“No people who have ever lived on this earth have fought harder, paid a higher price for freedom, or done more to advance the dignity of man than Americans.”-Ronald Reagan
We are mired in an age of moral relativism where everything is acceptable, no one takes any personal responsibility for anything, whiners over-engage in victimhood, standards are being dissolved, the value base is in decline, and feelings rule over logic in forming opinions. America bashing has also become fashionable thanks to the 'Blame America First' crowd. Admittedly, this is not a perfect nation by any means, but it is the greatest one ever created in the history of humankind with boundless opportunity built in. Therefore, a reminder is in order as to how lucky Americans are, and that things could be much worse.
Regardless of all of the unsubstantiated, hysterical, and frantic fear mongering doomsday fanaticism spewed forth by environmentalists in this country, America is still one of the least polluted nations in the world. We have the most sophisticated industrial technology and environmental regulations, (which allow us to be so clean), of any country. Oh, except for that time the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) spilt an estimated 1 million gallons of waste water into the Animas River turning it orange (perhaps it is time to do away with the EPA). Totalitarian nations like Russia and many of those in Eastern Europe have dead forests and three-eyed fish because there is no incentive for them to keep the land free of hazardous pollutants since private ownership does not exist. Also, these countries do not allow any environmental reporting to be done. Capitalism makes the world a better place in more ways than one!
https://www.cnn.com/2015/08/09/us/colorado-epa-mine-river-spill/index.html
In Russia, China, and Cuba, just to name a few, the government controls the media. The citizens only hear and see what is intended for them; usually it is only government propaganda. The media in this country is, sadly, becoming more and more biased and selective about what they cover. Just look at how much coverage the Parkland students received who were anti Second Amendment as opposed to those that were pro Second Amendment; it is not even close. Nonetheless, due to the still barely breathing First Amendment, the freedom of speech and of the press almost guarantee that any and all viewpoints on a subject can be heard by the masses of people - theoretically anyway. All that needs to be done is to straighten the minds and remove the ‘slant’ of those in the media so that all stories have an equal chance of being covered fairly and justly.
https://www.vox.com/identities/2018/3/29/17177446/black-parkland-students-criticize-media-school-safety-discipline
Despite our perpetually poor performance on international academic tests, we still have the best technology available to students than anywhere else. America spends more on education than most nations. It just goes to show that Internet access cannot replace hard work and the incentive to learn. Presently, two-thirds of our fourth-graders lack proficiency in reading and many graduate high school still unable to read! One-third of Millennials actually think Earth is flat!!! What we need to do is find a way to instill the value of education and the desire for knowledge in our young people; this is where good parenting is needed, not more government intervention.
https://www.sciencealert.com/one-third-millennials-believe-flat-earth-conspiracy-statistics-yougov-debunk
Human rights in this country greatly exceed those of anywhere else, ever. This is why immigrants are risking their lives on a daily basis and coming over in droves from all over world. America is still a beacon to the oppressed, the dispossessed, and the poor because our standard of living is the highest it has ever been anywhere at anytime. They also realize what too many of us have forgotten; dreams can be fulfilled and anything can be had with hard work and determination. Too many Americans believe that they are entitled to things and play the victim role when they ought to be thankful for being here instead. Like I said before- it could be worse! For instance, slavery still exists in many places around the world. Many African nations have a smaller economy than most any city in the industrialized world. One in five households there have electricity, only two-thirds have access to adequate water, and three-fourths have no access to adequate sanitation. There are constant reports coming out of Africa concerning things such as child killings, large-scale massacres, rioting, and rising domestic violence. South Africa is currently undergoing what is basically a genocide involving white farmers being beaten, killed, and driven off of their land. South America is not much better, particularly Venezuela right now where people are eating dogs to survive.
https://www.spectator.co.uk/2018/03/genocide-in-south-africa-now-thats-a-black-and-white-issue/
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5449023/Venezuelans-eat-rats-dogs-economy-nosedives.html
The treatment of women is horrid all over the globe. Most male-dominated societies treat them like second class citizens, or worse. The status of women has never been higher in the history of humankind than it is right now in the U.S.
Look at the leaders of the world. Remember when the Namibian President Sam Nujoma ordered his police to “arrest, deport, and imprison” homosexuals and, thus, initiated state-sanctioned gay bashing? Homosexuals fare no better in Muslim countries where they are routinely thrown off of tall buildings. China also has similar policies toward gays, and, in fact, anyone who dies of AIDS is cremated on the spot.
Mexico’s former president Vicente Fox once admitted that torture has been a tool used in Mexico for centuries as part of the justice system and politicians there often get into fistfights! Fighting in the Middle East has been going on incessantly for centuries and no seems to be able to stop it.
Look at our health care system. The U.S. has the best medical knowledge and technology, the most funding, and the least amount of disease than any other country (at least we did until all of the unvetted immigrants from third world countries began pouring in). The FDA provides us with the best food quality than anywhere else and our sanitation is unparalleled. Socialistic health care systems, like that which exists in Canada, are going broke. Reports show that 25 million people in Africa have AIDS and the rate of infection is 25%. All sorts of varied diseases run rampant all over the world on a much more drastic scale than here in America. How many people have you met with malaria or scurvy? It is said that ‘the plague’ still exits in some parts of the world, but not here......for now.
Oops - https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/4244055/black-death-america-medieval-plague-strikes-new-mexicans/
Here in America we have the most personal freedom, a healthy economy, the most comfortable lifestyle, the best opportunities, the greatest form of government, and I could go on and on. Sadly, our prosperity has spawned a spoiled leisure class. Values such as hard work, self-reliance, respect for the law, and love for country are being replaced with entitlement, laziness, total disrespect for everything, and contempt for America. It is said that no country has ever taxed itself into prosperity. We must be concerned with maintaining those values that have made us the greatest nation in the history of the world, and take measure not to lose them. Also, we all have ancestry from other parts of the world and we are all proud of our heritage; however, we are here now so let’s be proud of being American too.
