Having watched this country decline from a great nation into into the violent, intolerant mess that it is today, I have lost my patriotism completely.
At one time the United States was a democracy, where the needs of it's people were of some concern and the powers that be were not spying on it's citizens and incarcerating anyone they choose under the Patriot Act, with no regard to the Constitution and the Bill of Rights, let alone justice and what is just "right".
When I was younger and traveling the world, the only things which distinctly separated this country from all others was our Constitution and the Bill of Rights. With the passage of the Patriot Act, those ideals were left in the dust of fear and the terrorists won; they had destroyed our "way of life".
Now companies are considered "citizens" with the right to influence politics and laws so that their bottom line can grow much faster at the expense of the individual citizens' rights and needs.
Those of you who think that this is still "a free society" are not facing reality. There was actually a time when, after graduating from college, there was work a-plenty and no one had debts in the 6 figures, unlike today, where no one can expect a good job right after college, no matter how good an education you have.
The powers that be are destroying the middle class (intentionally) and the gap between the rich and the poor is widening daily.
The bankers who caused a world wide recession got bonuses, not punished and each and every one of us is suffering for their greed and profits.
We now run around the world forcing our values on countries that have no interest or need for a "democratic society". We go to war, killing thousands of our own young men and women on unsubstantiated lies (Iraq & WMD's) and yet the liars are lauded as heroes, rather than punished as war criminals.
We have more people incarcerated than any other country on earth (and a greater percentage), yet this is one of the most dangerous places in the civilized world to live. Drive by shootings, mass killings, and domestic violence are in the news EVERY damn day.
Is this really a country to be proud of? I am sad to say that it is not, for me at least.
IIN Americans so arrogantly patriotic?
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Having watched this country decline from a great nation into into the violent, intolerant mess that it is today, I have lost my patriotism completely.
At one time the United States was a democracy, where the needs of it's people were of some concern and the powers that be were not spying on it's citizens and incarcerating anyone they choose under the Patriot Act, with no regard to the Constitution and the Bill of Rights, let alone justice and what is just "right".
When I was younger and traveling the world, the only things which distinctly separated this country from all others was our Constitution and the Bill of Rights. With the passage of the Patriot Act, those ideals were left in the dust of fear and the terrorists won; they had destroyed our "way of life".
Now companies are considered "citizens" with the right to influence politics and laws so that their bottom line can grow much faster at the expense of the individual citizens' rights and needs.
Those of you who think that this is still "a free society" are not facing reality. There was actually a time when, after graduating from college, there was work a-plenty and no one had debts in the 6 figures, unlike today, where no one can expect a good job right after college, no matter how good an education you have.
The powers that be are destroying the middle class (intentionally) and the gap between the rich and the poor is widening daily.
The bankers who caused a world wide recession got bonuses, not punished and each and every one of us is suffering for their greed and profits.
We now run around the world forcing our values on countries that have no interest or need for a "democratic society". We go to war, killing thousands of our own young men and women on unsubstantiated lies (Iraq & WMD's) and yet the liars are lauded as heroes, rather than punished as war criminals.
We have more people incarcerated than any other country on earth (and a greater percentage), yet this is one of the most dangerous places in the civilized world to live. Drive by shootings, mass killings, and domestic violence are in the news EVERY damn day.
Is this really a country to be proud of? I am sad to say that it is not, for me at least.
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The old man knows.