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The book was written by a leftists statistician who started his project assuming what you assumed. He found that he was wrong. The book is extensively referenced. You, like many people, define stuff to be "propaganda" because it potentially disturbs your prejudices... so you don't read it.

This book has affected my life, in that I give away more money now than I used to.

are inevitably the ones who care the least - except

Read the book, then we can discuss it.

Wrong yet again.

Outstanding observation. Unfortunately those prejudiced creatures are trying to run our world :-( ...Jim Thompson

Totally irrelevant.

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Interesting side effect of religious indoctrination maybe.

Passive, content, non-confrontational, destiny is controlled by others, etc.,

or in other words.... there is a damn good reason the religiously inculcated are referred to as sheep, and their masters shepherds.

This is the best of all possible worlds. You can do no better. Look no further. Don't rock the boat. Stay inside the box. Comfort is more important than living if the latter involves pain. Go along to get along. You'll be rewarded after you die.

You have a bad attitude. You probably deserve it.

I thought he was talking of "life" under the Obama regime :-) ...Jim Thompson

(Ooo, I forgot to follow this thread.)

Yes, I definitely see that.

I saw a thing on PBS(?) a ways back, a psychological leadership experiment. They assembled groups of strangers, posed a fake survival crisis, and studied how the group organized itself. They found the most proficient liar was invariably selected leader, not the best problem solvers. The leaders would identify and marginalize the best problem solvers on the one hand, heading off competition, yet harness them, and get credit for the resulting success.

-- Cheers, James Arthur

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But that sounds like socialism, where frightened masses cling to the belief that a government that lives off of them for its sustenance can supply them with more than they have.

That's inherently passive--"my well-being depends on the actions of others beyond my control."

Next, to realize this ambition for security, they, passive, not wanting to act, want someone else (the government) to procure it all for them by controlling others: force. That's passive-aggressive.

Bizarrely, they call this "caring," when in truth it's simply selfish.

The advantage of the faithful, is that they have faith.

-- Cheers, James Arthur

The other trend I see, constantly, is that people elect the candidates with the longest heads.

Our political "leadership" tends to be arrogant, oversexed, power-hungry idiots, rich lawyers mostly, who really don't understand how things work. Well, people get the government they deserve.

Two of the most popular presidents in history, JFK and Clinton, were oversexed idiots. Obama probably is, too, but we know nothing about his past.

And, more generally, empathy and an interest in externalities. This is the opposite of selfishness and neurosis. Of course people with faith are healthier and happier. And, I'd argue, people who design electronics get similar benefits.

That's one cool thing about the "Who Really Cares" book: there's overwhelming statistical proof that, the more people give away, the better off they are.

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Last year there was a great segment on NPR, where a researcher described surveying university students about the starvation and poverty in Africa, and whether the US should do more.

"Oh, most definitely, without a doubt, they deserve it, humans rights" etc. "Would you be willing to go without your cell phone to save children in Africa, or pay a like monthly sum?" "Oh. H3ll no!"

-- Cheers, James Arthur

Giving OPiuM is not "giving".

And prejudice is not "thinking."

More leftist propaganda. "There is but one shepard."

Nor is stuffing a strawman.

Starting from when I was born? 1.5 roughly.

It is called cynicism. I started out idealistic and optimistic, then I opened my eyes. Big mistake, that....

Why didn't you prefer to be happy? It's not as if you are some indentured peasant in medieval europe, without decent food or medical care or high-speed internet.