“It’s sad that the youth of today are so ignorant about the horrors of communism.”
Unbelievable - never in my life did I think that I would see anything like the present situation in this country. We are, this month, 97 years from the time when my grandfather came to this country from the USSR, escaping so that he could be free, and his future children and grandchildren could not only be free, but have unparalleled opportunities. This country was THE refuge, we were untouchable because of the 2 oceans surrounding us, and the firm believe in the hearts of the vast majority of the citizens that we were the best nation on Earth in many respects (even while they recognized that we never were and never will be perfect). Then, 22 years after he came - 75 years ago - we were on top of the world, victorious on all fronts, we barely bled compared to every European and Asian nation, our industry was wholly intact, we had cheap and abundant energy and no competition of any serious kind on the planet. Within the 25 years after that, we had coast-to-coast highways filled with new cars, vast new housing developments across the nation, filled with the latest technology, fleets of aircraft carrying people across continents and oceans FOR PLEASURE, and we landed men on the Moon - we were clearly the richest, most powerful, most successful nation not just of the time, but of ALL time - and no nation or empire ever came close to our level of success. So we went from being astride the globe like no other nation in 1945, to growing our wealth, power and technology for a full 25 years after that...to this wretched state of affairs, in a mere 50-75 years, less than a single lifetime. It makes me want to retch. Worse, it sickens me that I have to be grateful that my grandfather and my father never lived to see our present situation - because it would have shocked and incensed both of them.
Yes, the Leftist assholes (young and old) may get their Communist nation. But if they do, I hope that they bleed and suffer like no other group has - because that’s what they deserve for the misery that they’ve inflicted upon the average person while ruining this nation, let alone what may be done in the future. Obviously, I’d rather see Trump win, and turn the hearts and minds of a lot of those Leftists away from their evil path, and a restoration of this country’s decency and, with it, it’s power to decide it’s own fate...but I’m not terribly optimistic.
Amen.