Prevailing Insantiy

When you try to talk to Americans about politics or economics you often get a religious response that has nothing to do with the political subject matter being discussed. The fact is that our nation is full of religious schools and churches that brainwash adults and children into believing that you don't have to read the newspaper, just the Bible.

An acquaintance of mine recently brought up the Obama candidacy to a co-worker. She asked the co-worker what she thought about the Obama candidacy. "It would be like in the Book of Revleation" was the response. It is a typical American response to just about any political question, just stick your nose in a Bible and you won't need to know much else, except to believe whatever the clergy tell you! After another question the problem was only clarified a bit, Obama, according to this apparently competent human being, is the Anti-Christ!

I wish I was making this up. Religion has become something of a poison that makes it impossible for most Americans to have even basic political thoughts. Today at least a quarter of the population seems to have a medieval belief in spirits, ghosts, demons and angels running all over the place. Most of us won't say anything to challenge these people because it is hard to figure out how to challenge a world view that we hardly understand and to which the other person clings to for dear life. These crazy beliefs are somehow at the core of their sense of self-worth. They freak if you disagree!

A number of other subjects were brought up: gay marriage, the price of crude oil and the social security system. Every answer was a revealed to be embedded in the Book of Revelation.

I am so sorry for my country, that we cannot think about reality in a more realistic and reality based way.