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In weaker moments I guess I too have been a little cynical about the prospects we have for our little experiment here. Our elected government is comprised of vicious thugs, and fear is rotting the soul of the citizenry. Perhaps the former poster is right (However I think that the smug and cynical stance he takes is a cop out. Oh how easy and small it is to be cool and cynical). What he doesn't seem to understand is that the great thing about America is not the reality of America, but the IDEA of America. The reality of America has always been violent and embarassing. But the idea of America has taken on something much larger than what is here in the United States. America is not in the Presidency, the congress, or even the heartland. It trandsends boundaries and and nationalities. It is the realization of the enlightenment. And that will never die.
