By And Large, Americans Are No Longer Responsible Citizens. We Are "Consumer Units" Re-Made In The Image Of Self-Seeking Capitalism. Be Careful What Gods You Choose

 

Alan: By and large, Americans are no longer responsible citizens.

We are "consumer units" re-made in the image of self-seeking capitalism.

Be careful what gods you choose.

Heather Cox Richardson's "Letter From An American" Tackles The Turning Point Toxicity Of Rugged Individualism, August 26, 2021

https://newsfrombarbaria.blogspot.com/2021/08/heather-cox-richardsons-letter-from.html

Yes, the Lincoln quote fact-checks,

https://quod.lib.umich.edu/l/lincoln/lincoln1/1:92?rgn=div1;view=fulltext

The Bonus Round:

The United States Of America: "We're #1!!!" - 40 Shameful Categories In Which America Leads The World

https://newsfrombarbaria.blogspot.com/2021/04/the-usa-is-1-40-shameful-categories-in.html

"Oh, Canada!" (The Many Wonders Of "Our Neighbor To The North," And The Relative Horror Of The United States Of Barbaria)

https://newsfrombarbaria.blogspot.com/2021/04/oh-canada-wonder-of-our-neighbor-to.html

"The Rich Plunder The Poor, Then Pile The Blame On The Dispossessed"

https://newsfrombarbaria.blogspot.com/2020/08/the-rich-plunder-poor-then-pile-blame.html

The Original And Enduring Conspiracy: It's About Keeping The Filthy Rich, Filthy Rich

https://newsfrombarbaria.blogspot.com/2020/07/the-original-and-enduring-conspiracy.html

Billionaire Nick Hanauer's TED Talk: "Capitalism's Dirty Little Secret"

https://newsfrombarbaria.blogspot.com/2020/08/billionaire-nick-hanauers-ted-talk.gwenhtml 

The Deep State Is Real: Plutocratic, Oligarchic, Unbridled Capitalism

https://newsfrombarbaria.blogspot.com/2020/11/plutocratic-oligarchic-unbridled.html

"Is Wall Street Full Of Sociopaths?"

https://newsfrombarbaria.blogspot.com/2020/10/is-wall-street-full-of-sociopaths.html

Faulty Risk Assessment: "Self-Terrorization Is The National Pastime"

https://newsfrombarbaria.blogspot.com/2021/04/faulty-risk-assessment-self.html

Conservative Christianity, Armageddon As Self-Fulfilling Prophecy, And Return To The Neolithic

https://newsfrombarbaria.blogspot.com/2020/09/conservative-christianity-armageddon-as.html

"American Death Cult," By Jonathan Chait (Why Has The Republican Response To The Pandemic Been So Mind-Bogglingly Disastrous?)

https://newsfrombarbaria.blogspot.com/2020/08/american-death-cult-by-jonathan-chait.html

"Trump's Death Cult"

https://newsfrombarbaria.blogspot.com/2020/09/the-people-pictured-below-are-all-okay.html

I can explain "Armageddon Cheerleading" to you, 

but I cannot understand it for you.