Is This The End of The American Republic
The collapse of great nations is very rarely a quick event. It usually is a long drawn out process that spans decades of slow deterioration that affects all areas of the society. We can ofcourse look at Roman and Greek civilization as examples, but are we able to recognize the symptoms in our own time?
Our infrastructure is old and breaking down across the nation. We are seriously entangled all over the world in a multitude of conflicts. Our national debt is rising higher and higher, while our leaders spend ridiculous amounts of money on bannana museums and the like. Our economic situation is perilous to say the least. Gasoline is hitting record prices almost everyday, and with it the cost of everything else is rising steadily including food. Not to mention the corruption, ineptitude and stupidity of both parties in our political structure, through out all branches.
There are Secessionist movements in at least 25 states with memberships of nearly 20,000 people and growing. Throw the boarder situation into the pot along with the decline of American society and we are leaving a pretty nasty stew for the next generation to deal with.
I love this country, I have studied her history, and I truly believe in the founding principles of this nation. However, I am not simply an idealist and I think when we see the ship starting to take on water somebody had better speak up before it starts to sink.
We the People have the power to stop this madness, but do we have the collective will? I think we are all going to find out very soon.