Sorry to be the bearer of bad tidings, but put a fork in it. This Republic is done.

[JanMichael]

8. As your senior, 53, I am not arguing. This country has been on a death spiral since 1980.

Probably you could say since 1950 but I'll blame Raygun, it's easier these days.

There have been some nice bright moments since 1980 but they pale against the eveil that has always been here.

I posted on a thread earlier about Bloody Kansas which was the primer for the Civil War. I think we've been a macro version of that for 40 years at the least.

We were founded with slavery as an accepted practice, women not voting, and one of Virginia's largest land owners becoming our 1st President.

I am not super hopeful.

I've also had that horrible realization that when climate change gets going full-steam in around 2070 I'll be dead or really close to death. X'er finally win one there, too dead to care.