Which Way, USA?

I’m not a subscriber to the Washington Post, so I don’t have access to this article, though I love the thought presented in the title, and I have to say that I’d be interested in any intellectually serious argument to the effect that America isn’t on a steep and long decline.

At this point in time:

• It looks like the nation is headed for authoritarianism, and we’re not just accepting it; we’re ushering it in, as if it were the New Year.

• The divide between rich and poor continues to widen, as the federal debt explodes, and the proceeds are handed out to the wealthiest Americans.

• The federal government, formerly a source of help to Americans in terms of education, a sane and helpful liaison to other countries, a military led by seasoned generals and admirals, a justice system that worked independently of the will of the president, an environmental policy dominated by science–all have largely been eviscerated.

• The state of healthcare in the United States lies in the hands of a madman.

• A steadily declining educational system, showing what little regard we have for America’s future.

America, I love you like a sick child. I’m sitting at your bedside, rooting with all my heart for a speedy recovery.