I am not giving up my U.S. Passport. (Reply #38)

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Laelth (32,014 posts)

38. I am not giving up my U.S. Passport.

For all its flaws, the United States of America remains the greatest nation in the history of the Earth.

We have the world’s largest economy, despite having less than 1/3 the population of China, our nearest competitor. We have the greatest military empire that the world has ever seen. Our reach is truly global—far surpassing the military might of any previous empire. Our language is the world’s dominant language. Our arts are consumed globally. Our products (from Coca-Cola to Apple Iphones) are highly desired and consumed globally. We even created the internet and gave it to the world FOR FREE.

No. We are the definition of a GREAT COUNTRY, and not even Donald Trump and his Republican minions can destroy us. We have serious problems, sure. I would like to continue to address those problems, but I will not deny the obvious truth ... that the United States of America is GREAT.

-Laelth

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45 replies	Author	Time	Post
I grew up thinking America was the greatest nation in the world.... [View all]	ashredux	May 2020	OP
We are rapidly becoming a failed state.	walkingman	May 2020	#1
With a Madman in the White House	ashredux	May 2020	#2
Yes we do.	mountain grammy	May 2020	#25
My parents always talked about the things that needed to change.	madaboutharry	May 2020	#3
I still think that America is the greatest nation in the world	Rhiannon12866	May 2020	#4
I hope you are correct...but I fear the worse	ashredux	May 2020	#5
I admit that I'm scared too.	Rhiannon12866	May 2020	#6
The big difference is	Scarsdale	May 2020	#15
Give Trump a break,	gab13by13	May 2020	#20
Is Maya Lin available to do a Covid-19 wall?	RVN VET71	May 2020	#31
That America may be gone for good. Sad...	rickyhall	May 2020	#10
I think it's far more resilient than any of us think.	paleotn	May 2020	#19
Agreed	BBG	May 2020	#28
+1 n/t	Laelth	May 2020	#33
Carter's election and the congress sweep of '76, was the best chance we had to make things right.	3Hotdogs	May 2020	#7
We've lost a lot enduring republican administrations and ...	Maxheader	May 2020	#8
We took too much for granted...	N_E_1 for Tennis	May 2020	#9
Being Ojibwe, I always knew that the government had & caused a lot of problems,	catbyte	May 2020	#11
Well said.	hay rick	May 2020	#37
We are a corrupted state	vlyons	May 2020	#12
Namaste 🙏	ashredux	May 2020	#13
I graduated college in 82	SallyHemmings	May 2020	#14
Well said!	chia	May 2020	#32
I grew up all over the world...	MrModerate	May 2020	#16
They once thought we'd fail miserably....	paleotn	May 2020	#21
We used to value competence too.	plimsoll	May 2020	#17
It's what we aspire to that makes us great. Not what we are now.	paleotn	May 2020	#18
America hasn't always been great.	gab13by13	May 2020	#22
We're a mess.	mwb970	May 2020	#23
I have been trying to get those idiots to realize that.	Ligyron	May 2020	#45
What a difference a day makes.	Harker	May 2020	#24
In the movie Back to School with Rodney	kacekwl	May 2020	#26
With trump at the wheel, we are a nation to be feared. No better than anyone. Worse than many.	spanone	May 2020	#27
Many great posts here today. All have lots of truth in them but you won't change anything here	flying_wahini	May 2020	#29
True...but it helps to vent	ashredux	May 2020	#34
I'm pretty sure we were all told that when we were children.	Mariana	May 2020	#30
Message auto-removed	Name removed	May 2020	#35
ive been let down by this country for over 30 years and it has always been a failed state in my eye	AllaN01Bear	May 2020	#36
I am not giving up my U.S. Passport.	Laelth	May 2020	#38
Sobering to realize.......	dawnie51	May 2020	#39
Seeing the "Golden Years" turn into the "Tin Years"	ashredux	May 2020	#43
K&R	BlueJac	May 2020	#40
"The gate to the path to wisdom is guarded by confusion and paradox."	jaxexpat	May 2020	#41
Growing up, I knew nothing else. We were the greatest.	Karma13612	May 2020	#42
The concept of America - a secular state of, by and for the people - IS the apex of civilization	Moostache	May 2020	#44

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