There's the problem... the Progressives/Liberals have had control of the schools through the teachers' unions for a long time and most of the teachers are indoctrinating the children, not teaching them about liberty, freedom, their rights, and the protection from the government that was written into our U.S. Constitution. The Constitution was written to LIMIT the GOVERNMENT, not the CITIZENS, and to protect our RIGHTS, not grant them.
Our country was a place to come to be free to prosper and enjoy the fruits of our labor without a tyrannical government acting as our lord and master. Much has changed... mostly due to the schools indoctrinating the children to be subjects... sheeple... dependent on the government for EVERYTHING.
Anyone with at least half a brain can see that everyone can't have everything for free, for who would work... when they can get the same as anyone sitting on their behinds.
We are definitely getting to the point where over half the people are not working and the ones who are working are starting to see where things are headed... with more and more "rights" being demanded or offered by a "political class" that deems itself elite and our betters, and more able to decided what's best for us... as they grow their own little empires and keep increasing taxes and regulations on the remaining working class.
We've seen this many times all over the world with Socialism, Communism, and Progressive One-World type movements and takeovers.
Trump saved us from Hillary or we would have had another civil war, but I think it's just a respite. Most kids are taught that the government can provide everything and knows best. No having been taught real history and government... OUR government and history, not the revised crap.
All of our income is from the government... retired USAF and Social Security. I thought we were really doomed because Obummer was trying to fail our government. I don't think that Trump can save us from the entrenched Progressives with their cadre of indoctrinated youth.
I live in a bad place for defense, but moving back to Texas is sounding iffier all of the time... O'Rourke almost beat Cruz for Senator and there are more and more immigrants coming into Texas, along with the Liberals flocking to Austin, San Francisco East.
We almost moved to the Tacoma area 22 years ago because wifey liked it up there. She changed her mind, fortunately, and I was happy to come here to NE Florida, but would love to get somewhere with a little land and be able to shoot a gun off the back porch... without anyone complaining or being arrested!
Dang... need to get on the treadmill and get my day going! It's afternoon and I have a lot to do!
Sorry to be so pessimistic. I try not to think of all that negativity, but drift to those thoughts now and again... too often!
USAF Retired '88, NRA Life Member. Wife USAF Retired '96
Avatar: Wynn re-enlists his wife Desiree, circa 1988 Loring AFB, ME. 42nd BMW, Heavy (SAC) B-52G's
Frédéric Bastiat’s essay, The Law: http://mises.org/books/thelaw.pdf
Thomas Jefferson said
“A government big enough to give you everything you want, is strong enough to take everything you have.”
and
"Peace is that brief glorious moment in history when everybody stands around reloading".