America's distinctive beliefs and values are fading, says Murray. Maybe. But our history is that the bedrock values -- the belief in freedom, faith in the individual, self-reliance, a moralism rooted in religion -- endure against all odds. They've survived depressions, waves of immigration, wars and political scandals. http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2012/02/27/the_real_class_warfare_113256.html
The bedrock values he mentions - are they really those? Do "Americans" still believe in that? Isn't the current narrative that life is too hard, and people too incompetent to make it on their own? Don't the folks in need think someone's coming who will give them what they need? And don't they largely think that they deserve what they need? I think too many people neither understand or desire freedom. What they seem to want is to be taken care of.
The bedrock values he mentions - are they really those? Do "Americans" still believe in that? Isn't the current narrative that life is too hard, and people too incompetent to make it on their own? Don't the folks in need think someone's coming who will give them what they need? And don't they largely think that they deserve what they need? I think too many people neither understand or desire freedom. What they seem to want is to be taken care of.
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