I was thinking about the truth of what you've stated but I'm not young and can't imagine how we've come to this reality. When I was younger, Iraq war was based upon obvious lies but everyone was gung ho to go kill people. Because of bloodlust.DaKardii wrote: Thu Mar 05, 2026 1:35 amI don't see that happening this time. Especially after the Epstein files were released.Navigator wrote: Tue Mar 03, 2026 11:55 pmBUT, when America itself is attacked, the majority (if not vast majority) rally to the flag and live up to the expectations of their forefathers. The US Constitution is still valid, and still the best form of government on earth.
Much of the left now sees Washington as irredeemably racist/sexist/homophobic/transphobic, while a growing contingent of the right now sees Washington as irredeemably degenerate if not Satanic.
They refuse to believe anything Washington says about who are our allies and who are our enemies. And if we do get attacked, they will blame Washington for provoking the attack.
Because in their opinion, no government is worse than Washington. And they would rather live under a (relatively) moral dictatorship than under an immoral democracy.
The youth of today didn't grow up with Rambo as an idol like we did.
You're probably a bit exaggerating the hatred of the degenerate condition of the government and underestimating the willingness of the young to join a fight once the catalyst threshold has been reached. We shouldn't underestimate the inability of people to learn lessons from the past and repeating patterns, no matter how dumb, is preferred by most than changing and learning. . John used to lament this fact.