IMO, it is fundamentally a spiritual issue. Many have turned from God. Instead of faith in God and the mainstay for freedom, they have faith in man and the federal government which is the road to serfdom and tyranny.
To sustain bravery, one must have faith in God IMO because with faith in God, one is not controlled by the fear of death in opposing tyranny. And to be the land of the free, we must be the home of the brave.
I agree.