I truly doubt we are smart enough to survive. Too much power was given to the inmates, and they are now running the asylum.

I was most definitely not saying anything about making kids winners. I was speaking about making every kid skilled at something.

I take your point about people used to be respected for being a nice person. In my world, they used to be respected for having a good character. I think that is what you meant. However, one didn't need to be a good person to be a good job, and one's good character should not determine how much money one earns - only the worth of the skill to the community.

There was that neurological research that showed that conservatives operated from the amygdala while liberals made decisions from the frontal lobe. In other words, conservatives made decisions based on fear and survival while liberals used intellect.