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Topic: Welcome to a Diminished America |
Welcome to a Diminished America
Real Clear World, by Kenneth Weisbrode
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Posted By:cebuyer, 1/2/2013 2:46:22 PM
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| Governance in the United States is at a standoff. The crisis over the federal budget has led many people around the world to wonder if Americans haven´t lost their minds. Ultimately, as Winston Churchill infamously observed, they may be counted on to do the right thing after exhausting all other options. But this hardly is sound policy with every new vote in Congress. Maybe the latest crisis is symptomatic of a deeper and even more serious problem. The future of the United States - and the American experiment - seems bleak. The optimism for which Americans are known comes less readily.
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Reply 1 - Posted by:
BaseballFan, 1/2/2013 2:49:37 PM (No. 9095068)
FTA: - its prevalence today is spread by the realization that the country´s position of global superpower may soon be lost.
I don´t know about the author, but that´s the least of my concerns today.
Far bigger to me are whether or not our country has a viable future, as socialism has run roughshod over a once great nation.
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
Jethro bo, 1/2/2013 3:11:01 PM (No. 9095093)
For the longest I said I was proud of my country but ashamed of my goobernment. Now, I´m just ashamed. Once, we bought this country for glass trinkets and a few tin pots. Now, we sell our freedom for even less. Once, as sure as the Sun rose in the East, our kids would have a brighter future. No more (and throw in the grandkids and great grandkids as well). Once, men risked their fortunes, lives sacred honor to create a new country based on freedom. Now there is no honor, no fortunes and diminished lives all for the promise of a mediocre existence under the benevolent eyes of our betters. We are pathetic creatures sucking on the bitter teat of goobernment.
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
Namma, 1/2/2013 3:40:12 PM (No. 9095137)
went to bed New Years Eve an American...
woke up New Years Day...An AmeriKan..beong to the USSA....
and if the rest of the world is happy about this...wait...because this will affect the WHOLE world...
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
TXknitter, 1/2/2013 3:56:04 PM (No. 9095177)
I was watching FOX anchors all cavorting joyfully on New Years Eve from their media perch in the middle of liberal land (NYC). Oh yes, just bragging on, worshipping the blessing of being in and living in New York City, photographing as many couples giving each other slobbery t----- as they could. Ah yes, life is good as part of the MSM. Enjoy it while you can guys.
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
Bobn.t, 1/2/2013 3:57:20 PM (No. 9095184)
I used to live in America.
Welcome to Republik of Amerika.
Obamaville is now the shining light on the hill.
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
whyyeseyec, 1/2/2013 4:12:37 PM (No. 9095221)
I won`t even get a stinking Obamaphone outta this deal!!
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
lazyman, 1/2/2013 4:30:52 PM (No. 9095268)
This isn´t the America anymore that Churchill was talking about.
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Reply 8 - Posted by:
nonsense, 1/2/2013 5:50:32 PM (No. 9095409)
Remember, it is the lifelong dream of George Soros to destroy the United States of America. O. is the puppet for George´s lifelong dream. Fundamental Transformation into Destruction is the end game for this regime. How can anyone doubt the outcome with the policies they have put in place the past 4 years?
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Reply 9 - Posted by:
djcdjc, 1/2/2013 6:41:44 PM (No. 9095490)
Our $16T bought 100 countries a middle class.
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Reply 10 - Posted by:
LAW428, 1/2/2013 7:10:10 PM (No. 9095514)
No, Americans haven´t lost their minds, but our leftist/Marxist/Socialist leadership has and is criminally ignoring our Constitution.
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