Are we "on our way down?" [View All]

[LawnLover]

I read the following words in another thread about the U.S.: "Nothing lasts forever. Looks to me like we're on our way down."

I've said this before and I'll say it again:

To suggest that we're "on our way down" is ludicrous. To accept this idea is to believe that our country is worse off now than it's ever been in its history and that there's no chance of recovery.

Time to get a little perspective, folks.

We've been through much, much harder and more dire political and economic times than these. We survived secession by a good portion of the country, a massive depression in the 30's, two World Wars, an endless and bloody struggle in Vietnam in which thousands and thousands of our young men and women were killed, "Commie" witch hunts, the shootings of our children at Kent State, and most recently, a bloodless coup that allowed a handful of men to wage war and systematically rape this country.

We are much better off today than we have been many times in the past. This country is still in its infancy and is far from being on its way down. Empires may rise and fall, but generally speaking they last a bit longer than a couple hundred years and there are many, many highs and lows along the way.

Defeatism is neither productive nor attractive.