Can We Do Anything About America’s Decline?
American Greatness,
by
Victor Davis Hanson
Original Article
Posted By: Moritz55,
4/17/2023 12:21:00 AM
Twenty-first-century America was on a trajectory of gradual decline—until it began to implode.
Was the accelerant the COVID-19 pandemic and unhinged lockdowns? Or was the catalyst the woke revolution fueled by the 2020 summer of exempted rioting, looting, arson, and violence? Or was it perhaps the deranged fixation on removing Donald Trump from the presidency and destroying the rule of law in the process? Or all that and more?
Now with the election of Joe Biden, what had been a fast-tracked decline has accelerated at such an astonishing rate we can scarcely recognize our country.
Reply 1 - Posted by:
smokincol 4/17/2023 12:25:13 AM (No. 1449486)
"Can We Do Anything About America’s Decline?" - absolutely, do not allow a repeat of the 2020 election in which our President had his second term in office stolen from him and nary a republican screamed loud about the injustice of a fraudulent election
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
bobn.t 4/17/2023 12:39:26 AM (No. 1449493)
Can We Do Anything About America’s Decline?
Yep,
Dump the chump
Elect Trump
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
stablemoney 4/17/2023 12:54:15 AM (No. 1449501)
I don't know if we can. How many Republicans do we have to elect to get anything done? We had full control and a promise to repeal Obamacare day one. Didn't happen.
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
Californian 4/17/2023 1:13:14 AM (No. 1449508)
3,
Republicans? Irrelevant.
Conservatives? A clear majority.
Critical difference. "Republican" is just a word. A box on a form. Means nothing.
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
plomke 4/17/2023 1:17:48 AM (No. 1449509)
Well,...unless we conquer the "youths" or "teens" problem(see articles posted below this one) and regain control of our borders,culture and language, then um...we are screwed...
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
JimBob 4/17/2023 1:24:48 AM (No. 1449511)
I suggest that we don't wait for elections.
Politics follows culture.
Who influences the culture? The Media, especially TV programming and TV news.
It seems to me that much of the Leftist values are being pushed and reinforced by the Lamestream Media.
If we can start pressuring Disney/ABC and get it to to return to supporting traditional values instead of constantly pushing the Leftist agenda in its TV programming and in the news articles -both the tone that they use, and the stories that they choose to cover -or to ignore- I think that would have a huge influence.
What would happen if, instead of the constant barrage of "TRUMP- Indicted-Secret Payments-Porn Star" all day, every day, the top-of-the-hour news constantly beat the drum on "Biden-Corruption-Burisma-600 Suspicious Activity Reports" all day, every day?
What about, instead of constantly pushing "Gender-Affirming Care for Children", The Narrative was "Irreversible Genital Mutilation of Confused Young Children" over and over, day after day?
THAT would make a difference in the national opinion!
Now, how to DO it?
I'm just a guy here in Flyover Country.
Maybe some of you L-Dotters that are more connected can devise some tactics that will have an effect.
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
NotaBene 4/17/2023 1:26:25 AM (No. 1449513)
In this article VHD, the great chronicler of our times proposes multiple practical thins we can doom, such as slapping a 10 percent export tax on all remittances sent to Mexico. Or we could make it illegal to send money out of the country if one is receiving federal subsidies and aid. Or we could fine employers for hiring those who are here illegally. Or, as a deterrent to future illegal entries, we could immediately deport all who illegally entered and reside in the United States—if they came within the last five years, or if they have a criminal record, or if they are not working and are on public assistance.
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Reply 8 - Posted by:
NotaBene 4/17/2023 1:28:12 AM (No. 1449514)
Things we can do, not doom…
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Reply 9 - Posted by:
Trigger2 4/17/2023 2:06:05 AM (No. 1449538)
Can we do anything about America's decline. Yes, we can. Get rid of that commie Joey and every demonrat in sight.
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Reply 10 - Posted by:
FJB 4/17/2023 4:29:47 AM (No. 1449562)
Something's missing. Wore my "Veterans for Trump" hat into Costco yesterday. Only one person shot me a thumbs-up. What's with the rest of them?
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Reply 11 - Posted by:
Miceal 4/17/2023 4:29:48 AM (No. 1449563)
The Mrs. and I chose to live in the Great State of Mississippi when she retired from her military service. What we like the most is that the majority of the great unwashed wrote Mississippi off as racist, uneducated, poor, and an unfit place to live and raise a family. Many still do, and we like that just fine. Our kids are being educated by hard working teachers in a right to work State, our cost of living is the lowest in the Country, our air is clean as are our beaches. Our State Government is BRIGHT Red and our State finances are in the black. Red State America is fine. The rat infested blue areas of this Great Country will be cleansed and restored. Don't worry about America, our salvation has been promised. oh, and until HE returns...MAGA
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Reply 12 - Posted by:
usmc0302 4/17/2023 6:11:19 AM (No. 1449588)
VDH pens a dark and extremely pessimistic view on the state of affairs in this once great nation. Damned depressing but spot on.
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Reply 13 - Posted by:
Krause 4/17/2023 8:00:41 AM (No. 1449643)
Start the ball rolling....arrest Joe Biden.
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Reply 14 - Posted by:
Italiano 4/17/2023 8:40:55 AM (No. 1449691)
There is one possible course of action, only one, and it would be very messy.
Otherwise, no.
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Reply 15 - Posted by:
Felixed 4/17/2023 8:54:05 AM (No. 1449700)
Lot's of doubt about what we can do or might not be able to do at all.
But one thing is for sure. On a scale commensurate with your location and circumstances, you CAN learn to grow your own food. In a field, backyard or balcony pot. Surplus or small amounts... The day is coming when every bite, every calorie will count. Start now, you CAN do at least that much.
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Reply 16 - Posted by:
columba 4/17/2023 10:30:12 AM (No. 1449805)
I read 14 replies and found no God.
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Reply 17 - Posted by:
GustoGrabber 4/17/2023 10:35:14 AM (No. 1449810)
A nation whose unique devotion to the Divine and recognition that all are born with rights gifted by the Creator cannot divorce God and expect to continue.
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Reply 18 - Posted by:
pmcclure 4/17/2023 10:53:19 AM (No. 1449830)
No. At this point, only God can intervene - but He will not do so until evil has reaped its hellish reward.
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Reply 19 - Posted by:
Italiano 4/17/2023 11:10:13 AM (No. 1449850)
#16.
Point taken, but keep in mind that Genesis 12: 2-3 was God speaking to Abram on behalf of Israel, not to George Washington on behalf of America. America has done little or nothing to earn His blessing over the last few decades, and the godless evil now in charge give little cause for optimism.
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Reply 20 - Posted by:
Harlowe 4/17/2023 11:34:22 AM (No. 1449874)
Leftists have so corrupted the morality of this country that its history in being founded on Judeo-Christian values has been disregarded as evidenced by the moral depravity into which this country has fallen. As a reminder:
Psalm 119 ~
110 THE WICKED HAVE LAID A SNARE FOR ME,
but I do not stray from your precepts.
113 I HATE THE DOUBLE-MINDED,
BUT I LOVE YOUR LAW.
114 You are my hiding place and my shield;
I hope in your word.
115 DEPART FROM ME, YOU EVILDOERS,
THAT I MAY KEEP THE COMMANDMENTS OF MY GOD.
With God, all things are possible:
“...if my people who are called by my name humble themselves, and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and heal their land.” (1 Chronicles 7:14)
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Reply 21 - Posted by:
Italiano 4/17/2023 11:42:42 AM (No. 1449887)
Psalm 139: 19-22.
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Reply 22 - Posted by:
faceincrowd 4/17/2023 12:31:57 PM (No. 1449926)
So, in a word, no. Sorry guys! It was fun while it lasted.
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Reply 23 - Posted by:
Strike3 4/17/2023 11:17:13 PM (No. 1450241)
Replace the top three layers of this sham government with good people with brains and common sense.
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