“And there it is, so innocent sounding, but read it carefully. It is for the collective. Does anybody else parse this as I do?”
That is what I noticed also. There isn’t anything about individual success. It’s all about the collective.
There is only one individual in this narrative. The President. Everyone else must succeed for the good of the collective.
Youth in these organizations were taught that the state was more important than the individual or the family~~http://www.historycooperative.org/journals/ht/38.2/pagaard.html “ if you quit on school – you’re not just quitting on yourself, you’re quitting on your country.”
Propaganda for Kids?
http://vote29.com/myblog/archives/909
Laxcoach said: “There isn’t anything about individual success. It’s all about the collective. There is only one individual in this narrative. The President. Everyone else must succeed for the good of the collective.”
You make an excellent point - i had to go back and read it again - These ideas are carefully crafted into this speech and should be pointed out in discussions.