The Warning Bells

The US President thinks the universe revolves around him and this type of thinking permeates, creating a situation a nation can not long survive. I read in a Reform Jewish periodical an essay about "what God can learn from us"- what a level of asinine arrogance. Some believe they are such powerful individuals that their decision not to switch on a light can prevent climate change. PBS aired a program about craft in America that showed an institution meant to give destitute immigrants in Boston a marketable trade in the crafts a couple of centuries back still thrives today; however today's students seemed to be largely super self-absorbed denizens of the upper middle class- a sort of mid-life career change yuppie. One of these precious people was crafting fiddles which he claimed were only one millimeter off Stradivarius' tolerance. Comparing his work to the greatest violin maker ever is like saying my Edsel is just like your Bugatti- they both have wheels. When a country is beset with such pride, a fall is inevitable. From our Nobel President, whose award never fed a hungry child downward, many Americans need to get over themselves.