Posted on Dec 5, 2019
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As we consider the current state of things how do you expect we will arrive as we approach the 250th birthday of our nation?
(Note: If you leave a comment, please be respectful of the opinions of those who may view this question via a different lens. Please provide any genuine evidence or other polls you are aware off regarding how others think about how we arrive as a nation to our 250th birthday in 2026.)
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I think it is important to note, that until the War of 1812, Americans tended to think of themselves as New Yorkers, Virginians, Rhode Islanders, etc. After 1812, They felt the same way except add "and an American. There was a strong deep-seated divide between Union States and Confederate States that continued until WWI and beyond. Most of us didn't become Americans first until after WWII. Conflicts/wars clearly tend to unite us. My unscientific opinion is that we have had increasing polarity and division since the Bush v. Gore hanging chad debacle. I suspect it will be worse by 2026.
I will go even one farther, I believe that the US will not exist in its current form, under its current Constitution, 100-150 years from now, barring some external existential threat.
I will go even one farther, I believe that the US will not exist in its current form, under its current Constitution, 100-150 years from now, barring some external existential threat.
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SGT Kenneth Partyka
I have to agree with Major Bell here. I really can't believe that the US is SERIOUSLY considering Socialism but we are. A recent poll shows that 1/3d of Millennials think COMMUNISM is a good idea! As a Cold War vet, that eats at my soul. My unscientific opinion thinks the divide is a little more recent, that it was when Obama got elected and started to radicalize the country (Saul Alinsky style) while we were in a recession. But honestly, where Major Bell is correct is when he says the US will not exist in its current form, though I don't think it's going to take 100-150 years, I can really see it happening in a generation. With the aforementioned millennial support of Communism, the education system actively promoting Socialist ideals (my daughter is in college) and the Media doing the same...these millennials are the future leaders of the country and this is what they have been indoctrinated into. Fortunately, I probably won't be around to see the demise of our Great Country.
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Public Sees America's Future in Decline on Many Fronts
When Americans peer 30 years into the future, they see a country in decline economically, politically and on the world stage.
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First when were we ever united? Since our founding there has only been a third of the population that has fought for this Republic. We were not united during the Revolution so where and when was this utopia of oneness?
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SPC Gordon B Rice this is relevant to the discussion?
CPO Nate S.
SFC Thomas Foreman - You are welcome!
I am just 63 yrs young and learned from my father who earned his citizenship after coming here from war torn Europe with his mother and without his father, whom the NAZIs murdered and I never knew except for a picture my father had that I never knew of until my father's death in 1999. He served during the Korean War in the brand new USAF and himself became a 100% SCD vet.
Dad always dreamed of better days, though he never really achieved them, he never failed to try. He was not perfect, but he tried to help me see beyond the smoke and mirrors that are sometimes life itself. Critical thinking is something he expected event when I was very young.
Again, thank you for your kind words!
I am just 63 yrs young and learned from my father who earned his citizenship after coming here from war torn Europe with his mother and without his father, whom the NAZIs murdered and I never knew except for a picture my father had that I never knew of until my father's death in 1999. He served during the Korean War in the brand new USAF and himself became a 100% SCD vet.
Dad always dreamed of better days, though he never really achieved them, he never failed to try. He was not perfect, but he tried to help me see beyond the smoke and mirrors that are sometimes life itself. Critical thinking is something he expected event when I was very young.
Again, thank you for your kind words!
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CPO Nate S. I’m the proud great grandson of Ukrainians who began saving money to flee the oppressions of the Tsar and ended up fleeing the oppressions of the Bolsheviks. No one alive remembers how to spell the family surname but you could never meet someone more dedicated to the American cause than their youngest son, my grandfather.
CPO Nate S.
SFC Thomas Foreman - Well, we are "cousins" of sorts. My grandparents were from Vilnius (Poland). Of courses the Polish lines varied depending on what time in history you look at. So Wilna, Vilna, Vilnius, etc. is always interesting to consider when doing genealogy. I did discover that apparently my family lines go to St Petersburg, etc. in the 1800's. I had little family background until a few years ago when I opted to do a DNA thing. Wow! I am still sifting through data in between meeting deadlines for my wife of 42 years, my CEO/COO, etc. In any event, thanks for sharing!
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