Day 79
Tonight I watched an interesting video clip of The Daily Show with Jon Stewart tonight via Hulu. The guest was an author of a book where he asserts that America's pharmaceutical companies are 'helping' its mother land to distribute a mindset that claims metnal illness is real, and it ought to be viewed and treated our way. Take a look...
Although I appreciate Stewart's quip about America needing to have something left to export, I'm saddend by the possible 'truthiness' found in this book.
Has America really turned down this road when it comes to cultural exchange? I thought we were the land of Rock n Roll, of Mickey Mouse, of McDonalds - and now we're hawking our perspective on pills in the name of global mental health? really?
When it comes to my sharing this, I'm not entirely sure what I've learned from it.
I will say that it makes me wonder if there's anything I do or stand for that makes others wonder, "Really? That's where your motivation comes from?"
Perahps I learned today that one's heart (or in this case a country's motives) need not necessarily be displayed on the sleeve, but instead it very well may be secretly tucked away in the pocket - next to the change purse.
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