Recently, a young lady complained to the Founder of an Online Think Tank about over regulation of small business, as she was a successful small businesswoman.
She also said that the lawsuits were getting to be ridiculous citing many recent atheist lawsuits about such things as; Nativity Scenes in Public Parks and the Pledge of Allegiance in Schools.
Further she noted the unbelievable lawsuits of those who ate fast food and slip and fall lawsuits.
The Online Think Tank founder stated; I agree the over regulation and incessant lawsuits are cluttering the courts and costing all of us dearly indeed.
Putting small businesses out of business, which employ 75% of our population.
I also agree that the sense of personal responsibility is out the window and we cannot make laws for the dumbest person or in the end only the dumbest person would follow the rules.
Folks need to use their brains and deal with an imperfect world without the blame game lawsuit city motif.
Regarding the Atheists and the "Pledge of Allegiance" or the crosses in city parks and such, well I agree that stuff is just utterly ridiculous, get a life, and really I am a non-religious type saying this.
I also find it ironic who those who cause the issues in the media and sound and fury or organize the protest only spur on the other side who once disrespected wants revenge and thus a never ending cycle fighting over the means rather than what every one really wants? I say just a bunch of silly humans really.
I also agree with you that if people had a shred more personal integrity that we would need very few rules actually, as it simply would not be a problem.
Once community is gone, all hell seems to break lose? And I fully agree that a little common decency and tolerance, perhaps respect when possible sure would solve one heck of a lot of problems.
And we do not need a fireside chat topic to know that truth, as you have documented in your comments.
I certainly hope this article will propel thought in 2007.