many things that I found interesting:
Loneliness, estrangement, isolation describe the vast distance between man and man today. These dominant tendencies cannot be overcome by better personnel management, nor by improved gadgets, but only when a love of man overcomes the idolatrous worship of things by man.
The American political system is not the democratic model of which its glorifiers speak. In actuality it frustrates democracy by confusing the individual citizen, paralyzing policy discussion, and consolidating the irresponsible power of military and business interests.