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

Yes. Gangs are dangerous, arn't they.

Malc

On Apr 7, 1:20 am, rigsy03 <rigs...@gmail.com> wrote:
> 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:
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> > 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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