Currently, the popularly held view in America is that the country is on a major decline. Wrong Speak Publishing is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Necessities like food are difficult to afford, people are lonelier than ever, and almost no one trusts our leaders. Consequently, Americans on both the Left and the Right are feeling down on the country. These concerns for our nation are understandable, but I fear that they might propagate a growing hatred people have toward everything American.
I agree this is important. There has been a big movement to divide and bring the country down. I don't agree with your positives. We do need to come together as Americans and quit letting the forces that are dividing us fail at their task. I like that you brought up the Putin interview. That whole situation is very interesting. The blatant things he said in his interview that people overlook or don't get. Americans are all over the denazification reason he gives. They never stop and look at how many neo-nazi groups that Russia has. Blows that narrative of Putin's out of the water. He said fake Ukraine. He mentioned 1991 before they became independent. There is another country over there that the same thing is happening as well. Started just like Ukraine with a separatist movement to join Russia. It used to be part of Russia as well.
Sorry, but when eggs are over $3 per carton, housing prices are literally unaffordable, and the President is beating the war drums for war against two nuclear powers while supporting a genocide at the same time, things are NOT getting better.
Your recognition of America's greatness as compared to the rest of the world, while being cognizant of its shortcomings, reminds me of this:
https://www.wrongspeakpublishing.com/p/why-patriotism-matters?utm_source=profile&utm_medium=reader2
and this:
smashwords.com/books/view/1184004
Let me know what you think. Good article, Brandon. ZL
I agree this is important. There has been a big movement to divide and bring the country down. I don't agree with your positives. We do need to come together as Americans and quit letting the forces that are dividing us fail at their task. I like that you brought up the Putin interview. That whole situation is very interesting. The blatant things he said in his interview that people overlook or don't get. Americans are all over the denazification reason he gives. They never stop and look at how many neo-nazi groups that Russia has. Blows that narrative of Putin's out of the water. He said fake Ukraine. He mentioned 1991 before they became independent. There is another country over there that the same thing is happening as well. Started just like Ukraine with a separatist movement to join Russia. It used to be part of Russia as well.
Sorry, but when eggs are over $3 per carton, housing prices are literally unaffordable, and the President is beating the war drums for war against two nuclear powers while supporting a genocide at the same time, things are NOT getting better.
But it is nice to read something optimistic. Most young people are either apathetic or angry.