My fellow Americans, our nation is failing.
It’s not failing because our government is failing. That is, by itself, merely a symptom in a nation where it truly is a reflection of its people. The politics which guide our dialogue and create the government are also little more than a symptom of the disease in much the same manner. To be truly free, much is demanded of a people, any people, and we are not meeting that challenge in any useful way.
We are failing as a people. We are failing as a society. We are simply failing.
Barataria - The work of Erik Hare 