Is America's future bright or dim?

We're probably screwed. The Man is keeping us down.

Inb4 all the Americaisasinglecontinentf*gs

I know it sounds like a copout but I'm not sure really. We have more technological advancements and tolerance now but it seems this country is deep in vanity. Then again you can say that for any time period.

I guess I'll vote dim because kids today are awful

Financial meltdown, courtesy of the Baby Boomers. Twits.

I voted "Bright", because I have great hope that America will repent of its sins and turn to God before it is too late.
God bless,
Crushmaster.

I voted "Bright", because I have great hope that America will repent of its sins and turn to God before it is too late.
God bless,
Crushmaster.

Crushmaster

The U.S. will definitely experience a relative decline (meaning the disparity of power between the U.S. and the rest of the world is going to shrink, and is already doing so). But the U.S. has too many strengths to really collapse into a failed state. Europe and Japan are going to face much longer-term problems than the U.S. will, economically and demographically.

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Very dim, considering how the middle of the entire fr*cking country are religious anti-common sense republicans. Lol

I voted "Bright", because I have great hope that America will repent of its sins and turn to God before it is too late.
God bless,
Crushmaster.

Crushmaster

I'll say bright and be optimistic for once.

Dim, regardless of who gets elected. I think it's time for a fundamental change to how we run things. Almost all of today's politicians are just terrible. Also, our kids aren't self motivated and a lot of them don't have opportunities for a good education. GodofBigMacs

Completely agree. If the country doesn't fundamentally change, then a fix isn't going to magically fix itself, and that seems less and less likely every day.

The system is broken. Obama is still the best option (doesn't mean its a great option). The political fighting is tearing the country apart.

Dim. Very dim.

Very dim, considering how the middle of the entire fr*cking country are religious anti-common sense republicans. Lol

Kocelot

Depends whose President

Very dim obama signing executive orders behind everyones backs no one pays attention that and obama and romney are one and the same. Not to mention the rampant coruption of the banks and the federal reserve doing qe all the time.

I prefer optimism, so...

Very dim obama signing executive orders behind everyones backs no one pays attention that and obama and romney are one and the same. Not to mention the rampant coruption of the banks and the federal reserve doing qe all the time.

Bigboss232

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Very dim obama signing executive orders behind everyones backs no one pays attention that and obama and romney are one and the same. Not to mention the rampant coruption of the banks and the federal reserve doing qe all the time.

Ace6301

Oh no, I was paying attention to Bush's executive power grab. Obama said he'd end the practice, so that has some people upset. Of course, it doesn't help the two parties can't agree on what color the sky is.

I think America will be just fine if we can achieve term limits on Congress (both houses) and campaign finance reform. Term limits would remove the incumbent advantage, reduce the power of lobbyists, and goes a long way to eliminating seniority as a determining factor on a Congress member's importance. Campaign finance reform would make candidates more interested in courting voters and finding out what's important to the people in their districts. I think both would go a long way to getting ordinary citizens back into making the laws of the land.

Of course, all of this presumes the average American can be bothered to turn off the abhorrent reality shows being run all the time and actually pay attention to what is going on. Maybe I should just embrace that Idiocracy is the inevitable end and invest in Carl's Jr. "Brawndo! It's got electrolytes! It's what plants crave!"

All countries have their high and low points in history and while the United States isn't any different, I remain optimistic about our future.

We're probably screwed. The Man is keeping us down.

Inb4 all the Americaisasinglecontinentf*gs

gamerguru100

I don't think it will fall flat, but I highly doubt that it'll go back to the dominance of the pre 9/11 era.

Definitely dim.

I want to be more optimistic. But the dimness I see is a shadow casting on a global scale, not just the U.S.

Bright. America has a lot going for it. You can live a happy life in America working in McDonalds. The same cannot be said for elsewhere. Ninja-Hippo

Everyone talks about spending but never the amount of unfair laws and legislation that pass that don't make sense or cause more problems than solutions.

While I believe this country can work it's way back up, as Ciciero once said, "the more laws, the less justice." Even if spending is under control, we need to do something about our justice system.

Its bright. Like it always is and forever will be.

I voted "Bright", because I have great hope that America will repent of its sins and turn to God before it is too late.
God bless,
Crushmaster.

Crushmaster

I voted "Bright", because I have great hope that America will repent of its sins and turn to God before it is too late.
God bless,
Crushmaster.

Crushmaster

Very dim obama signing executive orders behind everyones backs no one pays attention that and obama and romney are one and the same. Not to mention the rampant coruption of the banks and the federal reserve doing qe all the time.

Bigboss232

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I voted "Bright", because I have great hope that America will repent of its sins and turn to God before it is too late.
God bless,
Crushmaster.

Brozekial

Bright, because I prefer to be optimistic.

Brightly dark.

Dim. This country is screwed three ways from Sunday. The only thing left is to put our heads between our legs and kiss our fat butts goodbye. Pessimistic yes, but I have lost all faith.TheWalkingGhost

It will be bright as long as conservatives don't come to power again.

Dim.

Like the God Bless America guy said, this is the "oh no you didn't say that!" generation, where a shocking comment has more weight than the truth. Just try and say something not "politically correct" and watch the whole forum jump at you.

People reason with their tongues more than with their brains. And our culture promotes completely wrong values. It's starting to bite us in the ass now, I don't even want to imagine how it's going to be in the future.

Dim.....