AMERICA THAT IS Various forces have worked counter to the perpetuity of the American Revolution and have given rise to the situation described in the beginning of this website. This situation popularly is referred to as “dumbing down of America” The culprits for which are: Increasing intrusion of hypocrisy in public education that has led to its deterioration Affluence in America which is counter to motivation to learn by the public. Decreasing parental involvement in education of their children The influence of ultra liberal hypocrites in declaring homework as “child labor” Emphasis by schools on beefing up the administration rather than education Downplaying the importance of ethics and example in education Emphasis on school buildings and professional sports rather than classrooms and teaching Removing the incentive to teach by treating good and bad teachers alike Removing the incentive to learn by emphasizing self-esteem rather than no pain, no gain. The socio-economic consequences of watered down education devoid of ethics: More vulnerability of youth to fall prey to various cults for exploitation A consumer society that is more confused about simple things such as what to eat and how much than almost anywhere else in the world. A sedentary society that spends billions of dollars on weight reduction in vain An apathetic society that spends a disproportionate amount of their time and resources on shallow entertainment, watching-non- participatory sport than in intellectual curiosity. Resorting to bullets rather than debates and discussion to settle dispute Unwillingness to live on less and complaining about the export of jobs to countries whose people actually live better on less resources. Inability to distinguish their wants from their needs in order to save resources Erecting more new prisons than new schools Only 7% of world population but consuming about 50% of illegal drug Indifference to the portrayal of national debt as surplus and spending beyond their means Inability to have a voice in the conduct of their country abroad Indifference to the violation of rules of ethics in the highest office.