Make It Normal

If you can’t fix it, make it normal. That has become the default philosophy in America. Divorce, pornography, unwed parenthood, smoking dope, whatever, it doesn’t matter. As the number of those involved in such destructive behavior increases, and our ability to counter them decreases, we simply give up and make those disturbing behaviors normal. This defeatist method of problem solving isn’t just reserved for negative social behavior. It has become the “go to strategy” for all that ails us: corruption, incompetence, laziness, greed and envy to name but a few.