vistalad wrote:

I don't know when we began to lose faith in what I regard as the greatest country in human history. Perhaps Americans can regain their regard for this magnificent country by working to reserve our resources for our own people.
I suspect a lot of that lost faith has come from the remake of our population due to our crazy immigration policies that have allowed tens of millions of immigrants (legal and illegal) in over the last several decades! Many of these 'new' immigrants don't really seem interested in assimilating, which means they are keeping their own traditions, cultures, and beliefs while disparaging a culture that took centuries to build. Is there such a thing as American tradition anymore? Oh, and of course pandering politicians are compounding the problem.