Friday, July 11, 2008
A bleak outlook ....
I saw this article and it basically sums up how I feel about the state of our country right now:
Five Signs the United States Is Withering Away
In Summary:
1- Too many internal divisions: the whole "red vs. blue" thing or "have vs. the have not" thing.
2- A decadent culture: and I'm not talking about morals ... we are in the midst of an artistic decline as evidenced by the number of sequals and remakes coming out of Hollywood. Does anyone have an original idea anymore??
3- Too much military, not enough social welfare: when you conquer other nations you can't build roads or schools in your own. We should rename the Dept. of Defense to the Dept. of Offense.
4- Citizens do not trust their government: we have all but given up on the idea of privacy ... the government just sanctioned illegal wiretapping and gave those who assist in the effort immunity from prosecution ... what's next??
5- No science and engineering leadership: everybody wants to be an MBA .... everybody wants to be Donald Trump .... nobody goes to school dreaming that they'll build the next rocket to Mars ... it's just not cool. Our biggest domestic product will soon be "managers" .... the brains will be elsewhere .... the manufacturing will be elsewhere. In 50 years we'll be a nation of Managers and clerks at Wal-mart.
I soooo want to be wrong about this ......
#posted by Rob Roschewsk @ 7:39 AM