Americans think politics, world, and economic events are just for comic relief. You need to wake the hell up and start realizing whats going on around you because it isn't good, and there are ways to be ahead of the game. You need to put down the remote, quit thinking of the next way to entertain yourself, trim the shopping list, quit paying interest, and take just a moment to realize whats actually happening versus what you've been led to believe.
"Believe nothing, O monks, merely because you have been told it, or because it is traditional, or because you yourselves have imagined it. Do not believe what your teacher tells you merely out of respect for the teacher. But whatsoever, after due examination and analysis, you find to be conducive to the good, the benefit, the welfare of all beings—that doctrine believe and cling to, and take it as your guide." - Gautama Buddha
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