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Originally Posted by Cassie325
I would disagree...I think she is looking at what is going on right now. With a republican in office RIGHT NOW...and for the last 8 years...the economy has only gotten worse! I think Chels see's no HOPE with 4-8 more years! We (the American people...of all ages, race and backround) need HOPE that we will see better days a head...there is NO HOPE in McCain!! IMO
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...And I see nothing but hope, regardless (or in spite of) whoever occupies 1600 PA Ave, DC.
What are "better days?" The quality of life for Americans gets a little better with each passing decade. Just look at the public services which are available, the private facilities and services at arm's reach and how we keep getting better at "first-responding" (Nobody can stop Mother Nature, but we do a pretty good job at mitigating the effects). Compare any of this to past times!
The glass is always half-full or better to me. I have greater resources and substance than any previous generation of my family, and my kids have even greater opportunities than I did.
Sure, I've lost money in the stock market, but I at least HAD money to lose - which is more than my parents and grandparents.
Wars still exist and will happen again, but ironically they are "smaller" than in previous generations, and hopefully that trend (if we are to have war) continues.
At present trends, my spouse and I will live longer than any of our parents, thanks to better diet and a medical establishment which (although not inexpensive) keeps expanding the capacity of humans to accrue more time alive.
Presidential administrations have come and gone, and life in this great nation is still prized by most of the citizenry and millions elsewhere who would trade anything and everything to be here (and often do!).
So, whoever feels hopeless in America, go get professional help. We even have plenty of that in the USA. You got it better than most of the planet.