WuWei
101
Climbing back up a slippery slope is nigh on impossible, even without technology. Takes a revolution.
Hardly ever make it all the way back
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zantax
102
But it wonât even be a possibility this time around.
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tzu
103
âŚat least not the blood-cursed nation of Haiti.
America is fundamentally meant to be a good country.
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A republic of free citizens. A very unique country. Thereâs nothing else quite like the United States.
Even though we make mistakes, I believe fully that the United States is a force for good in the world.
WuWei
108
By whose standard and for whom?
Publius
109
Torn between âarrogantâ and âspoiled rottenââŚ
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WuWei
110
âWeâ or the government.
JayJay
111
They have the intelligence that matters to human beings when it comes to selecting leaders.
And smart people see what it takes to get into the political arena and say âno â â â â â â â wayâ.
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Mostly the government when it comes to mistakes.
I believe the American people have made mistakes in the past. But we always rectify those mistakes. It just takes time.
WuWei
113
Can you give an example of a âpeopleâ mistake please?
Id say the big one is not fighting for our rights as individuals. We have been too passive as a people.
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JayJay
115
Iâd say the problem is not knowing when to do so.
In reverse order: We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our PosterityâŚ
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WuWei
118
Then internal standards and ourselves?