RE: Religion and language
January 30, 2015 at 3:55 pm
(This post was last modified: January 30, 2015 at 4:06 pm by Alex K.)
(January 30, 2015 at 3:34 pm)Faith No More Wrote:One year was quite enough, I can't imagine a lifetime. Though there are several places I would really like to live in the US if it comes to that again. Just maybe not rural texas indefinitely. I really enjoyed my time in NY and CO. FL and TX have their charms.(January 30, 2015 at 2:59 pm)Alex K Wrote: I mean, every crowd has its faults and delusions, possibly even me, my dear Americans simply have their very special brand of D'oh. America embiggens everything, even the lack of reflection is greater.
Sure, it's hard to judge when you know you have your own flaws, but imagine going your whole life seeing this lack of reflection and historical perspective staring you in your face day after day. I used to think there was something wrong with me, but then I realized I was surrounded by people that didn't actually absorb, process and apply the information they were being fed.
Quote:Now, don't get me wrong, there are many intelligent Americans with worldly perspective, but sometimes it feels like I'm drowning in this overwhelming wave of ignorance and simplicity. If you were to create a human based on averaging out all of the American population's attributes, it would be a fucking moron.
Of course there are, goes without saying. But simplicity is a good word to describe it, a fetish for simplicity.
It starts with the school curriculum. Almost everything has to be designed such that it can be basically memorized. The media immediately jump on ridiculously simplistic explanations for complex issues.
The fool hath said in his heart, There is a God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.
Psalm 14, KJV revised edition
