Two Bad Choices Won't Do It.

It's a slow morning. I've nothing better to do than think about how American politics is self destructing. Americans started on shaky ground in 1776, but managed to gather some talented people who devised a brilliant plan for governent. Then we almost destroyed the entire effort during the Civil War. After killing millions in the north and in the south America emerged devastated but almost united.

The American "industrial revolution" began soon thereafter. Machines made farms more productive, and inventions and more machines spurred the economy, and railroads spidered across the land connecting everyone. By the turn of the century American industrial output was fantastic. Factories were increasingly more efficient and life was good. There was, however, a serious cloud on the horizon in Europe. War seemed inevitable. Diplomacy was finally exhausted and America entered World War I.orld War I.

The War was a devastating,  nasty, and  miserable War that claimed the lives of more millions. It erased a generation of America's young men and we suffered the consequences  for generations afterward.  But when it finally ended America had become and industrial powerhouse among nations.  Entire new vocations for people had been created. A few men got very rich. More became wealthy by most standards and middle income earners in America. There was a period of tremendous expansion, farmers moving to better paying industrial jobs, and life was good again.  During this period our duly elected politicians found it necessary to create a vast bureaucracy to govern. The number of laws, rules, and regulations grew exponentially. 

Then the whole thing collapsed and a horrendous and deep depression began. It went on and on, year after year. The American economy was a shambles. Citizens had faith in our stock market no longer. American banks failed right and left.

Here comes F.D.R.

It wasn't a long time before America entered World War II. The needs of the military escalated the conversion of our natural resources to factory made products. America was so self sufficient that everything from food to cloth to tanks to airplanes was  produced in record numbers by what became our industrial giant. At the end of World War II America had become the most productive and powerful nation on earth. The cost of all this progress was astronomical. America was deeply in debt and our government was no longer the same.  After the depression and World War II our nations government was not easily recognizable. It no longer followed the original intentions of the founding fathers. In 1776 men were expected to be self motivating and industrious. Most were self reliant farmers or somehow involved in the agrarian society of the times. World War I started to change the nation from agrarian to industrial. World War II finished the job.

Farms had declined. Industries had grown. Owners, brokers, suppliers and managers fed on this growth and created a wealthy class of citizens as well as a middle class. Upward mobility was the cry of the day. The "Horatio Alger" influence faded and was replaced by aggressive, dynamic and better educated citizens. By the end of World War II America had created an ambitious society or people who were hungry for success. They wanted wealth and property like the rich guys had. It was a motivation that urged everyone to strive for a better life. 

Women no longer were chained to their children or homes. They were expected to contribute earnings to the family coffers. They went to work in ever increasing numbers. The strain on America's traditional model families was severe. The number of divorces increased each year as more and more families disintegrated. Between the end of World War II and today, America saw tremendous social changes, and many had unintended consequences.  

More later

Eventually I will get to the point that women are different than men, and the new roles we have encouraged woment to fill are in fact counterproductive and have destroyed the basic family unit.