It really is an indicator of the acceleration of America's slide to obscurity that Pay-lin repeatedly gets her opinion validated and amplified by the media. In "The End Of America" Naomi Wolf pointed out the parallels between our current social situation and those of countries which fell victim to the "closing" of societies, and the resultant losses of basic democratic freedom. One of those is the fall from popularity of science, literacy, industry, and above all intellectualism. All of which were huge factors in Americas successes in the early to mid 20th century. What do we make? What have we innovated? Can we even MAINTAIN tour current outdated infrastructure? The slide towards mediocrity awaits us fellow citizens, those at the helm will surely hop off the train just prior to the last stop, safety nets in place and pockets full.
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