I write the following only as an attempt to understand what are the various aspects of Postmodern America that will dispose Americans to collective action, possibly to include fanaticism. The idea is to form a rough psychological map of the American Public. For I travel constantly and am desirous of peaceful circumstances in which to write. My primary security method is to avoid activating a USG NPC, or, God forbid, a mob of NPCs. Being old, weak and alone, constantly in new settings, places such a tramp in physically and legally indefensible positions. Strangers tend to suffer more harshly under local and regional Law Infliction bots. This I realize, as a stranger to everywhere.

It has been noted by many that most traditional religions are on the decline under USG. I would suggest, that a look at which faiths are on the rise and which are not, is an accurate reflection of USG intent, even if that intent is merely an extinct. The first planters called America “this New Isrаel,” and saw themselves as the new “Chosen People.” The American Revolution was an ingenious plot by the New Chosen and the Old Chosen, working together. Which group has increased in proportion, and which declined? [1] When we look at the current America, demographically and religiously, we see a situation that is much more Middle Eastern, than it was 200 years ago and a lot less Western European than it once was. Likewise, Catholics and Mormons, who are excluded from most American definitions of Christianity, are on the increase. It is almost as if USG ate Protestant Christianity and literally digested salvation into political forms.

People do lose faith, usually when alone and in crisis. Groups do not become non religious. They change religious loyalties, as magi and priest did under the sword of Islam, and the Romans forsaking traditional faiths for Christianity. Groups also evolve away from heavenly faith to one of self worship, such as the ancient Greeks during their decline, and modern Christians drifting away from external faith and into rational deism, agnosticism, secular humanism and atheism in its many forms. The argumentative and doctrinaire book-based faiths of the majority founders of USG [excluding the few mystical Catholics], predisposed Americans to drift from metaphysical faith to civic religion, beginning with patriotism and drifting into other isms.

What is the primary concern of most Americans as expressed by their adherence to, opposition of and dedication to the laws and doctrines of an institution, be it secular or metaphysical?

Just as the ancients had hundreds of gods and heroes, including each river, and the medieval Christians had a host of angels and saints, devils and demons, the modern person has many higher, earthly powers he must devote time or concern to. Major cults of great power, such as Medicine, Science, Politics, Military and Law, are not addressed, as the common person spends little time involved in these functions, though they are soaring articles of belief, with those whose work takes place in that space regarded as priests, pontiffs and often heroes, even designated as that hallowed characterization. I will only attempt to frame the normal time of the common person.

168 Hours

[Media consumption during activities in brackets.]

54 Hours Work, Including 4 hours overtime, and 2 hours travel and prep per each day. [10 hours drive time, 4 goofing off at work for 14 of media consumption]

52 Hours Sleep [4 hours nodding with the TV on]

30 Hours Eating, Shopping For & Cooking Food [8 hours of your food getting and eating, on your phone, cooking in front of the kitchen TV or driving with the radio on]

14 Hours Recreational Activity [For most Americans this is all media consumption. Who is on the treadmill without music? 8 hours to be nice]

02 Hours Worship [a high estimate]

16 Hours are left, doing what?

Remaining time is mostly taken up by media: smart phone, TV, Movies, Radio, Computer use for games, socializing, reading, viewing. I have also noted that multitasking while eating, recreating, working, shopping etc., is mostly the use of the smart phone. It is usual to see most or all members of a family dining out on their phones.

USG Devotional Cult Activity

From greatest to smallest, for, like ancient pagans, modern Americans devote their submission, obedience, work, faith and sacrifices to lesser and greater religious activities. Religious activity is the ritualized observance of rules devoted to a belief that need be supported by no question as to its truth.

Cult 1 = Money, at 54 hours.

I spent 38 years at an average of 70 hours, to include 2010 thru 2017, working 24 hours a week for a grocery store and 98 hours a week for myself, writing and coaching. I did this until Morpheus struck me down for denying him.

#2 Sleep, at 52 Hours

The Dreamer has his hold upon us, second only to the granter of earthly dreams, Money.

#3 Media, 46 Adjusted Hours

Media at 16 hours is enhanced by 30 hours of multitasking, with worship omitted.

#4 Eating, at 30 Hours

Heavily intruded upon by media.

#5 Recreation, at 14 Hours

Being usurped by media.

#6 Worship, at 2 Hours

At one time daily prayers, services, sacrifices were common. Old lady’s used to go to Gatch Memorial Church, every day in Baltimore city when I was in my 20s.

How I see this pantheon stacking up is in 7 levels

Level 1: The Lowest Priority is Traditional Faiths, the ruins upon which the present edifice has been constructed.

Level 2: Recreation is a solid second priority considering it is done every day, with TV often replacing play.

Level 3: Eating is necessary for life and work and has become recreational, even adventurous, as well.

Level 4: Media is more important than eating, both being consumption activities.

Level 5: Sleep, necessary for life.

Level 6: Money, necessary for financing USG.

Level 7: USG, only portions of recreational activity do not serve USG. When we see that sleep and eating are necessary for making money, and that media conditions the collective mind of the money makers and even those involved in the minor activity of recreation, then a clear pyramid is evident. That the almost extinct traditional worship centers generally act as USG support organizations reveals a stupendous usurpation of tradition by an ingeniously animated slave collective with the power to wreck a world. Perhaps Prometheus finally broke his chains.

I shall next write of operating within this power space.

Notes

-1. God in the Government, Pennsylvania author forgotten