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CatWoman

(79,690 posts) Wed Dec 11, 2024, 08:48 PM 3 hrs ago

The opening scene in the Godfather - the undertaker proclaims "I believe in America"

i used to feel that way too. with all my heart.

but after seeing what has been done and what is coming I can no longer say, feel or believe that.

We are completely fucked.

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The opening scene in the Godfather - the undertaker proclaims "I believe in America" (Original Post) CatWoman 3 hrs ago OP

The actor who played the undertaker must be spinning in his grave. Dave Bowman 3 hrs ago #1

FUBAR... anciano 3 hrs ago #2

Wasn't it Cory Booker who said if America has never broken your heart, you don't love her enough? Solly Mack 3 hrs ago #3

I really feel for you canetoad 3 hrs ago #4

Dave Bowman

(3,717 posts)

1. The actor who played the undertaker must be spinning in his grave.

Reply to CatWoman (Original post)

Wed Dec 11, 2024, 08:55 PM

3 hrs ago

anciano

(1,568 posts)

2. FUBAR...

Reply to CatWoman (Original post)

Wed Dec 11, 2024, 08:56 PM

3 hrs ago

Solly Mack

(93,053 posts)

3. Wasn't it Cory Booker who said if America has never broken your heart, you don't love her enough?

Reply to CatWoman (Original post)

Wed Dec 11, 2024, 09:01 PM

3 hrs ago

I'm to the point, and have been for a while, where America is a relative I still love but would rather not be around because of the way they behave.

canetoad

(18,191 posts)

4. I really feel for you

Reply to CatWoman (Original post)

Wed Dec 11, 2024, 09:03 PM

3 hrs ago

And all the other compassionate, good people in the US.

Times are a-changin' and if you are anywhere near me in age (70) we are having our last little fling and saying goodbye as the next set of generations take the reins.

I believe in the vague concept of a 'National Consciousness'. What made America great in the past - it's drive, it's nerve, it's not-giving-a-damn .... is becoming its downfall. Sometimes I think the country as a whole cannot separate movies from reality.

Accept what you can't change. Stoicism has many benefits.

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