Chin up, man!
There's a way to go, and things change. Our country is not what it was; but the idea lives on.
I've read the material you post here before. Good to know, but it can get you down. How lucky we are to be alive in any circumstances! Rest easy. And may optomism light upon you.
I stand defiant before them who would slaughter me. I will look my executioner in the eye as I curl my hands around his neck. If I am to die, I do so in the manner of my choosing: Not with a pathetic bleating, but with a roar like a lion. Do you stand with me, brother?
Absolutely. To the very end.