Lately the US has started to look a lot like Europe.
I refer to: increased racial tension, a shift to the left, the rise of the far left and far right, aggressive pursuit of third political parties and candidates, a tendency to protest at the drop of a hat, a rise in secularism, drop in religiosity, white indigenous populations that feel threatened by foreigners, an aggressive push for lax immigration policies, greater humanitarian concerns, increased wine consumption, rise in circulation-stifling trouser sales, etc.
Now you'll look at me and say "Wow what an ignorant picture of Europe you have." Before your rendition of an apologia for the motherland.
And maybe you're right. Maybe you're more than right, maybe the US is actually progressing, in a Hegelian sort of way (yeah right).
But even so, isn't it sad? There was something unique and quaint about the United States. Something distinct and appreciable about a culture and lifestyle tinted with the hue of Americana.
And we're losing it now. We're losing the cowboy, the muscle car. The rock-flag-and-eagle. The country music. The slow hillbilly twang, the southern drawl. Mom and pop diners, banjos, pickup trucks and yeehaws.
It wasn't perfect by any means. But it was one of a kind.
And it's going away. That's sad.
I refer to: increased racial tension, a shift to the left, the rise of the far left and far right, aggressive pursuit of third political parties and candidates, a tendency to protest at the drop of a hat, a rise in secularism, drop in religiosity, white indigenous populations that feel threatened by foreigners, an aggressive push for lax immigration policies, greater humanitarian concerns, increased wine consumption, rise in circulation-stifling trouser sales, etc.
Now you'll look at me and say "Wow what an ignorant picture of Europe you have." Before your rendition of an apologia for the motherland.
And maybe you're right. Maybe you're more than right, maybe the US is actually progressing, in a Hegelian sort of way (yeah right).
But even so, isn't it sad? There was something unique and quaint about the United States. Something distinct and appreciable about a culture and lifestyle tinted with the hue of Americana.
And we're losing it now. We're losing the cowboy, the muscle car. The rock-flag-and-eagle. The country music. The slow hillbilly twang, the southern drawl. Mom and pop diners, banjos, pickup trucks and yeehaws.
It wasn't perfect by any means. But it was one of a kind.
And it's going away. That's sad.
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