what is the most important moral value left in america today?
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i think that most of us humans forgot the word MORAL means because of the way we act at times\n\nif there is anybody out there that does not agree please ontact me we will discuss it
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Actually there really isn't.  There is only the major 10.  Everything after that is based on a individuals morals and ethics.
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The point of Americans is to unite the world and make everybody feel better.\n\nThe rest of the world are already uniting against them, and you only have to look at an American, or speak to one to feel morally and intellectually superior.
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American society?\nIgnorance, intolerance, arrogance, wastefulness and greed.
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America....it would definately be number 1. Why? Because we are a divided people no matter what other people from other counries believe. See, that's where the problems stands. No one sees all American people. The news only shows you what it wants to. We as a country are in big time trouble. We have a ton of issues. Until we get our voices heard as a people we will continue to have problems.
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I assume you are speaking of the United States when you say "America".  If so, my answer is NO.  The U.S. has always been a capitalist government.  Since it has been capitalist from the beginning, the ethics and morals of capitalism have always been present.  The ethics and morals of capitalism are what shaped the country in the first place so they cannot be viewed as an outside force.  What has corrupted the country is the movement away from being a Christian society.  Capitalism MUST be balanced by a concern for the well being of others.  The capitalism of today is the same capitalism practiced by our forefathers, but many of today's capitalist lack any moral compass.  They are driven only by a selfish desire for profit for themselves.  They are not even concerned for their own company, just what they can take out of it.  That my friend is NOT Capitalism, that is GREED.  Many people confuse the two, but they are NOT the same.  Capitalism is a grand dream of building, greed is a sick desire to tear down for one's own gain.  Children are not taught morals or ethics in our public schools anymore.  They have been outlawed from the classroom.  The result is a generation that worships greed.  Look at the lessons taught by the top television programs like The Apprentice and Survivor.  Lie, cheat, steal and win.  Win at all cost.  Betray your friends, make false alliances, be sneaky and get the gold.  That philosophy is greed and it destroys all who buy into it.  In the final analysis what is corrupting our country is that we have elevated self gratification above all other concerns.
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You know, I completely agree. When America voted in 2004, they voted for change. So far, all that has happened is more troops have been sent overseas to fight battles that, depending on peronal views, potentially should not have started. Nothing is being done about the other issues [so it seems]. What happened to the morals Americans voted for? What happened to the morals that were presented in the election in order to regain the presidency. Simply what is going on?
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Americans have not only the RIGHT but the OBLIGATION to criticize what they find wrong.  Only a BAD American abandons the country when he doesn't like what's going on.  A good American FIGHTS for what he feels is right.\n\nYour position is that if people involved in the Boston Tea Party didn't like being taxed then they should have left.  And innumerable examples in history.\n\nYour position essentially says the an American citizen should suck it up and not oppose what their government does, just like in the communist countries and Nazi Germany.  You are the one who doesn't show good American tendencies
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American values in entertainment....thats almost an oxymoron.
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The moral fiber of America?\n\nLet me tell you about th moral fiber of America. America used to repect the rights of her citizens. America used to oppose ideas such as torture and extrordinary rendidition. America used to be the land of habeas corpus. America used to support the idea that all life was sacred. America used to be a land of tolerance.\n\nMoral fiber? You must be describing some other nation. America's moral fiber has been threadbare for quite some time.\n\nWe live in the times of the ends justify the means. We have become a country of special circumstances and exceptions to the rule.\n\nWe live in a county where people think that carpet bombing a third world country is ok, but heaven forbid an abortion take place. We live in a country that opposes gay marriage but has a divorce rate of over 50%.\n\nWe live in a country of scandal and cover-up. We live in a country of corruption and special favors.\n\nAnd your claiming that Nancy Pelosi is a threat to our "moral fiber"?\n\nIf it wasn't so sad, the irony and hypocrisy of this question would be quite funny.\n\n~X~
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You make a very good point.  Check out the new "the America I believe in" campaign recently lanched by Amnesty International http://believe.amnestyusa.org   AI has launched this new campaign to restore our traditional American values of justice, rule of law, and human dignity.   It even provides simple actions you can take, and ways to raise awareness in your community.\n\nThe America we believe in... leads the world in human rights\nThe America we believe in... does not torture people\nThe America we believe in... does not run secret prisons\nThe America we believe in... would shut down Guantanamo Bay
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Once again I'm with you 110%!\n\nWhat you described is called 'utilitarian'(my spelling may be off on that) but the pt is that we are not a greatest good for greatest number country. That is what makes us great. We protect the rights of the one.
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Where can we find those free people, coty?\n\nJenni, tell me, how do we enforce morality? Morality has to be ingrained.  It has to be in examples seen and heard every day, from different sources.  TV? Turn it on.  What do you see? Trash?  Radio? What do you hear? More trash? People cheating, lying, stealing, killing, cursing, drinking, doing drugs? Morality is learned from our national and community leaders (who have failed abysmally to establish high standards, either party), newspapers, TV, radio, schools, peers, other adult acquaintances, and of course from parents and other adult family members.  You sound like a moral, caring person, but how many of them are out there?
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Better how?\n\nThe Kennedys are the most successful politically.  The Bush's have the best moral values.
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Moral values guide your decisions about the most important decisions in life.  Life and Death, War and Peace, Wrath or Compassion.  \n\nIf you generally support war, punishment, agression, violence and killing of those you hate, then you are immoral.  If you lack compassion and your actions promote a lack of compassion then you may be considered immoral.\n\nMorality is also about personal choices you make which affect others, such as lying, cheating, or bearing false witness.\n\nMorality in my view is not about consentual sexuality, dress, language or decisions about drugs or alcohol.  Those are issues of preference and control (self control and control over others.)
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Opportunity still exists.  But, the United States has suffered a kind of "coup" over the past 50 years by right-wingers and religious fanatics.  It's really taken a toll on our democracy and principles of pluralism and separation of church and state and our world reputation. It's an old paradigm issue. Democrats tend to believe in the social contract, that we are stronger as a nation when we empower each other and conduct our government for broad social benefit rather than for individual benefit. Republicans, on the other hand, operate from a lower level of human development where individual empowerment means "survival of the fittest", "a sucka's born every minute", "dominion over the planet means plunder rather than guardianship", "them first so that their "superior" genes survive", genecide, rigging elections, lying and torture are ok if it means their survival" sort of reasoning and so-called "values". They have never believed in the American Dream. Since the beginning of this democracy, the dream to be free and have a fair chance has been under attack by the Conservative's belief system. Republicans and Conservatives do not believe in the U.S. Constitution, unless it serves their self-interests. They have never been real Americans. Real Americans believe in free speech. Conservatives/Republicans do not. They deleted this entry as quickly as it was posted yesterday. Real Americans look out for each other's rights in our pluralistic society. Conservatives do not. Conservatives do not care for anyone but themselves and their own viewpoints, their own religions, their own bank accounts. That is their platform. They would have the rest of us put down like animals or enslaved if they could get away with it. They are not believers in the common good. They plunder, even from the weak. They do not care about their own neighbors or their own communities or people who are different than they are. They prefer to live in gated communities and build massive fences and walls. They relentlessly strive to disenfranchise as many people from the American Dream as possible. They fought against Americans who wanted slavery abolished. They fought against black Americans who wanted to vote. They fought against female Americans who wanted to vote. They fought against Americans who wanted to keep church and state separate. They fought against older and disabled Americans who wanted American public restrooms and sidewalks to accomodate wheelchairs. They fought against American workers who wanted a decent minimum wage and a forty-hour work week. They fight to this day against poor people by refusing to raise the minimum wage yet voting themselves raises in legislative bodies. They fought against American children and forced them to work like slaves in factories and mines. They fought against American children and spent our money making arms dealers rich while taking money away from the public school system. They fought against working American mothers who needed equal pay and decent childcare. They fought against hungry American babies and slashed preschool nutrional programs for the poor. They fought against pregnant poor Americans and slashed prenatal care programs. They fought against American healthcare professionals who were struggling to stop the spread of AIDS and they blocked the distribution of condoms that would have saved millions of American lives. They fought against American homosexuals who wanted to be able to rent a house or an apartment and live together in peace. They fought against American police organizations that pleaded for a ban on the guns that slaughter police officers and over 40,000 Americans every year. They fought against Americans who tried to protect the environment and people from pollution and poisons that are being put in the air and water, by conservatives, mostly. They fought against every American in court who has stru
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This country like any other has it's problems.  But America is like no other place in the world.  We have freedoms here that others can only dream about.  We have the will and strength to over come anything.  This country needs a strong moral center which it seems to be lacking on the west and east coasts.  There are the exceptions to that comment but most of the really liberal,(freedom w/o restrictions or consequences) crowd seem to live there.  I think we need to overhaul our social security system, our tax system and our education system.  If we take care of these basics then i believe we will be back at the top of the world in no time @ all.