Harriet Fraad wrote for Tikkun Magaazine, asking "Why Are Americans Passive as Millions Lose Their Homes, Jobs, Families and the American Dream?" One might also ask, why are they so heartless and selfish to think of themselves only. The other day, in the drugstore, an 86 year old man gave me all the reasons he was against HealthCare. He was happy with Medicare and the added insurance his company (from which he was either retired or owned a bit)and said he was very happy with it. When I asked about the other 3o million without insurance he said there were only 10 million and he didn't see why he should have to spend taxes to get insurance for them, not in those words. You can read the whole article written by Ms. Fraad who is a psychotherapist/hypnotist. Click here.
The entire article is rather long and I disagree with much of the position she has taken. She feels the disintegration of family is because of the new family units our society has in great part accepted as acceptable though non-traditional. Many of these families are more cohesive and offer a more stable and loving environment than the so-called traditional homes. Even in the traditional homes, incest, abuse both emotional and physical takes place. Parents selfishly neglect their children and all the ills they place on the non-traditional families I have seen in those families in my many long years of doing psychotherapy and treating families.
It would be good to see people actually take a look at what they are railing against and see that the problem is usually not the new family definitions at all. The problem lies in the inability of people stuck in a rigid definition who is unable to change with the societal needs of the times.
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