What is causing the downfall of our country?

[Bigtanker]

I rarely get involved in the political chat here or anywhere else for that matter. But I was sucked into a discussion today at work about what is causing the downfall of this country.

So what do you say INGO? I'll be reading but not commenting much as I'm looking for different point of views. I won't even give examples yet as to what was said today but I'm sure they will pop up.

 

[jbombelli]

Free stuff.

 

[Tombs]

What caused the downfall? Good people tolerating evil entering their communities and the minds of their children.

How else can you explain how anyone in this country would vote for someone being investigated for espionage, who would attack rape victims, and laugh about overthrowing legitimate governments?

 

[bulletsmith]

Based on my experiences, I believe that in an effort to provide a better life than they had, some parents have produced ill equipped, lazy, entitled snowflakes that can't understand why the world doesn't think they are special. Who, when confronted with the reality of their under performance, simply dismiss you as an unrealistic person that just doesn't understand them.

This is not everybody and this is not THE cause of our problems. But it is a problem that is a contributing factor IMO.

 

[phylodog]

The liberal agenda

 

[SEIndSAM]

^^^^ What Phylo said ^^^^

 

[halfmileharry]

The liberal agenda

Agreed.
Huge Government and over regulation.
Evil disguised as equality.

 

[BehindBlueI's]

Facebook, reality tv, and cheese in a can.

 

[Kirk Freeman]

The Welfare State.

Read it. Go read it now: Life at the Bottom: The Worldview That Makes the Underclass: Theodore Dalrymple: 9781566635059: Amazon.com: Books

 

[SSGSAD]

I rarely get involved in the political chat here or anywhere else for that matter. But I was sucked into a discussion today at work about what is causing the downfall of this country.

So what do you say INGO? I'll be reading but not commenting much as I'm looking for different point of views. I won't even give examples yet as to what was said today but I'm sure they will pop up.

50 MILLION people on Welfare, and food stamps, and less and less people WORKING !!!!!

 

[raptrbreth]

Too many people who live their life by the mantra, "If your not cheating, you're not trying."

 

[HubertGummer]

Socialism/liberalism/ignorance/idiocy.....whatever you choose to call it.

 

[Twangbanger]

1. People who don't accept responsibility for their actions.

2. Corporate greed unconnected with any sense of national identity.

3. The interaction between variables 1 and 2: people who use #2 as an excuse to promote more of #1.

 

[bulletsmith]

Facebook, reality tv, and cheese in a can.

Now wait a minute.... Cheese in a can?

 

[churchmouse]

Based on my experiences, I believe that in an effort to provide a better life than they had, some parents have produced ill equipped, lazy, entitled snowflakes that can't understand why the world doesn't think they are special. Who, when confronted with the reality of their under performance, simply dismiss you as an unrealistic person that just doesn't understand them.

This is not everybody and this is not THE cause of our problems. But it is a problem that is a contributing factor IMO.

Possibly 1 of many "Causes"

These days parents are afraid or unwilling to punish a misbehaving child for fear of reprisal from authority's.
Let one of the little snowflakes tell the school councilor the dad or mom kicked their tail and life as Mom/Dad knew it gets turned upside down.
I am not a fan of severe corporal punishment but there is that old adage...spare the rod.

 

[churchmouse]

Facebook, reality tv, and cheese in a can.

Cheese in a Can..........Oh heck no.

 

[BugI02]

Too many Takers, not enough Makers

People who play by the rules being reviled as chumps. The explosion in the numbers of people without honor

Political correctness

The death of the idea of personal responsibility

 

[sheltowee]

Too many lawyers.

 

[jzwhts]

Liberal agenda and a loss of value of life.

 

[Tombs]

The Welfare State.

Read it. Go read it now: Life at the Bottom: The Worldview That Makes the Underclass: Theodore Dalrymple: 9781566635059: Amazon.com: Books

To some extent, yeah, but those are merely the lemmings.

Look up the ratio of liberal to conservative college professors, if you want to know where most the roads lead back to. For that matter, even school teachers.