"If you do not stand for something you will fall for anything"
In our countries short history I feel we went for standing for something to now falling for anything. There is something to be said to standing and fighting for certain truths that cannot be denied as men. Freedom , opportunity, democracy - the principles the country was founded on. Regardless of the motivation the principles were true and pure. That has deteriorated. It is all for oneself and all for ones self interest. There is no more for the greater good. Big $ and power has done what it always done- corrupted. The checks put in place to ensure this from haopeneing were ignored. Apathy became the norm, not caring cause it doesnt effect me became the motto, not realizing without standing for the right things it soon would effect you.
I fear things may have to get much worse and there will be a point where the country will either band together and start doing the right things for the right reasons or we will slip into a decline that we may not be able to recover from.