The Dumbing Down of the American Mind
by Doug Soderstrom, Ph.D.
There is a very dangerous phenomenon that seems to be occurring in the United States of America; something that I refer to as "the dumbing-down of the American mind," a nearly willful tendency for Americans to forgo reality in favor of believing what they want to believe. But how could such a thing have occurred in such a proud nation, one that, according to George Bush, has become known as a bastion of freedom and democracy, a bright light for the whole world to see? In my opinion, there are five factors that can explain such a phenomenon.
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Games, Cock-Fights, and Fandangos in the Persian Gulf
by Mathew Maavak
Accidents can be triggered through a variety of ways. With saber-rattling expected to reach fever pitch in the coming days and weeks, nerves will be frayed close to the war zone. A tensed commander from a US or Iranian vessel might fire a torpedo or missile at an adversarial vessel floating too close for comfort. Something could be accidentally fired across from the Iraqi border.
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To the Rogue Tyrants Belong the Spoils
by Jason Miller
America began to decline seriously under Reagan, continued its precipitous drop under Bush I and Clinton, and has reached disturbing lows under Bush II. Whether Republican or Democrat, successive United States governments degenerated into an entity which is betraying a majority of its people and is a significant threat to the continued existence of the human species: a failed state.
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The US Gulag Prison System
by Stephen Lendman
Today the US shamelessly has more people behind bars than any other nation including China with over 4 times our population. And things have become especially repressive against those in society least able to defend themselves including immigrants of color and our newest head of the queue demon - Muslims. The Bush administration has made a bad situation far worse taking full advantage of their fear-induced "permanent state of war" and sham "global war on terrorism" to target all those seen as a potential threat to their plan for global dominance and full control at home.
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Work ethic, work atrophy... and those "detestable illegals"
by Ben Tanosborn
In my corner of the world, our major newspaper, serving an extended metropolitan area of over 2 million people, gives a tally every week as to the letters-to-the-editor received, most popular topics, and the position taken by those writing the letters. For example, this past week it received 732 letters, its hottest topic being illegal immigration with 170 letters - 138 of which were in opposition, 17 in favor and 15 had no opinion. The ratio of 8-1, opposition to support on illegal immigration, comes very close these days, to that in opposition to support of the Iraq entanglement.
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