I wish I could be young again.... REALLY? In this messed up world?

2014-10-31T07:59:06-04:00

I hear folks saying things like I'd love to be a young man in today's world and maybe it's because I'm in my late 40's (I'm forty-eighteen, refused to turn 50) but I see this world and really wonder if the USA will still be a "WORLD POWER" when my grandsons (age 5 and age 1) get to be young men.

What do you see the world like when those boys graduate from high school?

Response by SFC William Swartz Jr made Oct 31 at 2014 8:02 AM

2014-10-31T08:02:34-04:00

If we as a nation fail to remove our collective heads from Rectal Defilade, I see a real crappy future for our children/grandchildren....we fail to protect our borders from illegal aliens, we continue to provide for far too many that are and should be providing for themselves, we are alienating some of our closest allies and we have grown week overall on the global stage...things need to change and fast IMO....

Response by MAJ Dallas D. made Oct 31 at 2014 8:00 AM

2014-10-31T08:00:46-04:00

I ask myself this question all the time. In fact last night my wife and I were talking and she said

"We need to stay out of stuff in the world, we are no longer the world power, so let's stop being the world's police"

Great response!

I agree with SFC William Swartz Jr I see a sad future for my two boys.

Response by COL Jason Smallfield, PMP, CFM, CM made Oct 31 at 2014 9:23 AM

2014-10-31T09:23:14-04:00

A view points on what the next generation or two is likely to see:
- Every nation or culture goes through peaks and valleys. The trick is to know if the current valley is temporary or permanent. I argue it is too soon to tell and could be either. If we produce leaders for the nation then the current valley is temporary. If not it will be permanent and get worse.
- Some things change while some things do. Things that do not change include human nature, the terrain (generally speaking), basic reasons for conflict. Things that do change include technology, human understanding, rate of technology change.
- Historically, empires rise and fall (Byzantine, Persian, Roman, Mongol, British, etc). The length of their supremacy varies from as little as 80 years to over 500 years. If you think the US is an empire then we have only been an empire for a little over 100 years. Generally empires fall either because they corrupt from the inside (Roman), face a new external threat (Ottoman), or a combination of both. I think the US's main problem right now is an internal problem. We are generaly getting dumber, fatter, and listening to the fringes on both the left and right rather than working the compromise in the middle which is what we historically have done.

Response by CPT Zachary Brooks made Oct 31 at 2014 9:35 AM

2014-10-31T09:35:18-04:00

This is a thought that crosses my mind often and as a young man, not yet 30, who is recently married and wants to start a family I fear for what my children will face. I already had a more difficult time making a career and being successful than my father did and I expect it to get worse for my children.

Its a sad place to be when you are not even 30 and you fear for your and your families future. Especially when you are a hard working go getter type.

Response by Cpl Dennis F. made Oct 31 at 2014 3:45 PM

2014-10-31T15:45:19-04:00

Oh, hell no!
The one thing that I am glad for, is a limited life span so that I wont have to see where this country and world will end up. I see nothing good on the horizon, unless we finally get those flying cars promised for so long. I'm also glad that I don't have children to be worried about.