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America is Spiritually Unwell
Witnessing the collapse of a traumatized nation
Astrophysicist and Nobel Laureate Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar wisely imparted that, “nature has shown over and over again that the kinds of truth which underlie nature transcend the most powerful minds.” Chandrasekhar suggests that in spite of evidence that ‘nature acts on the planet on a scale that dwarfs most human processes,’ our arrogance has deluded us into believing that mankind is superior to the natural world. This mentality is brazenly expressed by corporations and governments who feel justified in their efforts to conquer nature.
Indeed, America’s hubris is evidenced by the privatization of natural resources (euphemistically referred to as extractivism), imperialist hegemony, and the overall callous plundering of the planet. What’s more, America’s defiance of morality is made obvious through the Flint water crisis, Guantanamo Prison, and cost-prohibitive premiums for basic healthcare.
Likewise, the Coalition for the Homeless, reports that the number of homeless New Yorkers has risen to the highest point since the Great Depression, and the largest demographic within the homeless population is children.
These stark circumstances are further exemplified in a failed child welfare system that is allocated 9.3% of the federal budget…
