Americans down on America?

We experience our fair share of the doldrums every now and then. But America is still the quintessential nation.

The problem with as from what I see I now live in Glen Ellyn IL witch is a somewhat affluent comminty. Tesla Masereti Audio at an intersection kind of town. Because of the good living the dream is alive and I can tell because the star and stripes are more displayed than not. However in other lower income areas around Chicago you would be hard pressed to see a flag. Part of this is the 40 bucks not there to purchase a flag but the other part I feel in lower income areas the "dream" is getting further and further out of reach. The economic gap and patriotism would more than likely show a strong inverse correlation in income vs being patriotic. Lower income lower level of patriotism vs higher income higher level of patriotism. The gad is due to the erosion of the middle class. If life is good for you America is working but if every day is a struggle then the American dream is fading. However there are many trying and willing to enter the US as our worst is better than their worst or in some cases their best.

As long as there are people that believe in what this country stands for and are willing to put their lives and honor in the defense of those beliefs! The dream will never die!

The dream was just that, a dream. That dream has faded into a nightmare, and we are tormented by the poor decisions of those before us. The dream died long ago.