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There is no denying Americans are passionate. Passionate to the point of being nuts. I can say none of my non-American friends are as obsessed with religion or politics the way Americans are. Hyper-religiosity is a mental health measure for illness. I see no difference between hyper-religiosity and hyper-political-ness. It seems like equally maladaptive in terms of a broad life functionality. Regardless of position, all extreme positions lack flexibility. They lack balance. It lacks compassion. It lacks understanding.
There are some undeniable truths about human beings. We are not equal. We are not equal in experiences and we are not equal in abilities. For the sake of arguments, we will just leave this inequality to the domain of thinking. We do not all think equally well. Some of us are good in math. Many of us think we are not good at math. Some of those do math better than they imagine, but were simply ill informed. We don’t all share discernment. Even when a person has discernment, we do not show discernment in all life domains. Some of us are better at saving. Some of us are better at delaying self gratification. I am pretty good at saying no to sweets. I not always good at saying no to a second helping. I am seriously not good at saying no to romance. That’s likely my biggest Achilles Heal.
We would not hold children accountable for the lack of discernment. Children say things that are wrong. Many times children speak appropriately factual information, but it is delivered in a way as to be socially inappropriate. Most the time…
