I knew somewhere there was something we could agree on! The Civil war came close to destroying this nation and was fire that hardened it into the great nation it has become. Be you left, right, or in the middle, I think we can all agree that this is still the greatest nation ever to grace the face of the earth.
Damned right, you bet your ass, or as we said in the Navy,
fuckin' A ditty bag (never had a clue what that meant).
Indeed, people have risked life and limb getting out of their home countries to get into this one. We have spent treasure and blood freeing and protecting millions from from tyranny. Whether it was the Cubans, from the Spanish; the Europeans, from the Nazis in both world wars, the South Koreans from the North Koreans and the Chinese; the Muslims from the Serbs; or the Iraqis from their own leader; we have never hesitated to go where people in danger.
It still is the greatest country ever.
I often hear the comment that it is our diversity that makes us strong. It is not; it is our constitution that is the power behind The United States of America. There are crooks and traitors on both side of the political aisle but overall this country is and hopefully always will be a beacon of hope and light in a dark and dangerous world.