Let's see, John Galt. US National debt at $36 trillion or more. Any other nation with that kind of debt? I know Japan is in a bad way but nowhere near this number. Yeah, I say the evidence is clear. The USA is by far the most corrupt and debauched nation on this planet right now. It has been for a long time, longer than I have been alive and I am 50.
Let's see, John Galt. US National debt at $36 trillion or more. Any other nation with that kind of debt? I know Japan is in a bad way but nowhere near this number. Yeah, I say the evidence is clear. The USA is by far the most corrupt and debauched nation on this planet right now. It has been for a long time, longer than I have been alive and I am 50.
However, from 1946 to 1963 (with SEVERAL caveats), the USA was the greatest nation, with the most opportunity, ever, for ordinary people of modest means willing to work to get ahead.
Even though that's before I was born, the optimism of that era (not just in movies) is what US politicians have been selling since 1972.
As you observe, I agree, America was corrupt then. However, a confluence of historical factors and economic realities made America great. The interests of the US ELITE ALIGNED WITH THE INTERESTS OF THE US MIDDLE, UPPER MIDDLE, AND WORKING CLASS.
These historical factors started to shift in the mid-60s, were shaken by 1973. as the pie stopped growing enough (nothing grows forever), for both the powerful and the masses to have more. That climate was totally gone by 1980, when the clouds were forming that created conditions where the elites' interests are OPPOSED to those of middle and working Americans. That is where we have been my entire adult life (60) (and yours).
Let's see, John Galt. US National debt at $36 trillion or more. Any other nation with that kind of debt? I know Japan is in a bad way but nowhere near this number. Yeah, I say the evidence is clear. The USA is by far the most corrupt and debauched nation on this planet right now. It has been for a long time, longer than I have been alive and I am 50.
Re: Debt… it’s all the Pentagons debt
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Totally agree!
However, from 1946 to 1963 (with SEVERAL caveats), the USA was the greatest nation, with the most opportunity, ever, for ordinary people of modest means willing to work to get ahead.
Even though that's before I was born, the optimism of that era (not just in movies) is what US politicians have been selling since 1972.
As you observe, I agree, America was corrupt then. However, a confluence of historical factors and economic realities made America great. The interests of the US ELITE ALIGNED WITH THE INTERESTS OF THE US MIDDLE, UPPER MIDDLE, AND WORKING CLASS.
These historical factors started to shift in the mid-60s, were shaken by 1973. as the pie stopped growing enough (nothing grows forever), for both the powerful and the masses to have more. That climate was totally gone by 1980, when the clouds were forming that created conditions where the elites' interests are OPPOSED to those of middle and working Americans. That is where we have been my entire adult life (60) (and yours).