We, Americans, are INCREDIBLY conditioned to respect authority. On TV the bad guy always gets caught, prosperity and authority is deserved and comes straight from God, there are all powerful forces (God or the market) working benevolently in everone’s favor and certain people, typically white males, are born to lead.
Reality is quiet different, but we respect the system and have a lot of faith that if we live right things will work out. Honestly, we’re a polite and kind people, meanwhile, we’ve created a corporate culture that favors narcissm and psychopaths.
Our cultural imperialism was perfected here at home.
The thing is, that culture has been breaking. More and more people have internalized the idea that there is a seperate legal system for the rich and powerful. Politeness is being eroded in favor of toxicity. People are losing trust in political institutions.
The U.S. is a powder keg of poor, desperate people waiting for a match.
We, Americans, are INCREDIBLY conditioned to respect authority. On TV the bad guy always gets caught, prosperity and authority is deserved and comes straight from God, there are all powerful forces (God or the market) working benevolently in everone’s favor and certain people, typically white males, are born to lead.
Reality is quiet different, but we respect the system and have a lot of faith that if we live right things will work out. Honestly, we’re a polite and kind people, meanwhile, we’ve created a corporate culture that favors narcissm and psychopaths.
Our cultural imperialism was perfected here at home.
The thing is, that culture has been breaking. More and more people have internalized the idea that there is a seperate legal system for the rich and powerful. Politeness is being eroded in favor of toxicity. People are losing trust in political institutions.
The U.S. is a powder keg of poor, desperate people waiting for a match.
I’m rubbing my flint and steel together as much as I can