One of the greatest things we have is history and its significance upon our present state. I have had many feelings for a long time and certainly everyone is allowed their own opinions. I think we are losing a great deal of what so many have  fought and died for and we need to remember that Empires of the past have a great effect upon our present.

While reading through many materials I found this and it struck me in my heart, it made me feel sad because I see us drifting away from what made us strong and it made me think...what are we throwing away? What are we willing to lose?
No Empire last forever, history has taught us that we are prisoners of our own making. We see the sign post and yet we prefer to look away distracted by whatever catches our attention.  I am not here to sermonize or try to make anyone see my point of view. Its more than just a political view or statement its our future and that of  the children we raise within our country. What are leaving behind? More than just morality, more than economical statutes, we are leaving behind the freedoms and liberty that once blessed immigrants that came to this country looking for a new life.
Is it too late or do we still have have burning desire to live in a world that most consider a place where dreams and hard work can achieve goals and a better future.

I will leave that to your own personal opinion. I spoke to more than one person about this and they replied, "that's good I hope this country gets buried...I am going to laugh when it falls! " These were fellow citizens of the USA, and I wondered, have we become that jaded that unmindful of what we will leave behind us for future generations? Please read, judge and deem what you think is the future of our country.

_Mescamillo
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"The events that led up to the fall of Imperial Rome can be traced to several factors.

1. Agriculture declined as farmers found it unprofitable to plant, flocking instead to the cities, where they became wards of the state.
2. Heavy taxes to support wars left citizens with less to spend, causing businesses to fold; hence, prosperity declined.
3. Jobless men could no longer afford matrimony, and this factor, coupled with a high abortion rate, resulted in a falling birth rate.
4. Political disinterest on the part of the citizenry led to poor leadership.
5. The moral fabric of the society began to tear apart as degenerating spectacles in the arena occupied the minds of the unemployed masses.
Finally, Rome became dependent on foreigners, often subjugated peoples, to defend its borders and to fight its wars as fewer Romans were available for conscription. Foreigners obviously had no true ties to the motherland."

Written by: Gerard Del Re, from his book "History's Last Stand":