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Interesting Times12/10/2011 5:45:18 pm PST

re: #176 Obdicut

Seriously, figuring out how our culture warped in this fashion would make a pretty fascinating PhD.

I did some reading earlier on the type of food rationing that took place in the UK during the world wars (and America as well, during WWII). It just blew me away at how people had to sacrifice, compared to the obscene gluttony and throwaway mentality of today.

I think the answer to your question lies partially in the fact that waste became a virtue instead of a vice - a symbol of wealth, prosperity, and success. People during WWII didn’t practice recycling of steel, rubber etc out of environmental friendliness, but out of necessity and common sense. They were the conservatives in the positive sense of the word - not the grotesque Limbaugh-esque abominations we have today, who burn garbage on Earth day out of childish, petty spite.