we went to Applebees and there was a long line and a long wait......everybody was chipper...like being with fellow Americans ....saw some old timers...two I talked to were in the Navy in the South Pacific during WW2....my dad was in the Navy mostly in the South Pacific.....
.saw a guy who just today got his purple heart....he earned it two years ago....
Pride?...yes...Hope?...yes.....there are still a few good people out there....