Why do Americans remain disorganized at home while their European and Asian counterparts flood into the streets and strike in militant, organized protest? Why do others believe in their potential to reclaim their lives while we do not? The latest figures from Salary.com indicate that if a stay-at-home mother in the United States were replaced by paid domestic products and services, the cost would be $122,732 a year.
Perhaps the greatest reason is that Americans are psychologically and also physically exhausted. They have fewer vacations and longer workweeks than any of their Western European counterparts. Activity in society, including activity in politics, has become a luxury good for those fortunate few who have extra time and energy.
Note EU-Digest: Unfortunately this is not just a US phenomena, but something that is happening in most of the so-called affluent countries. The world has become an ignorant consumer market , which passively accepts just about anything they are being told, be it coming from the media or the government. Eventually, the economic and social pressures this will create is going to reach a boiling point, that will cause a world-wide revolution to make the French revolution look like a tea party.
For more: Why Are Americans Passive as Millions Lose Their Homes, Jobs, Families and the American Dream? | Media and Culture | AlterNet
Perhaps the greatest reason is that Americans are psychologically and also physically exhausted. They have fewer vacations and longer workweeks than any of their Western European counterparts. Activity in society, including activity in politics, has become a luxury good for those fortunate few who have extra time and energy.
Note EU-Digest: Unfortunately this is not just a US phenomena, but something that is happening in most of the so-called affluent countries. The world has become an ignorant consumer market , which passively accepts just about anything they are being told, be it coming from the media or the government. Eventually, the economic and social pressures this will create is going to reach a boiling point, that will cause a world-wide revolution to make the French revolution look like a tea party.
For more: Why Are Americans Passive as Millions Lose Their Homes, Jobs, Families and the American Dream? | Media and Culture | AlterNet
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