America’s identity, as I always believed, portrayed liberty and the truth, as well as personal responsibility and hard work. As a nation we have always proved the world wrong, beaten impossible odds. America is resilient, or so it seemed. The world now mocks us as we are no longer the invincible powerhouse that we once were. Our population is stereotyped as ignorant, and unfortunately I believe that as well. I see our nation dumbed down by entertainment and pointless gossip; a complete loss of values and priorities. When the President of the United States appeared on television to address the nation about a current budget crisis, Facebook exploded with comments explaining how annoyed and pissed they were about him interrupting “The Bachelor”. Our nation is on thin ice and that is what they care about? Disregard party affiliation, I still have enough respect for the office to listen to what he has to say. Our nation was built upon immigrants, but ones who were looking for hope not handouts. We lost our work ethic, we are losing our patriotism, and we simply don’t care. I feel as if America is losing its identity as the land of the free and the home of the brave.
You raise some very important questions here; what do you think we can do to get back to our roots of engagement with politics and discourse about forming a strong nation? If you could make some changes in society, what would they be?
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