The downfall of America's society... what is the cause?

Yes, President Bush is responsible for all the faults of modern life.

Brandon9000 wrote:

Yes, President Bush is responsible for all the faults of modern life.

come on now brandon... how can you blame one man for a society that has been slowly declining for probably longer than he was even alive?

hephzibah wrote:

Brandon9000 wrote:

Yes, President Bush is responsible for all the faults of modern life.

come on now brandon... how can you blame one man for a society that has been slowly declining for probably longer than he was even alive?

He loathes the common man and would do anything to destroy society. I believe he is actually a Satan worshipper.

Brandon9000 wrote:

hephzibah wrote:

Brandon9000 wrote:

Yes, President Bush is responsible for all the faults of modern life.

come on now brandon... how can you blame one man for a society that has been slowly declining for probably longer than he was even alive?

He loathes the common man and would do anything to destroy society. I believe he is actually a Satan worshipper.

YIKES! can you tell me how you came to these conclusions about him?

This has been covered here time and time again, and if you can't accept the truth, that's your problem. It is common knowledge that Bush stole the 2000 election with bribery and denying of voting to minorities, and he's used his two terms to try to take from the poor and give to the rich, while implementing his plan to become emperor of the world. I predict that he will use his secret police to prevent the next presidential election from taking place. Bush makes Caligula look like an advocate of democracy.

Subject: Remember when we loved our jobs?

Ref:Abstract of a column in THE PALM BEACH POST (June19, 1991) by Clinton C. Glen, reprinted from THE BALTIMORE SUN

You have no doubt heard of the term VALUE ADDED. Well, this is about VALUE LOST, not of a product or service but to the workplace. The old work ethic is gone, the deeply rooted one that almost everybody, at some level, would like to believe still exists, the simple equation: "Let's make a deal. I will give you an honest day's work. I will be loyal, dependable, dedicated and true to the company, in return for which I will ask you to give me a measure of security, occasional promotions, incremental raises and eventually a retirement dinner and a watch."

That ethic has run deep in the American work culture. It will not be quickly erased or easily forgotten, but as a force it is gone.

A bright young person came to work in an office recently. She was thrilled with her new job, willing and eager to learn. She is gone now. "I really liked this job. I worked hard. Gave it my all. Look what happened!" She said the executive who laid her off told her, "Don't take it personally; it was a business decision." Was she bitter? No, she was disillusioned. She was experiencing VALUE LOST.

This is not a lament that business decisions negatively affect personal lives. In the normal business dynamic, some people are going to be hurt by decisions that are made. The concern here has more to do with the reality of an increasingly intense, spiritless workplace focused strictly on the bottom line.

This did not happen overnight. There never was a declaration that said, "let's do away with the values that make for an affirming workplace where people feel good about themselves and the things that they do." That ethic more or less leaked and then hemorrhaged out of the work culture, leaving an ethically anemic context within which to work.

People cannot (or will not) give their all if they believe that a "bottom-line force" will come sweeping through their offices today or tomorrow and blow them away with the disclaimer: "Don't take it personally. It is a business decision." People cannot "run scared" all the time with respect to this most important feature of human life.

We once had a relatively simple work ethic or value; at least we believed that we did. We acted as if it was in place, and to a large extent it was. Now we are in the midst of complexity. Nothing is clear. The old work assumptions do not hold. The value is lost, and it is not yet clear what the new value system will be.

There is no new work ethic to present. We have to stay in our state of complexity until some simple, obvious ethic or value begins to emerge. And it will. Something as important for human beings as work, simply must be "felt" as valuable.

hephzibah wrote:

Brandon9000 wrote:

Yes, President Bush is responsible for all the faults of modern life.

come on now brandon... how can you blame one man for a society that has been slowly declining for probably longer than he was even alive?

He loathes the common man and would do anything to destroy society. I believe he is actually a Satan worshipper.