[John Filson]

I'm not oversimplifying. There would be certain tell-tale signs of America rising to meet the demands placed on us by the internationalists at our helm today. For example, and at minimum, there would be redoubled interest in the sciences and engineering among our young people. There would be a stable birthrate in families native-born Americans. And there would be increased literacy and an energized workforce. Instead we see signs that the workforce is tiring of its need to compete with slave labor sources. We see smaller and smaller families, as we are edged out by immigrants from disparate and incompatible cultures. And we see dismal interest in science and engineering among our youth, who know jobs in those areas are as insecure as can be.

The wreck is definitely happening right now. It's not in the rear-view mirror. The questions is: what are we going to do about it. I saw we should vote our politicians who refuse to recognize America's steady march to third-world status in the name of human rights and internationalism.

[ClaireSolt]

That has always been the view through shit colored glasses. Some have always bemoaned the half-life of science and engineering as some people are rendered irrelevant by rapid progress when they fail to keep up. My son, the software programmer, consequently, has little sympathy for his uncle the system consultant who does mainframe data bases which is declining. The fact is that they are both working now and making very good money. That is the problem with those who try to policize the lifes of others that they know nothing about. Watching soap operas and bemoaning the fates of imaginary people is about as useful.