Lately, I find myself perplexed by the grim depiction of America that some politicians are fervently pushing. They paint a picture of a nation on the brink, proclaiming that unless they seize control, we are doomed to chaos and collapse. But the America they describe is not one I recognize.

America is not in decline, and those politicians who are saying those types of things, do the country a disservice. America is not some dystopian wasteland inhabited by hordes of hungry marauding citizens who are struggling to survive. That is a false narrative and should be rejected.

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