I envy your optimism, but this time, with the population that would elect someone like Barack Obama president, I don’t think we have the sufficient number of patriots to reclaim what the USA once was.
The people we had during World War I were many cuts above what we have now.
I’m not sure I have any optimism. I just think the choices and sides are going to narrow and that a person will have to decide fish or cut bait. I think a total collapse of the economy will occur soon (vague word - soon) and some choices will be made for you. Cheers.