Congratulations America!

[Boreas]

Originally Posted by merrylander

Translation "I voted against my own best interests". Our schools have failed, most Americans would not recognize a socialist if one bit them on the arse.

I'm guessing that Rob and I are the old codgers here, perhaps by a good bit. The thing that gives us, beyond a little "arthuritis" is some perspective. In our lifetimes we've seen America, a great nation of unlimited possibilities, with a people who cared about one another, who were proud to be Americans, become a small and narrow place where party affiliation is more important than national identity and where "individual rights" trumps the collective good every time.

When I think of the America I grew up in and compare it to the one my grandchildren are burdened with it makes me want to weep. We are going to "me" ourselves into irrelevance first and oblivion last.

John