Our Entire Nation is Based on Struggles

Things aren’t they way they used to be…

The Pilgrims are just dust now. Thomas Jefferson is just a line in a textbook.Franklin is long forgotten.

And with them went…

The American Dream.

There is no ambition to explore and discover; the work ethic of those previous generations has died with them; no longer does one look at the unknown with wonder and longing.

When presented with a challenge or the unfamiliar, we ask “Why?” instead of “Why not?” That’s not the way it used to be.

We used to be the ones that grasped with blind hands into the darkness with reckless abandon, waiting for the next adventure, the next test of our perseverance.

We met every challenge, every new idea, head on. We didn’t back down or give up, because we knew nothing of the sort. Failure wasn’t an option for America.If we couldn’t come up with an answer to a problem, we would seek one out, not just ignore it.

Our entire nation is based around struggles.

The Pilgrim Fathers came here with nothing but hope, faith, and a dream. A dream of society without laws barring religion.

The Founding Fathers fought the greatest nation, the strongest military force,with nothing but hope, faith and a dream. A dream of a nation free from the stranglehold of an oppressive government.

Abraham Lincoln brought the entire nation into a civil war, with nothing but hope, faith, and a dream. A dream of a nation together at last, free from that which had divided them so painfully before.

John F. Kennedy convinced the people to fly a man to the moon, with nothing but hope, faith and a dream. A dream that the American people would not forget their duties, that we would remember what had gotten us this far.

Martin Luther King Jr. fought for all the people’s rights once more, with nothing but hope, faith, and dream. A dream that we would rise up and live out the true meaning of this nation’s creed.

Ronald Reagan believed in hope, faith and dreams. He reminded us the future doesn’t belong to the fainthearted; it belongs to the brave.

We don’t look at things with wonder and enchantment. Challenges face us and we turn our heads. Nothing can grab hold of us; nothing can force us to pay attention. No matter how profound the words, no matter how timeless, we ignore anything with substance.

So… my kind of “humbug” has disappeared. Pity… pity.

“There was a sucker born ev’ry minute. Each time that second hand swept to the top, like dandelions up they popped, their ears so big, their eyes so wide…”

Author Note:
So, yeah, I watched Barnum and was thinking about what the American Dream is. Long story, but if you’ve seen it, you’d understand.
Also, I read comments on a YouTube video about 9/11. Everyone is a fucking retard for blaming President Bush. What about Clinton? All this talk about it being a cover up by President Bush. Like he had time! He was only in office for 9 months. The warning signs had been around since the 90s. And you know what? Clinton’s foreign policy was shit, so that’s probably why 9/11 happened. Much like Somalia now. We can blame Clinton for that.
Aside from that, I’m tired of a lot of things I hear. Fuck off, you’re the most Anti-American garbage to come around since Leon Czolgosz.