We our definitely in a downward spiral. My wife and I are almost 30, and we have put off having kids for a few years, & are starting to feel like it is time to settle down and add a couple children to join our beloved dogs:), but I am honest afraid of what the future will hold for the next generation in this country. I feel like we are at a point right now, more than any time in my life or that I know of in history, since I would say the Great Depression, whereas we have absolutely no idea or method to use in order to predict what this country/world will be like in 25 years, in 50 years, or heck I could say in 10 years, in 15 years, with nearly as much certainty.
One thing I have noticed lately, in local media and in statewide media, is that what is reported by the news outlets is very much filtered to allow us to know, down to the smallest detail, only what the government wants us to know, and it is generally biased in the direction in which some entity wants us to perceive it. If some type of breaking news situation occurs, and you follow each of the 3-5 news outlets we have in the Huntington area of the state, they very commonly release some very important detail, then an hour or so later will delete that detail from the online story, and go right on as if they never reported that detail. Whether it was something about an explosion at a plant, or a police situation in which an officer makes a mistake that the department or city/state does not want the public to know about, and if someone asks about that particular detail, the news outlet will either say they never reported that or it was a mistake on their part.
Sorry I'm so long winded, but my point is, if I have very specifically and obviously picked up on it 2 to 3 times in the past year locally, how often and to what extent do the Feds not report details they want left out, or bend/alter the truth about National news to only allow us to know what they feel we should know. I would almost bet things are reported either with important known details left out, or the truth altered in some fashion more often than we receive news stories that are accurate and honest. How corrupt are our politicians and how deep/widespread has the corruption already reached, how much influence over important decisions in this country has already been sold by our senators and representatives, shoot I wouldn't be surprised if it goes all the way to the top. You know all of those campaign donations don't come without the expectations of a big favor in return. I'll give you more later:)