How America will collapse (by 2025)

[lilyannerose]

"You speak the truth, it took years but America did recover. What America also had at that point was a unifying event, WWII, as in every war, of course there were those who did not agree with the war, but overall the War did serve to bring Americans together. Unfortunately, at this time we also have a couple of wars occurring, however, they are not serving the need for national unity."

Very true. So, let's take a look at what was different about America's "Greatest Generation" and the current one.

I feel that the other difference between now and "The Greatest Generation" is that you didn't have the influence of all of these clown pundits doing their best to manipulate patriotism as being a loyalty to a political party or a particular agenda. I don't think that the right can envision an America wherein the left had 90% of their wish list actualized and I don't think that the left can let go of a fear of what this country would be if the right had 90% of their agenda actualized. Communication was limited to radio and theater news reels there was no tools il.e., television, internet nor text messaging, for the information overload we experience today. How many people really think about talking points and research them for truth before they use them? I feel that both the left and the right would have to be honest and say guilty to one extent or other. The talking head pundits have two functions to keep the "culture wars" alive and to sell the product of their sponsors, their primary motivation? Money and lots of it.

I watched "A Face in the Crowd" again about three months ago and I was struck by the fact that this movie filmed in 1957 was stuffed full of what one might think is fairly current right wing agenda talking points. Frankly, what more are Rush Limbaugh and Glenn Beck than art come to life as they take on their own version of Lonesome Rhodes. The right wing agenda has certainly been in play for 60 years or more and every opportunity to recruit and influence into the right wing has been exploited. (Consider the impact on politics of the Civil Rights Act and the unforgiving South.) At one time the South could proudly boast of highly regarded statesmen, authors and fine schools. What has happened where the right wing agenda has been allowed to actualize through the vote and to those who embraced it? Where once there were those statesmen and fine authors today you have people challenged on how to do a spell check. I don't know what the percentage is and I'm certainly not stating that this is inclusive of all. Throughout the country are followers of this right wing agenda and through their churches a lot of these folks are programmed for obedience. Do these folks ever consider the fact that their life could have been different it could have been more?

How does one go about bringing these people into a possible revolt or even into this century?

Over the past two days or so there's been this uprising of students in England over the tuition situation. It would appear that there was a quick grasp that those unaffordable tuition hikes meant that the future of these young people is now in doubt and their futures have been stolen from them. There was even an attack on Prince Charles' vehicle.

Why are American campuses so quiet?

My U years were in the late 60's and early 70's, I don't know, maybe my generation all just forgot or didn't know how to 'raise our children well.'