![]() ![]() ![]() Hmm, methinks there’s an overarching theme here. In this arena as well, the key features are self-centeredness and obsessive grasping for more (more power, more control, more “owning the libs,” etc.). Its key features are self-centeredness, greed, acquisitiveness, and obsessive grasping for more.ĭuring this same time period, we encouraged and reveled in the growth of unrestrained hyper-capitalism and the “billionaire class” - both of which also have as their key features self-centeredness, greed, and obsessive grasping for more.Īnd over the past seven years, we have elevated quite a few extreme narcissists and demagogues to positions of great power - first and foremost Donald Trump, followed by Governors DeSantis and Abbott, Marjorie Taylor Greene, and others. Here’s how I see the above-mentioned antisocial “merger” playing out in real time.įor decades now, the U.S., more than any other nation, has nurtured and encouraged an addiction-promoting “consumer mentality” and its accompanying “consumer culture” - which is wholly dependent on our capitalist system, of course. It’s the rise and triumph of the big-time egomaniacs (like Donald Trump) … and the accelerating fall of the rest of us (and our civilization). Alone, each of these patterns is very dangerous - but merged, they become infinitely more dangerous. It largely results from the ongoing and disastrous merger of two very antisocial, utterly self-centered phenomena: the rise of unrestrained capitalism and billionaire oligarchs, and the simultaneous political empowerment of sociopaths, narcissists, demagogues, and other power-hungry deviants. ![]() This virulent craziness is everywhere now, and it’s spreading fast. These trends indicate that our culture and social framework are being systematically undone - torn apart - by rampant, insidious insanity that’s creeping into every aspect of our society. Its purpose is to expose and detail a host of supremely dangerous social and political trends in the U.S. Here’s a warning: This article is sometimes going to look and sound like an angry rant - and in a way, it is. ![]()
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