Make 1 Reader Can't Be Wrong Great Again!

We've heard the phrase "Make America Great Again" quite often over the past year or so - a campaign slogan used in the upcoming 2016 presidential election.  The tag line implies that a vote for the other candidate gets the nation more of the same ungreat America (that's bad) so, vote to change things (that's good).  A couple of thoughts go through my mind whenever I hear this. 1. What is it that makes America not great right now? and 2. What is the great time/setting in America to which people would like to return?  I've answered these questions already.  The conversation was in my mind and the audience was not large or very critical, so I thought I would turn to the www.

Why is America not great? This of course will have completely different answers depending on who you ask.  For the individual living just above the poverty level who is forced to obtain health coverage and receive no assistance, the current administration is causing them financial ruin.  Devout Christians may look at the direction the country is heading in respect to what their religious leaders teach and feel that new laws or court rulings allow or even encourage sinful behavior.  Others just want to warm up their TVs on a Saturday night and still be able to see Buck Owens and the Hee Haw gang instead of that one crime show with the group of detectives who live in a City that have extremely rare cases every week that get solved in the most amazing way using methods that would never be economically or scientifically feasible.  If I were to answer "Why is America not great?", I would likely say America is great today, was great "back then" and will be great for years to come.  I also say cold Chef Boyardee ravioli straight from the can counts as an evening snack, and pairs well with Booker's Small Batch Bourbon while playing online slot machines.  So I guess it seems I have an opinion and a certain viewpoint that may only be relevant to me.  Huh, I wonder if others have individual thoughts?

What is the great time/setting in America to which people would like to return?  This is a difficult question, as I believe the perfect location of Great America is a mashup of several eras.  Progress, technology, and industry are very important to the welfare and longevity of a nation, so sprawling industrial complexes would have to be a part of this utopia.  Preservation of natural resources and the desire for a healthy environment point to having large untouched forests, clean streams and rivers, and a diverse, protected biome. Information should be made available to all, quickly and conveniently, to promote learning and scientific advancement, bettering the human race.  We should also shield the youth and the vulnerable from images, stories, and propaganda that could corrupt and cause anguish.  Cars should be large enough to carry the entire family, yet small enough to preserve fuel.  Food should be plentiful, but not altered to produce higher yields.  We should abort every baby while also never aborting babies.  So when was this great America?  Always and everywhere.

320 million people have an opinion of what a great America is.  Roughly 73% of those people are able to vote for leaders and issues to help shape their vision. And approximately 55% of those eligible actually cast a ballot in hopes of getting the right people elected for their cause.  Every person voting is attempting to make America great, whether it's again, still, or finally, and yet we will never have a universally great America.  So maybe the important issue is not so much making America great, as it is making Americans great.  This is a cause I can wholeheartedly support.  Americans have a choice to pursue greatness, and it starts with agreeing with the unmistaken 0.0000003125%, me.  Today I pledge, that I am and will continue to be great.  Won't you join me, for America?