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[quote=Anonymous]It turns out that religion and cultural norms were really important; maybe the whole America is a land of Protestants and Jews and everyone went to church on Sunday wasn't so bad. Relativism and humanism sound great in undergraduate lecture halls, but 95% of people need "irrational" guardrails, as in weekly reminders to behave. This is how societies have functioned for millennia. Throwing out the baby with the bath water on culture and religion--combined with increasing governmental assistance for single parenting--has resulted in a permanent underclass for segments of society, precisely the opposite goal that most who support secular socialism want. This isn't exactly Earth shattering, but the data continue to pile up. The most successful groups in U.S.--Jews, Chinese Americans, Indian Americans, Mormons--have preserved their "backwards" cultures, norms, and traditions while integrating with U.S. economic systems. And before you say "that's just material success", I'd venture that all of those groups are happier than people who have gone with the "anything goes" segments.[/quote]

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