As the American government, culture and society slip into oblivian one need only look at the past 25 years to find the reasons. One American government, business and industry since 1984 fostered an environment of consultants rather than actual workers, which has lead to personal rather than professional decisions and the demise of all three.

Two: MBA growth...what a waste of brain power and worker effort. MBA, life coaches, socio-psycho mumble jumbo took over rather than workers....

Buddha, Jesus, Mohammed and all such starters of religion were no more connected to God than anyother human being. They were as afraid to die as the rest of us and through this fear tried to make some sense out of death while still in this world....we are born, we live, we die and we become spirit...no religion necessary...aho

Each year the federal, state and local governments spend over $600 billion for poverty related programming (welfare, medicaid, food stamps, homeless programs, housing, SSI, etc.) while at the same time religious organizations (non-profits) received tax exemptions and other government subsidies totally nearly $1 trillion besides nearly $2 trillion in non taxed donations. It is simple just take away the tax exemptions for religious property and donations and use the revenue for the poor. Isn't that...

Recently published American History and Government texts are finally acknowledging that American democracy came from America...namely Native Americans. Roger Williams was perhaps the first European to study and acknowledge American style democracy as practiced by the natives he lived with and protected him from the kind and puritans...and then he wrong down what he was told and took it to England...where he shared his writings and knowledge with John Locke's major professor...read Language of the...

The murderer of those poor foolish people who followed a non-native into a sweat lodge in Sedona was arrested for manslaughter. Please make sure that the one who runs the sweat lodge that you enter is a Native American not only affiliated with a real tribe (List of State and Federally recognized tribes can be found through Google, Yahoo, Bing or any search engine) but also has learned to protect you and the others in there with you by his or her tribal elders and ancestors. Be Safe. Aho Xube