Do you think America has gone downhill?

I think the cold war certainly galvanized most Americans. But I think there's more to it than that. Following the fall of the iron curtain, we had a real opportunity with pre-Putin Russia to put pressure on red-China in a way which would foster democracy and benefit us. Instead, in many ways, we acted as if Russia was still an enemy. I think for much of the 20th century, the idea that Western-style liberal democracy was the highest and best form of government was on the ascendancy with countries aspiring to the western model. I don't think thats the case today and its quite chilling.

Also, I think there has been an emergence of political correctness in the last 20 years in this country which is damaging. There are even those on the left who acknowledge this. The political correctness, as fostered by the media, has a chilling impact on free speech.

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America was at it's greatest in the 1990's

Sep 26, 2017, 1:36 PM

The 90's saw the peak of American greatness.

1. We had just won the Cold War and our mixed economy proved to be vastly superior to command and control economies.

2. We had taken a small break from supporting terrorists and dictators (at least relative to before and since)

3. We were much more careful, and less emotional, when it came to our foreign policy than we have been since 2001.

4. We had yet to fully kick Russia when they were down by aggressively expanding NATO instead of looking to dissolve it and create something new... like we should have.

5. We dominated in global sports. (except soccer but who cares)

6. Most of the world actually liked and respected us.

7. Our economy was strong and for a while we had a budget surplus.

8. It was before everyone was addicted to their cell phones.

9. The country was nowhere near as racist, sexist, and homophobic as it was just a generation previously.

10. We were WAY ahead of the rest of the world militarily.

11. Our wars at that time were more justifiable. (Iraq I, Mogadishu, Serbia)

12. Facts still existed and the media wasn't quite as obviously corrupt/biased.

13. The concept of respect had not yet completely disappeared from American society.

taking a break.

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there's been a slow downward slide since

Are you implying a causal relationship

maybe

No***

in the last 3 weeks, yeah, a bunch

Well, they aren't even a state.

Aren’t they American citizens?***

Re: Do you think America has gone downhill?

Have any opinion on when the "peak" was?***

1951***

Minorities were loving it back then.*****

66 years later, how much are they loving it now?***

Way more. We didn't even allow black athletes generally.

A lot more, they just won't admit it.***

Re: Bigtime.

You really need to start googling this kinda thing.

Re: Bigtime.

Dude, google something before you post.

Yeah, since the 90's.

Not sure

You cover a lot of my thoughts as well...

I'd say about the time social media was invented

I remember when I was in college and Facebook

Oh, and you did it all on your computer.

It's not bad, honestly.

It changed, and probably the world changed...

I've alwasy been of the opinion nobody needs to be that

my friends get PO'd at me because on many weekends

Yep, I remember the good old days when the powers that

Yes. But the decline has happened basically since the

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Re: Do you think America has gone downhill?

America was at it's greatest in the 1990's

late 70's-early 80's was a pretty strong era too

when coke was a cola and a joint was a bad place to be?***

This

Yes. Economically, morally, socially declined.

Nah, things are going pretty well,

No, just a nation of whiners who lay their fat a$$es on

it's like you almost know me***

And that's not decline?***

Hellyes. Obama mindset did it all

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