I suppose this is fundamentally where you and I differ. As much as I am occasionally envious of people who have religious faith, I don't. I don't believe in God, and I don't believe in the devil, either. I don't see nefarious, shadowy figures collaborating across generations to bring down society. I just see people. People are often weak, shortsighted and self-defeating. They are often their own worst enemies, and the more successful and prosperous they get, the more that becomes true.

And as I said in my initial comment, our elites and other vested interests have certainly made an effort to take advantage of that, and to encourage and exacerbate the frustration, the ennui, the confusion, the misplaced guilt and the self-loathing that has resulted, but it wouldn't have been so easy for them if there hadn't already been something there to work with. We lost our way first.

As for the jew thing, I'm sorry if I mischaracterized your argument. I've had that debate with you before, and the overt accusation in your reply made me think you were baiting me. I will usually take that bait when I have time, because it's fun, but if I was wrong this time, mea culpa.

I suppose this is fundamentally where you and I differ. As much as I am occasionally envious of people who have religious faith, I don't. I don't believe in God, and I don't believe in the devil, either. I don't see nefarious, shadowy figures collaborating across generations to bring down society. I just see people. People are often weak, shortsighted and self-defeating. They are often their own worst enemies, and the more successful and prosperous they get, the more that becomes true.

And as I said in my initial comment, our elites and other vested interests have certainly made an effort to encourage and exacerbate the frustration, the ennui, the confusion, the misplaced guilt and the self-loathing that has resulted, but it wouldn't have been so easy for them if there hadn't already been something there to work with.

As for the jew thing, I'm sorry if I mischaracterized your argument. I've had that debate with you before, and the overt accusation in your reply made me think you were baiting me. I will usually take that bait when I have time, because it's fun, but if I was wrong this time, mea culpa.