The land of the Free and the Brave, now the Land of the Fearful

If FDR was correct and “we have nothing to fear but fear itself,” then America is truly in deep shit. Since 9-11 (and perhaps well before), we have embraced every petty fear and made it our own, rather than wade in and change what needs to be changed. What the hell has become of the nation we were so recently in our proud history? The evidence is overwhelming.

60 million American families are a health event or job loss away from bankruptcy. Those with good jobs are scared to death their employer will be merged with another company and either moved or closed down. Kids just out of college owe more Student loans than America’s total credit-card debt and auto loans combined. Ebola is going to kill us all. Terrorists are everywhere and not a day seems to go by without a school-shooting or police over-reaction. Our national government is all but shut down and we can’t even talk among ourselves about it because we’re polarized into silence. It’s a news-cycle where Jon Stewart and Fox News ex…