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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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