"Materialism" is a word you normally only hear from wealthy people.

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TB — 5/23/2007 4:39:02 AM (archived)

There are one hell of a lot of people on this planet who would much rather be living like Americans than slogging through a muddy field behind an ox, one bad season from starvation. For most of our history, the latter was the ground state for most of humanity.

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TB - Jody - 5/22/2007 6:03:02 PM
- Burned out - TB - 5/22/2007 6:46:17 PM
  - Metaphorically speaking - Jody - 5/23/2007 1:00:25 PM
    - "we are being forced to stay awake..." - Lindy - 5/23/2007 3:04:40 PM
      - When Creator woke me up... - Eri - 5/24/2007 3:32:46 AM
        
        re: When Creator woke me up... - Lindy - 5/24/2007 2:19:17 PM
        
        For me ...it is falling awake (n/t) - Jody - 5/24/2007 2:43:21 PM
        
        The others have no idea what we're talking about - Lindy - 5/24/2007 6:36:11 PM
        
        I absolutely agree with you Lindy - Jody - 5/24/2007 7:48:57 PM
      - re: It Depends - Jody - 5/23/2007 3:54:50 PM
        
        "and individually hold ourselves to a higher, highly individualized, accountable moral ground...." - Lindy - 5/23/2007 6:27:34 PM
        
        The beauty of that is... - TB - 5/23/2007 4:41:52 PM
        
        re: Ha Ha...Thank you for not disappointing me, TB!!... (n/t) - Jody - 5/23/2007 4:58:33 PM
        
        Without objectivity, the concept of judgment is almost null. (n/t) - TB - 5/23/2007 5:10:53 PM
        
        Yes....and...? - Jody - 5/23/2007 5:22:22 PM
        
        The first step - TB - 5/24/2007 1:44:10 AM
        
        re: The second step - Jody - 5/24/2007 10:26:29 AM
        
        re: The critical step - TB - 5/24/2007 2:38:17 PM
        
        You are right on, there! - Jody - 5/24/2007 2:46:36 PM
        
        Reality is whatever you create - Eri - 5/24/2007 3:39:06 AM
        
        re: Absolutely Eri....and quite honestly... - Jody - 5/24/2007 9:48:00 AM
        
        re: Yes....and...? - gbaikie - 5/23/2007 7:19:19 PM
        
        He He...g (half) baiked (n/t) - Jody - 5/23/2007 10:34:47 PM
  - Globalization, materialism and sanity - Bowser - 5/22/2007 11:25:16 PM
    - I just don't know... - Jody - 5/23/2007 12:30:12 PM
      - re: I just don't know... - REB - 5/23/2007 3:24:51 PM
    - "Materialism" is a word you normally only hear from wealthy people. - TB - 5/23/2007 4:39:02 AM

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