Sometimes I feel that way. Other times I think that there have been cultures on this Earth which have lasted thousands of years, and they weathered the incompetent and the tyrannical along with the benign and the benificent.
My observation from up here next to the Arctic Circle is that many Americans are eager to elect a black man as president in a misplaced sense of white guilt or atonment for racism. Therefore, nothing that Obama does will be criticized, since that might stand in the way of electing a black man for president.
My other observation is that American culture, like the environment, is far stronger than we give it credit. Obama certainly acts like a tyrant in the making, and his leftwing views support that. Obama might try to establish the dictatorship of the proletariat, but there’s a little too much appreciation for liberty, freedom, self-expression, and the religious belief here for me to think that he’ll succeed.
The first thing needed to defeat these clowns is a clear, convincing belief in the nobility of our values and the ability to stand up for them no matter what. You can’t defeat a man, or a nation, that refuses to accept surrender. I’m teaching that to my son, who is 10 years old, and my students, who are in high school.
And yes, you are correct. The Romans started their decline when they gave up believing in their culture, traditions, and values, and stopped defending them. I’ll be damned if that happens on my watch.
But when I look at this election, and the forces allied with Obama I believe we may need God's Providence to save this country from a President Mugabe...I mean Obama.
Too many of our citizens have corrupted values; these are the values that have brought Obama to the fore of our national life.
God chastised the Israelites when they had forgotten his laws. I fear we may be next to learn the same lessons.
I join you - we will not let the ideals that birthed this Republic die.