Walking through Washington D.C., the grandeur of its architecture feels like a memory of a nation that once believed in itself. But today, America seems lost—held together by myths, distracted by spectacle, and ruled by systems its people no longer understand or trust. The middle class shrinks, families struggle, and civic virtue fades beneath the weight of polarization and apathy. We wage wars justified by illusions, while veterans return home burdened not only by trauma but by betrayal. Institutions rot from within as corporate power shapes democracy in its image. Our culture, once rich in values, now chases comfort over character, entertainment over truth. It’s not just that we've declined—it’s that we've let it happen. And in doing so, we’ve become a nation of broken oaths. Yet, to criticize a country is not to hate it. It is to mourn what it could have been. America hasn’t been destroyed. It’s been abandoned. Not by enemies—but by its own people.
