I honestly think that the USA, as we know it, is history. It's over. If so, that's pretty sad and sobering, isn't it.

It's mostly about jobs. "They" have been exporting our jobs overseas for a long time now and in the past, say, 20 years, it has accelerated. I don't think any politician would have the courage to reverse this. And who knows, all of this just might be planned anyway.

I recently read an extensive article about global economic growth trends for the next 30 years. Talk about eye-opening! Assuming it was true, the USA will continue its fall. China will become 1, India 2 and Brazil and another country were in the mix; I can't recall the fourth one.

Couple the export of jobs to a gimme, gimme, gimme national mentality, and a political system that is a farce and you have the end of this country as the Big Dog.

I really do think it's over. I wish I could be optimistic about humankind's long-term survival but I really do have my doubts. There is a small percentage of homo sapiens that is prone to violence and evil and couple that to technology, where one kook can inflict harms to thousands of people, and it could lead to our demise.

And if we don't kill everybody off, lack of regard for our environment, globally, and the love of the almighty dollar (money, not the U S Dollar) will do it. I can't see how the planet can withstand the inevitable population growth that will occur.

On the other hand, I am moving towards trying my best not to worry about any of this and just trying to live out the rest of my life with as much happiness as I can absorb, along with spreading as much as I can spread. Seems like a good idea. Maybe I will refuse to write anything other than John Denver-ish upbeat stuff.