Re:The Lonely End: in aging Japan, thousands die alone and u...
by protomyth on Saturday June 27, 2015 @12:40PM
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In part of the USA, the tradition of churches tending to the flock is still going strong. Also, the local gathering place where folks swap news and talk (the bakery in the small town I'm in) is still a fixture.
If anything, Americans would suffer more from fatigue by being bombarded with tons of national social issues to genuinely worry about and try to work against, rather than remaining in denial about them.