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<rss version="2.0"><channel><title>dmiessler.com | grep understanding - Latest Comments in The True American Divide</title><link>http://danielrm26.disqus.com/</link><description>dmiessler.com/about/</description><language>en</language><lastBuildDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2008 14:32:49 -0000</lastBuildDate><item><title>Re: The True American Divide</title><link>http://dmiessler.com/blog/the-true-american-divide#comment-4360195</link><description>&lt;p&gt;I only quickly parsed through the article (I skipped a lot of it because I got the general idea)...&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;I have friends on both sides and it's interesting (but no longer surprising) that the various marketing campaigns have greatly influenced their attention.  Lots of folks resolve their demons by exercising convenient, emotionally-based judgments rather than ones based on some degree of critical analysis.  When you have common values skewing towards glamor self-image and lifestyle conveniences over hard work and the paying of dues to improve oneself, you inevitably end up with unskilled, undisciplined, and unmotivated grown-up kids who can't deal with the real world.  A lot of people are completely unaware of the gears driving their behavior and actions underneath the hood.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Relying too much on your sense of smell to guide you in life is eventually going to lead you into a trap.&lt;/p&gt;</description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Doc Rice</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2008 14:32:49 -0000</pubDate></item></channel></rss>