And here in South Africa so many of us would give anything to live in America as it looks like a dream country from the outside.
I was so disheartened when we had those awful riots that I told hubby he needs to find his grandfather's family as he came from Luling, Texas. He was a German American who came to our country during the 1st world war, but then decided to stay here!
Crime is getting out of control here mainly because of unemployment; our police force is incompetent, way too laidback and plain lazy while the politicians, just like yours, are too busy lining their own pockets, but I totally agree with you on this which holds true for many countries in the world:
None of us individually can fix America but, collectively, we can do it. Before that happens we must beef up our mental immune systems so we can see through the lies and wild conspiracies that currently divide us. We have to become more involved in our political system and start holding our politicians accountable.
Many communities are forming Crime Watch groups with patrols, messaging on whatsapp with some armed response companies on the group as well. We pay an armed response security company and if there's any crime issue, we call them first and then the police as they do not have enough resources and often don't even answer their phones!
BUT...we need to stop the blame game and start acting!
Never forget...we never have to remain a slave to our past.
United, we will stand. Divided, we will all perish together. Never forget.
I always say America must have an excellent PR team to project that image across the world. It's not all bad, it really isn't. Like almost anywhere, Americans are generally good. You have to spend time here to see the complexity that is the real America.
I recently read that in 2019 over 60% of US adults took oxycontin. If that number's true it's telling of a few things...first, the big pharma's infiltration of our government/medical system but also how many people are trying to "escape" the pain of their day-to-day existence.
The stories of how you all came together to help restore order over there was inspiring! Somehow people need to learn how to see through the bullshit our leaders are spewing. I'm not sure what it's going to take.