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walkingman

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7. Extraordinary paradise is not the word I would use to describe the US these days.

Reply to BeneteauBum (Original post)

Thu May 28, 2026, 10:01 AM

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We are clearly a declining nation by almost any measure.....debt, education, healthcare, housing, political polarization, affordability.....just about everything. In terms of social progress we are going backwards.

Corruption at a scale never seen in America, our Congress is almost non-existent, and once again we are in another war. What more could you possibly want, right?

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