LIVING OUT OF SYNC |
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William J. Bennett, a prominent conservative, has written a book called The Index of Leading Cultural Indicators, which uses statistics and quotes to document the decline in America values and the breakdown of public order. |
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Many of Bennett's examples of "decline" are the result of a vacuum left by the dissolution of the old social system. |
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Because we insist on clinging to antiquated structures as if they were still viable, we have not allowed more relevant values to evolve. |
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Too many of our values have become broken, hollow shells that no longer relate to our real lives. |
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If our lives seem false, empty, unreal, it is because what we believe is in conflict with the way we live. |
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We are living out of sync. |
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The rest of this piece consists of quotations from Bennett's book and my comments suggesting how a misplaced faith in archaic social structures is contributing to our present crisis. |
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