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Rescuing America's Democracy From Its Collapsing Morality
The basic premise of the book is that democracy has been rare and fleeting in human history because it, more so than other forms of government, requires of the ordinary citizens virtues that are antithetical to the powerful animal passions that have been essential to the evolution of the human species. These virtues are self-control, self-reliance, a belief in the equality of all, and a concern for the well-being of everyone. The early American settlers possessed these virtues because their deep religiosity emphasized these traits as being essential to their salvation. Additionally, taming the harsh physical environment reinforced the value of possessing these virtues. In modern America that fervent religiosity is gone and the environment (not just physical), rather than imposing self-reliance, and self-control, and a state of equality and compassion is one that encourages reversion to the more basic, more powerful animal passions, that is, surrender of the group to the control of an alpha male and collapse of society into a state of hedonism. Hence, America has lost the qualities necessary for the preservation of its democracy. Although America needs to end the hostility towards religion which the atheists and political correctness police have promoted, it is unable to return to the intense religiosity of the past; government will have to fill the void and will have to develop programs and policies to foster these necessary virtues. This book presents these policies and programs
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