“But in a sense I don’t worry about America because I think America has such huge strengths—particularly its freedom of thought and expression.”
Agree with you, I’m not very optimistic. The problem is that thought and expression have been dumbed down as recent generations have been indoctrinated with liberal group think by our so-called educational system and the popular media. Critial thinking is in critically short supply.
Spot on. The dumbing down of America has been very well documented. It's deliberate and it's been going on since the 1930's.