The stench of moral decay, especially in politics, is creeping across America

[pbrower2a]

(11-09-2019, 05:44 PM)Anthony Wrote: The problem in America is that everyone is conditioned to think about "morals" only in terms of sex, sex, sex - which is what is causing Millennials to fill the ranks of the "nones."

Morals include:

•  not victimizing vulnerable people -- the elderly, children, the handicapped, and the poor
  
•  integrity in business dealings 
  
•  not becoming a public charge (Work, dammit!)
  
•  staying sober enough to function, and not giving in to addictive drugs
  
•  insisting upon rational discourse in politics, academia, and news reporting
  
•  honesty in public dealings
  
•  avoiding reckless sex
  
•  thrift (it is far easier to avoid ethical compromises if one has assets)
  
•  recognizing quality education (even if only as trade school) as desirable in its own right
  
•  limiting exposure to mind-rotting entertainment
  
•  personal charity
  
•  refraining from racism and religious bigotry... and sexism
  

There might be more, but I question whether any of these is unduly controversial.  It falls short of the egocentric motto "Do what thou wilt" of Aleister Crowley, and, regrettably , many figures of politics and entertainment 

I'd like to see more social equity, but our whole economic system and the command-and-control techniques of our moneyed elite seems to have the fear of destitution as its equivalent of the slave-master's lash.