Be a living example of freedom. Teach the young people the truth. Be patient. There will come a time when the ridiculous pretensions of liberal statism will seem as passe as the pieties of the Prohibition Era and just as destructive. Speak the truth and don't be afraid, and don't be disappointed or frustrated if no one seems to listen.
What will this nation look like in the year 2030?
Unknown. The current American ruling class is incapable of introspection and is going to suck the host dry and then blame the host. That lack of introspection and inability to admit mistakes means that their current collectivist, statist direction will not cease short of something catastrophic. That process takes a great deal of time in a system as immense as the economy and political culture of the United States.
I do see worldwide inflation on the horizon as a result of the money the current administration has injected into the system, and those countries least married to the U.S. dollar are likely to survive the best. We're going to have some serious issues in this country as they fall away. It may be that that sort of regionalism will take place in the United States as well; if it does, the federal government will either fall or be severely crippled. But by 2030? Unknown.
Why are you a member/user of Free Republic? How does your being here advance your concerns for your nation?
I am a member of Free Republic for the reasons outlined in item (1) above - as an American citizen I am not able to make people listen but I am obligated to speak the truth as I see it. That is not a luxury, it is a civic duty. Part of our current ideological difficulties are the result of the advent of mass communications empowering anyone with a microphone to promulgate uninformed opinion - we are taking political advice from actors and rock stars? Free Republic was and remains the cutting edge of the empowerment of those of us who do not enjoy access to mass communication on a professional basis. It is our own microphone. That is why it is so hated.
A single citizen is simply not in a position to turn this gigantic cultural monster in a more positive direction, however endlessly the idiotic mantra of "making a difference" is repeated. We cannot allow that to discourage us from speaking the truth and setting an example. That, an individual citizen can and must do.
Still at it, I see. Curiosly, it doesn't end up being tool abuse.