We all know it. We all see it every day.
Half of America has 2.5% of the wealth
http://www.businessinsider.com/...
Real average earnings have not increased in 50 years
http://www.businessinsider.com/...
To Reach Simple Life of Summer Camp, Lining Up for Private Jets
http://www.nytimes.com/...
High School Sweethearts — or Sex Offenders?
http://www.vxec.com/...
Holy See recalls ambassador over Irish sex scandal
http://www.sfgate.com/...
The Rich simply do not want to pay taxes
http://www.businessinsider.com/...
Record high temperatures far outpace record lows across U.S.
http://www2.ucar.edu/...
At Least 80 Dead in Norway Shooting
http://www.nytimes.com/...
Norway shooting: Glenn Beck compares dead teenagers to Hitler youth
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/...
Intelligent Design in Public School Science Curricula:
http://www.arn.org/...
There is more, MUCH more unfortunately.
I try to be a positive person, but it seems to me that something is very wrong. It is not just the USA, though we do seem to be the center of it.How can anyone not be cynical in these times?
The preponderance of bad news also can explain a lot of recent actions - people feel more desperate and are more inclined to greedy or "me first" actions.
Maybe it's just me, I hope it's just me, I think it is not however.