Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
Too much of neo-liberal/Democratic party politics is tied up in the
outmoded ideas of race and cultural identity. There is no shortage of
politicians willing to stoke fears of racial backsliding in order to
keep voting coalitions intact.

Those with leftist tendencies — like Harry - are constantly trying to
“remind” us how racist we still are, as a society, and how necessary
igovernment protection is against "institutional" racism and
multicultural nonsense that now permeates every venue of American
life.

A move back toward individualism is anathema to progressive politics,
particularly as such a movement would weaken established coalition
paradigms.

The most damage being done by progressivism takes place in the schools
where identification "communal" principles, "fairness" and
non-competitive status of grades makes it difficult for those who’ve
been indoctrinated to break free of the structure of liberal race and
cultural ideology.

In short, American life is no longer about the individual, but about
the collective.

That's what's runining the country.

I will now return to my cave and comtemplate my navel and the lint
therein. :)

I remember hearing something about that. It seems that the first of the
generation of children who grew up where everybody got a trophy, nobody
ever loses, and everybody's special have now reached adult age and are
entering the job market. Not only do they have no idea of how to handle
it when the real world steps up and kicks them in the butt, but they
don't think it should be necessary for them to actually DO their jobs to
get paid. They think all they need to do is show up. It's become so bad
that some companies have started giving their supervisors training in
how to get these coddled youngsters actually WORKING.

You're right, it's ruining the country. If we are to truly succeed, the
possibility of failure has to be there, too. Take away failure, and any
success is meaningless.

But at least our self-esteem will be intact.

TJ