tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5120202207964289878.post6855652508257459121..comments2023-10-18T06:07:01.094-04:00Comments on Mein Blog: 800 Words: The Modern America Hall of FameEvan Tuckerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04552209699238979904noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5120202207964289878.post-84302943832282047882014-06-05T16:07:56.562-04:002014-06-05T16:07:56.562-04:00Oh Evan! This is a view from 30,000 feet post if ...Oh Evan! This is a view from 30,000 feet post if I've ever read one. Does all this fascinating intrigue and scandal not make us the greatest country on earth I ask you? I think we're drifting more slowly towards disaster than you think though. I'd disagree that we never think seriously about why other coutnries are surpassing us in various areas. In fact I'd argue that we OBSESS over why countries are surpassing us and don't always learn the right lessons from that obsession (but maybe that's because I work in education). The dichotomy you describe is the most interesting to me. Yes- we have a lot of lunacy...an ABSURD amount of lunacy. We also have most of the solutions to our greatest challenges in the minds of absolutely brilliant Americans which are held back from being brought to fruition by institutional and systemic issues- which are the ones we need to address most desperately. If I can take a moment to be optimistic in some way, I think the most relevant political quote would be Bubba Clinton's- "There is nothing wrong with America that can't be fixed by what is right in America." That doesn't mean it'll ever happen though...we might be too distracted by shiny metal objects :)ScottAUhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15713891421680236439noreply@blogger.com