re: Say it with me folks: the single biggest factor in America’s problems is:

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Without the sense of purpose and intrinsic motivation instilled by a proper family, people will turn to a multitude of things to find their “purpose” or fulfillment of a void.

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You can have a good family and upbringing and still be subject to nihilistic hedonism/consumerism/whatever. Man not only needs family, but a sense of belonging to a community, and a common binding mythos.