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<blockquote data-quote="witzend" data-source="post: 342912" data-attributes="member: 99"><p>Honestly, I believe that there is a certain amount of purposeful "dumbing down" going on here. When we are talking about furloughs and such, I think we have to remember that society is expecting these people to accomplish the same results with less time and materials available. When we cut social programs, whether we are talking about school, public health care needs, mental health needs, or recreational sports, we leave people vulnerable. </p><p></p><p>Vulnerable people are easy targets for people with nefarious motives. And I'm not just talking about crooks. Everyone wants to feel important and to belong to a powerful portion of society. The less ability to think independently you have, the more likely you are going to allow someone to tell you how intelligent you are for being on their team, and the more likely you are to do their bidding whether that is to sell meth or to vote a party line each and every time you go into the voting booth.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="witzend, post: 342912, member: 99"] Honestly, I believe that there is a certain amount of purposeful "dumbing down" going on here. When we are talking about furloughs and such, I think we have to remember that society is expecting these people to accomplish the same results with less time and materials available. When we cut social programs, whether we are talking about school, public health care needs, mental health needs, or recreational sports, we leave people vulnerable. Vulnerable people are easy targets for people with nefarious motives. And I'm not just talking about crooks. Everyone wants to feel important and to belong to a powerful portion of society. The less ability to think independently you have, the more likely you are going to allow someone to tell you how intelligent you are for being on their team, and the more likely you are to do their bidding whether that is to sell meth or to vote a party line each and every time you go into the voting booth. [/QUOTE]
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