This is where I think that I have to disagree with you. America is alone in the fact that most people still believe in individualism, and self sufficiancy. And I think that most of us are not going to sit quietly and let the federal government take us down the tubes. I think that LEGAL immigrants are going to lead the charge on this. After all they came here to escape this sort of nonsense and tyranny.
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I certainly hope you are right. I think fewer people are indidualistic...as evidenced by the absolute abomination we have for a President and Speaker of the House....they were elected. As far as the immigrants, I am absolutely certain they will not say anything. They escaped a bad situation and were well educated in saying nothing and avoiding eye contact--mostly they came over sheep to the core. I think the neighborhoods in Texas and other southern border states are an example of a lack of will to say anything that would make you stand out. The only immigrants talking...are the one's who are tied to the violent gangs or who are under an umbrella of a leader calling for some movement...such as letting all foreigners in and making them instant citizens.
In Wyoming...dang straight. I grew up in Louisiana...not so individualistic in places like New Orleans. Consider who elects the idiot Mayors....socialistic, hands out sheep, that's who. The only way to get them out of the box is to cut off their goodies and I'll tell you after 50 plus years here on earth the politicians don't forget that part. The first places in communities (even here in Tulsa) that get their services back, like electricity and water after a problem, are the areas populated by welfare recipients. We were sold out a long time ago and have been diluted with sheep who have no business being here and by the violent gangs we arent' being protected from.
At first it was slick talking, lying good old boys laughing at the other one's in the same club by getting elected when the other's didn't....and the water temperature rose. Then they were overtaken by the idealistic believers of "Great Society" socialism....and the water temperature rose. Now we have flaming radicals and the temperature is rising once again.....to a boil.
I hate this, but it looks like game over for America to me. The police and National Guard picked up guns in New Orleans and not a shot was fired....pretty telling. If elements of the military don't start a revolt I don't see any real changes. Perhaps a Kosovo type thing if the food and energy comes into short supply. We have diversity and selfishness now.
Not like the part of the country from where you hail, so I understand your optimism. If it weren't so cold I'd move towards you good people, but I'm planning on hunkering down and finishing my generation out where I can quietly live in a rural area with a 2 season garden and be ready to help feed my children's future families. Looking at generations passing, mine was the first "lost" generation and it got worse after that not to mention the hard-working rabble that don't have a the tie to our heritage. I've always been on the right and have gained ground lost in the 70's craziness and have educated my children and instituted American values in them....there will be another side of this thing, just probably not in my lifetime.
Ya'll have been way up there out-of-the action. I saw the same kind of thing here in Tulsa 12 years ago. I have observed that we are far further down the road than I think you believe. I envy you.