I found this link on a post over on the Army subreddit. Reading the comments, I think that these comments actually show why patriotism is so low. On one hand, all of the leftist grievance mongering has made the leftists hate the U.S. That shouldn't surprise anyone. Then on the other hand, the right can't stand the left and there's a general sentiment that its not worth sacrificing for someone you hate and hates you. Then there's the more general comments like how the U.S. is a gerontocracy by and for the baby boomers and boomers are content to screw over all of the other generations as long as they get theirs. Plus, we have discussed at length our own ideas here like how American politicians are bought and paid for by international finance.
That's a pretty good summary of the situation, and I thinks it hints at the crux of the problem. The real issue is that the people benefiting from society aren't the ones keeping it running, and the latter group are starting to wake up. As this continues the wheels start coming off the clown show and things start breaking down. If you wonder why we're starting to see signs of a societal collapse, this is why.
There's something very ironic about the fact that those benefiting from society the most, who have the most to lose from societal collapse, are the ones tearing it all down right now.
I found this link on a post over on the Army subreddit. Reading the comments, I think that these comments actually show why patriotism is so low. On one hand, all of the leftist grievance mongering has made the leftists hate the U.S. That shouldn't surprise anyone. Then on the other hand, the right can't stand the left and there's a general sentiment that its not worth sacrificing for someone you hate and hates you. Then there's the more general comments like how the U.S. is a gerontocracy by and for the baby boomers and boomers are content to screw over all of the other generations as long as they get theirs. Plus, we have discussed at length our own ideas here like how American politicians are bought and paid for by international finance.
That's a pretty good summary of the situation, and I thinks it hints at the crux of the problem. The real issue is that the people benefiting from society aren't the ones keeping it running, and the latter group are starting to wake up. As this continues the wheels start coming off the clown show and things start breaking down. If you wonder why we're starting to see signs of a societal collapse, this is why.
There's something very ironic about the fact that those benefiting from society the most, who have the most to lose from societal collapse, are the ones tearing it all down right now.