Americans cannot have it both ways

Our world has changed. And now we get to live with it. For decades and under both national political parties, we have reduced our presence in the world. It has not been by accident, but on purpose.

Now when there might be a dog fight, some others will bring their big dogs. And we may lose, or just back off. Is that what we wanted in our earlier votes? Or more realistically, is that what we can afford, or want to prioritize. Now is it benefits, or basic government services, like defense or spending more public money on our underclasses?

Good, bad, or indifferent, that is where we are today. Do any Americans think there can be enemies at the gates? … as in wanting to live like us using all that our new world American world has provided for us.

Most Americans realize we have a special deal that is worth fighting for, and defending. Our more idealistic and self-absorbed think things in America are on auto-pilot and even God-given or some other version of deserved, to assume an ever fountaining money fountain of income.

Now this is a votable issue. So is the choice of which language we want our kids to learn as a second language.