Cheating
Mar 10, 01:08 PM by Eric Allen
We have been in an era of cheating on a truly grand scale. From students believing the only way to do well in school is to cheat on exams to Wall Street bringing down the global economy with its excesses, we have witnessed cheating at every level of society. The American Dream is no longer a dream—it’s a right! We Americans seem to believe we are entitled to owning our own home, having two cars, and consuming at an insane rate. Unfortunately, the rest of the world has tried to follow us! Chinese students come to the US with one goal: make a lot of money. At least they still believe in hard work for the most part. No matter where I look, I see a society rotting from within. Where did virtue go? Honesty? Trust? Hard work?
Now, I predict (quite optimistically) that over the next five years we will return to the social norms that have worked so well for the better part of American history. Already Obama is working hard to restore competence and trust to the White House. Consumers across the nation are flocking to green products, and the Prius is one of the best-selling cars in California. I think things are only going to get better. As our economy continues to stagnate or decline, Americans will have no choice but to buckle down and work hard. The nineties were a great party, but it’s time to get back to life. Cheating works only when people let you get away with it, and desperate people don’t let you. When Americans struggle to make ends meet, they aren’t going to tolerate others taking advantage of them. Wall Street has a long road here to prove itself valuable to us in the decade to come.
I know it’s a bit odd, but I welcome the recession. I work hard, and people seem to consider what I do to be valuable. An economic contraction on this scale is going to make millions of people wake up and question what is going on. And they must! We’ve spent so many years prospering from our world domination we’ve forgotten what it’s like to worry about what value you create. Now is the time to start ventures! Go out and create! Build things…things people want. There’s enough food to go around, and housing is rapidly becoming much more affordable. I like being useful, and I think most people do. Now is our chance to feel truly useful again!
