>> I have been thinking the same thing. America’s best days may be behind it. I think it is only a matter of time.
People have been saying the same thing for hundreds of years. People said the same thing during the Civil War, again during the Great Depression, and again during the Cold War.
It is times like these that American exceptionalism is truly proven. Where other societies may crumble — we seize opportunity.
If conservatives truly believe the United States is an exceptional nation under God, that Capitalism is an exceptional economic model, that the American Constitution is an exceptional form of government, that the American people are rugged individualists derived from the American pioneering spirit — then conservatives must come to the conclusion that America will endure, as we have for the last 220 years.
We have triumphed over far worse than this.
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That was before we as a Nation had abandoned God, the Constitution, and our Solemn Oaths.
, that Capitalism is an exceptional economic model Since Social Security (i.e. the dole) all Americans assume big government, not Capitalism, will be the mechanism to provide for our needs--except for what are considered loony libertarian types---everyone....liberal to the most conservative--assume Government should exercise far more power in citizens' lives than our Founders ever dreamed of...
, that the American Constitution is an exceptional form of government Since the Civil War, and especially since FDR, America has eviscerated her Constitution--primarily by allowing Judges and Justices to legislate, and by allowing our legislators to ignore the 10th Ammendment--which alone limited government to what the Constitution says it should do... Only a very naive idealist believes America is actually constitutional today.
, that the American people are rugged individualists derived from the American pioneering spirit The biggest remnant of rugged individualists found are in Alaska...one of the reasons the elites hate Palin so much--but even Alaskan government sends checks to their citizens, an archetype of socialism, and totally contra-capitalism.... "rugged individualism" is dead and buried in most of America.
then conservatives must come to the conclusion that America will endure, as we have for the last 220 years.
Given the reality, vs. the idealism, above, I believe you are very wrong--particularly since we are very close now to electing a serious fascist as President.
I'm not slamming you but I'm not so sure you understand the point of the article. The point is that our government is seizing your opportunity from you through complete disregard of the Constitution and morphing our economy from any realistic comparison to Capitalism to that of Corporatism or Fascism. They are severly limiting the ability of an American to seize anything but welfare payments and mediocrity.