Reply #50: Sedating the nation has its benefits tor those in power.

[The Backlash Cometh]

Personally, I think our society is dysfunctional which is why so many people are responding in ways that others would diagnose as "mental." But doping them up only hides the symptoms. It doesn't resolve the real conflicts that are causing the disconnect. And there are so many conflicts. Most of it centers on the double messages that we get on a daily basis. For children, they get barraged with messages that sex is hip and good; and they only find out belatedly that there are health issues that they need to pay attention to. For adults they get the message that they need to make money -- and lots ot it. This society loves a winner. The more toys you have in your over-sized garage, the better you are and how you make that money is irrelevant as long as you make it to church an hour a week.

But the reality is that when you have so many predators in a society, everyone else tends to withdraw. What you lose is a sense of community. You can't force community. It's built on trust. If there is no trust, there is no community. All you're left with is real estate.