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Is America the Greatest Nation on Earth?
It seems to be the axiomatic foundation of the right-wing argument these days. It is a xenophobic, demagogic, emotional appeal to a history that has been eviscerated & is now a shell of once-upon-a-time greatness.
It seems to be the axiomatic foundation of the right-wing argument these days. It is a xenophobic, demagogic, emotional appeal to a history that has been eviscerated & is now a shell of once-upon-a-time greatness.
It is one of the essential questions that has never been answered. What the F. is Trump & his believers even talking about to say MAGA? When was that?
And more importantly WHY was that?
There is a greatness in America. And it lies completely outside our current political
And more importantly WHY was that?
There is a greatness in America. And it lies completely outside our current political
structures. Mostly the RightWing, that masquerades as Conservatives. But also the Democrats, feckless and seem to have little on their mind but how to not deal with central issues more than sentences that begin with "We need to...", "We should..." "We are better than this...".
And so we are. But not at those levels.
Carl Sanberg wrote a brilliant love poem to America called "The People, Yes". That is where the greatness is.
But this poser who claims all the goodness in the world as his, to feed his cavernous, and illegitimate ego, is not great.
Carl Sanberg wrote a brilliant love poem to America called "The People, Yes". That is where the greatness is.
But this poser who claims all the goodness in the world as his, to feed his cavernous, and illegitimate ego, is not great.
He is killing the country and whatever greatness remains. Not at the level of the people, but at the structural levels of the institutions, values, and the great constitutional principles that made the IDEA of America the beacon and once upon a time hope of the world.
The goodness lies within those people who have not yet been infected w the Trumpian disease of hatred, jingoism, fear & exclusiveness. Even if they voted for Trump in the first place out of frustration w the system. I get that.
But now the mask is off.
There is no greatness there
But now the mask is off.
There is no greatness there
Let's get this straight, and we may yet heal the nation; heal our selves, awaken from this nightmare, learn from this aberration and start to do more and better good in the country & in the world.
Till then, lets abandon this transparent fig leave that "America is the Greatest Nation in the World" deception.
It makes us vulnerable. Like thinking the cancer that is roiling through your body is just an upset stomach.
It makes us vulnerable. Like thinking the cancer that is roiling through your body is just an upset stomach.
If we are truly great, we'll knock of this nonsense & reject this viral contagion that has infected our body politic. Not just Tr, but the admin, and all the way through our Gov system, and now being manifested in the public square.
Are we are truly great?
That is the question.
Are we are truly great?
That is the question.
Lets get real honest & painfully clear on what it is we are saying & meaning to claim we are the greatest nation on earth.
If it is a sentiment no deeper than a sports-team alligence,I suppose that is its own answer.
But If it is claimed to be something more, demand definitions.
If it is a sentiment no deeper than a sports-team alligence,I suppose that is its own answer.
But If it is claimed to be something more, demand definitions.
We have tumbled a long way down the mountain. I suppose we will find out if we have the resolve to make another go of it.
