People are smartening up?:
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The cover story of Time Magazine of June 6, 1983 declared us in the Age of Stress. Coincidentally, so began the Age of Going Postal.
Reaganite/Fundy Christian/Corporate philosophy pushed and exacted the "personal responsibility" ethos blaming all ills, whether mental or environmental, on the individual. The corporate good, whether workplace or ethereal, is beyond questioning and eternal. Finding fault in that make up is only made by those mentally unbalanced, disgruntled and they should be avoided at all costs. They will harm what ever is left of your human/workplace soul.
Distressed people acting on their anger "didn't take their medication". People stripped of their livelihoods "lost their jobs". Heart attacks are an excepted part of life and should have been avoided. Speaking up for yourself in public brings economic pain and should be expected for those foolish enough to try it. Questioning the very existence of Jesus bring eternal damnation, never mind there is no historical proof.
The bullies have us decent people on the run. We act like frightened animals running towards Hell. The reason the better side of life is enjoyed by the tightening minority is because we like our misery and attach to our own victimization. We wallow in Poor Me, love it, in fact. It's comfortable down here with the other frightened animals and hungry ghosts. It's crowded and cozy in Hell. The gods can have the rest, that takes work.
I'm striving to be more Human. To balance between happiness and suffering, trying to relieve a bit for others and. maybe, bring a bit of happiness along the way. I don't want to join with strivers, the assertive, the aggressive, the top dogs. Competition is dehumanizing and ego driven. There is a better world to be made and someday a magazine will proclaim an Age of Peace.
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