We’re in total agreement but let’s examine why I feel optimistic for the long-term.
You’re correct about the WWII generation and subsequent good, American leadership for close to 50 years that we enjoyed.
The bad ones of course during this time were liberals and often conspired to work with communists or 5th columns of foreigners with their own agendas and consider both groups/philosophies are almost identical.
Now how was this great WWII generation created? Through the greed and excess of the Roaring Twenties! By tribulation by fire!
The Great Depression is what forced Americans by pain to watch one another’s backs as it was life or death.
No sooner had that generation begun recovering from the horrific economy, they then faced the horrors for survival during WWII.
What will occur in America in the short-term? Pain from greed and excesses of the immoral and lazy generation X and encouraged from the liberals of the 60’s who now run our nation.
War usually follows deep recessions or depressions, at least in the last 100 years and this may turn into global warfare with awful effects.
However, in 2030 Americans will be looking back at our generation calling us the 2nd Best Generation of People whom ever lived on our globe. Through trial and fire we shall unite and be unstoppable once again.
Personally, I prefer to not have to go through this excercise but human nature does as human nature is. As one man I may get it but as a collective, it took mankind 10,000 years just to invent the wheel :)
Not all. Most of America is at the mall. But there is a cadre deserving of the leadership mantle in 2030. It is this articulate and values-based group of young men and women who nobody knows about who are saving the world in Iraq and Afghanistan. Let's hope that this cream is allowed to rise to the top.
". . . it took mankind 10,000 years just to invent the wheel :)"
. . . but another 7,500 to invent the spare tire for when things broke down (/bad joke)