Make America Scared Again!

I wanted to take a break from the normal regurgitation of weekly news that I normally do. I instead wanted to talk about something that has been bothering me lately.

It seems in recent years the increased tension between political parties has warped the view of what America should be. I’m not just talking about what the economy should be like, or where the government should divert military power. I am talking more about the character of America.

With the election of President Trump, the concept of American exceptionalism is on the rise. No longer will we be pushed around and bullied by the likes of others.

To me America is a country that has become a contradiction lately. My reasoning might seem a little out there, but I want you to hear me out.

America is the most terrified country in the world.

It has been for the past several decades, ever since the American people learned about Communism. When we learned about this, we invited the fear in. It gave the government cause to make the people question their own neighbors and strangers alike. It not only affected the common folk, but the ones in power. They became afraid of losing their power and would do anything to keep it.

From this point on the idea of America being the biggest and toughest country in the world, became a contradiction. During the years of the Reagan presidency, fear filled the country in the form of communism, and during the presidency of George W. Bush it was in the form of Terrorism.

This fear has become a virus that infects the country everyday, and with the recent election of President Trump, I think that we will become even worse. Its this fear that drives to want to hate someone simply because they come from a different country and worship God in a different way. This fear that makes us want to close ourselves up from the world instead of joining it. It won’t just be some radical terrorist group that gives us reason to be afraid but our own government. When someone is operating on fear they will do just about anything to keep going.

Maybe I am talking crazy. Maybe this entire tirade of words is the product of me having to much alone time. I’m not really sure, but it makes me wish that instead of being so afraid of the world we would take part in it. America has the capacity to do great things, and it has done in the past. I simply think that this idea of American exceptionalism has got to stop, because nobody likes a loud mouth, especially if that loud mouth has access to nuclear weapons.