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Do you think the USA will make it?
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<blockquote data-quote="jpro" data-source="post: 16776889" data-attributes="member: 72690"><p>I agree, this is a bump in the road. Just like the OP, concerns have crept into my mind about the world for my kids (ages 12 and 14), but I think it will be OK long term. For right now though, it is going to be a bumpy ride for a while. </p><p></p><p>So much of the focus in media, social media, message boards, etc. is negative and divisive. However, I tend to think that the number of decent people far exceeds the indecent jackasses. For example (and I'm sure [USER=105950]@VegasMichael[/USER] will attest to this): All we hear about on the news locally is how our school district is in shambles. Violence is up, we are failing our kids, etc. My kids have had great experiences so far in their lives within the district, and a colleague of mine shared that on "signing day" at her son's high school (not for athletics but just to celebrate where the school's graduates will be heading to college) kids announced their acceptances to the Air Force Academy, USC, UCLA, ASU, Stanford, Michigan, and every Ivy you can name. Yet you won't get a story on the news about this; they will cover how a boy mooned the principal while the school bus drove away on the last day of school. </p><p></p><p>My point is, the exceptions to the rule and the outlandish stories get all the attention, while the vast majority of people go on with their lives doing good for themselves, their neighbors, their families, and their communities. Keep the faith...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jpro, post: 16776889, member: 72690"] I agree, this is a bump in the road. Just like the OP, concerns have crept into my mind about the world for my kids (ages 12 and 14), but I think it will be OK long term. For right now though, it is going to be a bumpy ride for a while. So much of the focus in media, social media, message boards, etc. is negative and divisive. However, I tend to think that the number of decent people far exceeds the indecent jackasses. For example (and I'm sure [USER=105950]@VegasMichael[/USER] will attest to this): All we hear about on the news locally is how our school district is in shambles. Violence is up, we are failing our kids, etc. My kids have had great experiences so far in their lives within the district, and a colleague of mine shared that on "signing day" at her son's high school (not for athletics but just to celebrate where the school's graduates will be heading to college) kids announced their acceptances to the Air Force Academy, USC, UCLA, ASU, Stanford, Michigan, and every Ivy you can name. Yet you won't get a story on the news about this; they will cover how a boy mooned the principal while the school bus drove away on the last day of school. My point is, the exceptions to the rule and the outlandish stories get all the attention, while the vast majority of people go on with their lives doing good for themselves, their neighbors, their families, and their communities. Keep the faith... [/QUOTE]
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