If something is worth fighting for it's worth fighting for. My family goes back to 1624. We had people fighting on each side of every conflict since then (except probably the Spanish-American War). This country has always been difficult and contentious. That doesn't mean we should just give up on it.

Yeah, we haven't done so well living up to the founding ideals, but they were at best skewed. They were NOT basically wrong. They are worth fighting for. Perhaps we are all just too soft and used to getting are own way. We really are the spoiled "teenagers" others have accused us of being.

I haven't a clue how, but I intend to spend whatever years I have left in fighting for those things I believe in, like decency, rule of law, respect for others. I'm not willing to give up on this country and its ideals. I'm just not.