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I have neither lost faith nor given up. But at the same time I call it like I see it.

I too sense another civil war coming, and believe it is already well under way culturally.

I’d never root for that, or an “event” that might pull us all together again. I pray for our country every day. I’m so thankful Trump is in office, as I think we’d be far down the road to ruin with the alternative....

As Alexander Fraser said:

“A democracy is always temporary in nature; it simply cannot exist as a permanent form of government. A democracy will continue to exist up until the time that voters discover that they can vote themselves generous gifts from the public treasury."

I sit here as a 55 year old person, looking at today's political, moral, and economic landscape. I truly fear that our country is in decline, and we're not far from collapse, if we're not already going down that slippery slope on a greased slide. It truly saddens me as to what I see going on today. A differing opinion has you labeled as a hater, being successful has you labeled as privileged, being a gun owner has you labeled as crazy, etc.

I think we're there: the stupid people have brought us down to their level, and are now whipping our rear with experience.

The only solace I take is that I retire here in a few short years, then will retreat to the woods where hopefully I can find refuge with like-minded folk.

My father would be exasperated if he were alive today.