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100-year-old WWII vet breaks down, says this isn't the ‘country we fought for’: ‘I am so upset’

Carl Spurlin Dekel served in the U.S. Marines during World War II

Much of what American soldiers fought for in World War II has "gone down the drain," according to U.S. Marine Carl Spurlin Dekel, who celebrated his 100th birthday last week.
Dekel says serving his country in WWII was the most important thing he ever did, according to Fox 13. The veteran and Silver Star holder says he wouldn't hesitate to put his life on the line again, but regrets that the U.S. has slipped away from what he remembers.
"People don’t realize what they have," Dekel told the outlet. "The things we did and the things we fought for and the boys that died for it, it’s all gone down the drain."

https://www.foxnews.com/us/100-year-old-...-we-fought

If you ask people "are you proud of America", about 2/3 of Republicans will say yes while only about 1/3 of Democrats will. But if you ask, "Are you optimistic about America's future", those numbers are reversed.
Its messed up in both cases. We should be proud of our country AND optimistic about its future, because , after all, we are the ones who get to create that future.

(07-03-2022, 12:18 PM)mikesez Wrote: [ -> ]If you ask people "are you proud of America", about 2/3 of Republicans will say yes while only about 1/3 of Democrats will.  But if you ask, "Are you optimistic about America's future", those numbers are reversed. 
Its messed up in both cases.  We should be proud of our country AND optimistic about its future, because , after all, we are the ones who get to create that future.

We know democrats hate America. So called Republicans just want to be Democrats so they go along with them. Democrats are optimistic because their plans to destroy America are working. Those Republicans aren't optimistic because in your heart you know the alligator is going to eat you anyway.