Wednesday, June 20, 2007

American Chronicle: The De-Modernization of America

"The De-Modernization of America

M. Orhan Tarhan
June 20, 2007

The United States is the wealthiest and most modern country in the world. But, President George W. Bush is changing some of the most basic characteristics of this society and risks to destroy it.

The Europeans fought for 400 years to break the power of the church and to separate church from state. They did scientific research and used its products to improve the lives of the common men. They learned to make their daily decisions based on science and technology and not based on religion, tradition, and superstition. Rational thinking and acting became the mark of the West. These changes made them superior to the rest of the world, so that they could colonize most of the rest of the world. "

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