https://freerepublic.com/tag/acruelmessenger/ en-us Sun, 12 Jul 2026 22:37:19 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4387715/posts For years, my classmates and I have been taught that rebellion means rejecting everything that came before us. Question authority. Tear down institutions. Challenge traditions. Distrust capitalism. Mock patriotism. Treat faith as outdated, the family as optional, and America as something to apologize for instead of celebrate. That script isn’t rebellious anymore. It is predictable, conformist, and boring. Walk onto almost any college campus, scroll through social media, or turn on Hollywood, and you’ll hear the same message repeated in different forms. America is systemically broken. Capitalism is exploitative. Christianity is oppressive. The nuclear family is obsolete. National pride is... NY Post https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4387715/posts#comment Sun, 12 Jul 2026 22:37:19 GMT