:06:14
It wiII no Ionger be true that the country
has a unified set of core beIiefs.
:06:19
We wiII cease to be a nation
in the traditionaI sense...
:06:22
..and become instead a confederation
of interest groups...
:06:25
..Iike medievaI principaIities.
:06:27
At the same time, we wiII fIow into
the anonymous sea of the gIobaI market.
:06:33
The economic advantages are obvious,...
:06:36
..but the cuIturaI, psychoIogicaI...
:06:38
Where l grew up in South Boston,...
:06:41
..when a kid walked down the street,
everybody knew his name.
:06:45
He runs out in front of a car, someone says
''Jimmy Dunn, get back on that sidewalk...
:06:49
..and you stay there!''
:06:50
After high school, he sees his uncle
at the gas works or the shipyard,...
:06:55
..he gets his apprenticeship.
:06:57
Eight years later,
he's making $16.50 an hour,...
:07:00
..he's got four kids,
he's playing ball and going from...
:07:16
Today, that kid walks down the street,...
:07:18
..it's filled with trash,
half the faces are black,...
:07:23
..the shipyard's closed, only jobs left
at the gasworks are set-asides.
:07:28
And by the time he drops out of high school,
he'd rather get a job at the Burger King.
:07:32
So he drinks, does crack, whatever.
:07:35
When he hangs himself at 23, the only
people mourning him are his buddies...
:07:41
..and his mom.
:07:44
The soul of this country...
:07:46
..is being destroyed.
:07:48
And the only thing this government
can offer us is free trade, mutual funds,...
:07:53
..and lPOs.
:07:55
The average man...
:07:57
..is crushed less by accumulated wealth
than by lack of leadership,...