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In reply to the discussion: Mr. President, many of us thought we were voting for greatness. Instead, we got you. [View all]nobodyspecial
(2,286 posts)and I learned a lot. That said, I find much less value in it and pop in for amusement purposes only. I don't stay too long when I visit because, as you said, it's depressing.
I think the worst are the people actually cheering for the destruction of America or at least most of its underlying foundation as some sort of glorious revolution that will usher in a utopian golden age. Granted the balance of it is seriously out of whack right now. but I don't think we fix it by destroying it. And, there is no guarantee that it will actually improve. The violence of '68 scared people so much that it ushered in Nixon.
When I argue that people will suffer greatly if the system collapses, they say that people are already suffering. True. But this will pale in comparison to the nightmare that will result if they get their way.
And, any destruction or change is not going to happen overnight. I'm not willing to concede my country's next generation to that hell. To me, these so-called progressives are as ghoulish as the Christians who cheer for the Apocalypse. And, unfortunately, their voices have grown far too loud.