On Oct 22, 2011, at 3:25 AM, 123hop at comcast.net wrote:
> Yes, it's very sad and politically problematic. But perhaps it's the case that the emptier people are made to feel, the more important it is for them to assert their "individuality."
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> A nation of exurbs and chain stores, teeming with individuals.
This is a profound observation. The emptying out of society leads to a hysterical assertion of individualism.
Doug