[Mind's Eye] Re: are we as a global society moving forward or backward?

Most families are also cutting back- some drastically or without
choice in the matter. There seems enough blame for both parties and
our government is little different than the court intrigues and
corruption of Louis XVI. Banks need to raise interest rates on savings
whereas they have concentrated on increasing personal debt, fees, etc.

Population will stress the planet's food supply. Countries stripped of
self-sufficiency by colonists and bandit capitalists will suffer the
most- initially. Pure water and air will be/are the next crisis.
Culture and education must "grow up"- now, it is glitz and sham. Plus
boring and/or dangerous to weak minds/appetites.

Nations/cultures and religions divide humanity. I and Thou turns into
Us and Them.

On Apr 6, 3:21 am, allan deheretic <dehere...@gmail.com> wrote:
> People want to be Domesdayers  Personally I think that is because they do
> not want to be responsible for their part on what is occurring. I noticed in
> the news todays that the republicans are wanting  to cut the budget to
> create a debt free nation,, what you do not hear from them is taking the
> responsibility for creating the debt in the first place. The responsibility
> lies on the other guy.
> Allan
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> On Tue, Apr 5, 2011 at 10:48 PM, ornamentalmind
> <ornsmindseyes...@yahoo.com>wrote:
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> > Yes, it is common to ignore and/or 'miss' the trend. Of course there
> > is "much that is good in humanity and our advances". My commentary is
> > not intended to deny that. All that is being said is that for the
> > first era in human history we are destroying the planet's ability to
> > support life in many ways. This is all...and there is no special
> > 'privy' involved...all it takes is the willingness to research and
> > study it. It is clear and obvious to many today.
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> > On Apr 5, 8:13 am, "leerevdoug...@googlemail.com" <l...@rdfmedia.com>
> > wrote:
> > > Strange how people are I guess. I notice no such trend.  In fact I see
> > > much that is good in humanity and our advances, I simply do see any
> > > evidance that we are moving down a path of self annilhilation and I'm
> > > somewhat supprised of your doomsaying here OM.  Are you privy to some
> > > data that the rest of us are not perhaps?
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> > > On Apr 5, 6:10 am, ornamentalmind <ornsmindseyes...@yahoo.com> wrote:
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> > > > Unless humanity recognizes the unity of all, our current path towards
> > > > self annihilation is unstoppable.
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> > > > On Apr 4, 6:55 pm, the taoist shaman <bryan...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> > > > > now MAYBE   im a  LITTLE CRAZY             but       it seams  to
> > > > > me    that the direction we are hedding ( like a stream whose path is
> > > > > directed by the mountain  as it erodes the mountain , until its path
> > > > > is eched out , and not easily  broken away from ) is in the wrong
> > > > > direction , ... why ?........ the answer is as vast as the expance of
> > > > > the void of that which is unknown <------ see anyone can sound
> > > > > politician like -------
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> > > > > Ash wrote:
> > > > > > Not at all pessimistic Malcolm, I keep hearing depressing news
> > about my old
> > > > > > highschool. Teachers overworked, theyve changed it from an
> > alternative to an
> > > > > > urban school with higher student ratios. They teach using computers
> > a lot
> > > > > > and the kids mostly slack off visiting facebook and youtube, there
> > is a lot
> > > > > > less one-on-one contact and interaction based learning. To top it
> > off all
> > > > > > this is because of no child left behind crap and teachers are so
> > overworked
> > > > > > they are doing their best just to teach to the test and pass them
> > along.
> > > > > > Someone will have to deal with it eventually while kids keep
> > getting by on
> > > > > > as little as possible fundamental skills and perpetual remedial
> > panaceas.
> > > > > > Not pessimist at all! They are destroying public education, and all
> > the
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> I_D Allan
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> If you can bear to hear the truth you've spoken
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