AMERICAN CULTURE IS TOO NEGATIVE ABOUT EVERYTHING
It's like when your dad says "Question everything, son!", and you say "Why?"
But OK, that said...
It's just...kind of amazing.
But I do have some evidence about America.
This is specific to politics, but I think it applies broadly:
Even as they soar in America:
vocativ.com/412376/suicide…
So you're going to have to take this thread as what it is, i.e. the random ranting of an old man.
But that said...
We venerate and worship "snark", and sneer at positivity as "smarm": gawker.com/on-smarm-14765…
firstpost.com/life/outrage-i…
Does this seem crazy to anyone else?
Reason 1: Every positive thing anyone ever builds has imperfections and problems.
Every hero does bad things and stupid things. Every movement has idiots and extremists. Every technology has negative side effects.
...oh wait, they invited some anti-semitic has-been to a rally? theatlantic.com/politics/archi…
GUESS WE BETTER THROW THEM IN THE GARBAGE, THEN!
OH BUT WAIT he said bad things about public transit, plus he put a car in space or something. GARBAGE
Why we can't build new housing: mercurynews.com/2018/01/19/bay…
Or new businesses: econweb.umd.edu/~haltiwan/Halt…
Or new infrastructure.
Or new functional government institutions.
But it can't be helping!!!
We are a people who has forgotten how to construct, and who can now only deconstruct.
We need to remember how to appreciate the positive.
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Well, that's true!
But instead of just turning up the criticism from 10 to 11, we should be BUILDING positive movements and organizations, like this: economist.com/blogs/democrac…