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I made a claim a while back in a letter I wrote that stated:

If a survey was conducted among a random set of Americans asking “Do you think the U.S. is becoming more or less moral?” I believe the surveyor would be hard pressed to find one respondent who would reply - “more”.

If you feel so inclined to answer the question - first compare 1950 with the present, and then compare 2000 with the present.

A definition for “moral”: http://www.thefreedictionary.com/moral

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John Mecham is currently a Program Director at The Philanthropy Roundtable - a member donor group that seeks to strengthen our free society. He recently attended Babson College in Wellesley, Massachusetts, where he earned his MBA with an emphasis in entrepreneurship, consulting and finance. He has lead both small international and social development organizations: “Babson Global Outreach through Entrepreneurship”and “Mentor a Child, Change a Life”. John graduated with a B.S. in mechanical engineering from the University of Utah and worked as a manufacturing engineer for three years.

asheen Says:
November 26th, 2007 at 1:10 pm

This is a great question Jon. If you’re using 1950 as a reference point, the answer is complex. Perhaps in everyday thinking, people are becoming more disconnected with morality as dicated by religious institutions and other old centers of moral assertiveness — not a good trend. But I think American society has evolved to be more understanding and accepting of different views, races, religions and sexual orientations, which is a great thing.

There is another related question: are *corporations* becoming more moral? I certainly think they are!

Do you think the U.S. is becoming more or less moral?

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