"The average age of the worlds greatest civilizations has been 200 years. These nations have progressed through this sequence: from bondage to spiritual faith; from spiritual faith to great courage; from great courage to liberty; from liberty to abundance; from abundance to selfishness; from selfishness to complacency; from complacency to apathy; from apathy to dependence; from dependence back into bondage."

Sir Alex Fraser Tyler
(1742-1813) Scottish jurist and Historian.

Source: The decline and fall of the Athenian Republic. C. 1799

it falls along with some things I believe

I believe we are in a contraction of the American Empire. The citizenry have become more self indulgent and are known as consumers more than producers

Oooooh, I've read some of that. What a coincidence, hey???

you are incrediably right on the mark with this one.

EVERY great nation has destroyed itself from within.

GREEDY AMERICA ISN'T FAR FROM IT RIGHT NOW

Maybe its time to get out? I think I'll wait on that one. Let me see. Retirement in Costa Rica sounds nice.

LOL. I have this bad habit... I read.

I however don't believe much in coincidence, are you following me?

we will survive and prevail

i'm sure there were those in babylon who thought the same thing...just saying

A few years ago I was in agreement with this. I even wrote a paper called Complacency in America and warned of the possibility.

Now however, and this will probably the only time I thank GW Bush, the government stepped too far too fast.
A new generation, sitting back watching Americans turn on Americans in strong verbal and moral disagreements, were forced out of the complacency many of us had became victim to.

They went to the voting booths strong and voted for change, They decided for themselves that America had been following the wrong path and refused to leave their futures and the futures of their children to the happen-chance complacency that was gripping their parents and guiding America in opposition to the world.

I think, thanks to this new generation, who saw through racism, used common sense, and got involved that we have been saved.

I thank this young generation and GW Bush.
Yes Bush, if it had not been for his extreme aggressive policies and lies, we may have fallen victim to our complacency.

We still have a lot of work to do but at least the people woke up.

or Carthage, or Rome, or Constantinople, or London

london

once upon a time the sun never set upon the British Empire. Now they are just another small country

As long as we have a Federal Reserve Central Banking Cartel and the UN, the sun still never sets on the British empire...LOL.

Be careful. Costa Rica is simply an approved retirement location of US. This is why it is protected by US military. If it gets out of hand, the hand that feeds them might start biting them.

No, they haven't wake up, Fanta. The do want "change", that is correct, but by the change they mean "more free dope".

I would wait and see, if this generation truly is what you think of them.

Buy weapons and ammunition. Support the Firearms Industry.

Yes the "Right to Bear Arms"

most people don't understand that statement was for protecting us against bad goverment.

better get them quick before our newly elected clown puts on a ban on gun sales(i got mine)

That is a very nice Observation there Fanta. I am very proud of the young people that finally stepped up this past year and became involved in their futures. Im really hoping that they wont be dissapointed in the choices they have made.

I hope all the 18-24 year olds that voted for Obama get really high paying jobs, they are going to have one hell of a debt to pay off.