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Is Our Nation Broken?

Is our nation broken?
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The cable news shows say it, the pulpits preach it, and social media is filled with it. Whether talking about racial issues, our political system, income disparity, endless wars, moral decay, or even the seeming decline in good manners … our nation seems broken.

But is it?

Well, yes, it is … but no more than it ever was.

America has always been broken — because we are flawed people attempting to live together. That’s just life. Nothing has changed. We might pine for the days of Richie and the Fonz, or Fred and Ginger, but …

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The Good Old Days?

D’Aun and I celebrated our 35th “dating anniversary” recently (here’s a post about that). I started thinking about what it was like 35-years ago. It was 1975 and I turned 17-years old that year. It was a year of turmoil. There was a tremendous loss of confidence in our government, our military, our leaders. In many ways, things haven’t changed much. Oh, the details have changed … but not the fears, the worries, the self-doubt.

Just for instance, here are a few things that happened in 1975 that I gleaned from Wikipedia. Take a look at this list …