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    America’s 25 Issues To Fix And Make The United States Great, Again!
    America’s 25 Issues To Fix And Make The United States Great, Again!
    America’s 25 Issues To Fix And Make The United States Great, Again!
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    America’s 25 Issues To Fix And Make The United States Great, Again!

    By Peter D. Fleming

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    Everyday we are bombarded with images about how bad things are. Everyone points fingers and argues as to who is at fault... never really coming up with solutions. Half the time they never really acknowledge the real issues. Instead it is just a finger pointing session. Then what happens?
    Nothing.
    Well, that is not entirely true. Bars, restaurants, living rooms become filled with arm-chair leaders who discuss and debate the evils of the world. Making statements about how this needs to change or that. But they never actually follow through.
    Why?
    Because no one wants to rock the boat or because they think it doesn't matter anyway. Often times it is said nothing will change. Well that simply is not true. Things can change but it usually goes from bad to worse when no one will take a stand to make change. It is time to change back to when America was strong. It is not too late and yes we have a long list of issues.
    But we can start with these 25...

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPeter D. Fleming
    Release dateAug 28, 2014
    ISBN9781311188168
    America’s 25 Issues To Fix And Make The United States Great, Again!
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    Peter D. Fleming

    Peter Fleming is an adventurous spirit, some might even he was born in the wrong century. He is an avid history buff. His impressive background includes Military service (US Army), overseas contracting, working as a consultant (OSHA, HR, security, training), he is even a certified Life-Coach. Attended film school in Canada (in addition to his other education and training). Currently he has written several books on a variety of topics. He is open to collaboration and especially interested in creating film projects.

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      America’s 25 Issues To Fix And Make The United States Great, Again! - Peter D. Fleming

      Chapter 1: Opening thoughts…

      Do you enjoy your freedoms and rights? Well of course you do. We have the choice of any type of music, movies, the freedom of movement, expression, to bear arms, live free as we wish. We have a Constitution that provides us with the written proof of these rights and freedoms. That is what made this country so great.

      The United States of America was once considered the greatest example of what a nation should be. We were viewed as the example of what a person could do, if he/she had the willingness to try. All they had to do was have a dream, drive, and a willingness to follow through. People from all walks of life came here to follow their dreams. In a very short time we went from a mismatched group of colonies to a nation the world both feared and respected.

      To understand ourselves we must try to understand the world in which we live. Our political state has become deeply intertwined with the rest of the world. Our political and economic influence has reached every corner of the globe. Some of this has been intentional and some by chance. By intentional, I mean that our government has actively gotten involved in the affairs of foreign nations (Kosovo, Vietnam, Taiwan…) and by chance is more the influence of our ‘pop-culture’ (movies, music, magazines…)

      Currently there are 203 sovereign ‘nation states’. These are then split into two groups, 193 which are sovereign, to include those with membership in the United Nations and the remainder have ‘de facto’ or ‘de jure’ status, but are not universally recognized by other nations. Keep in mind this may not be completely accurate due to the fluidity of the ‘nation building process’, wars, coups, and other such activities.

      Politics have now become a part of everyday activities. Trade negotiations are dictated on commerce and trade, which is nothing new. What has changed is the depth to which these seemingly unconnected events are intertwined. A hundred years ago it was common for entire communities to be almost entirely self-sufficient. But that has changed which each passing generation.

      We now rely on products not just from neighboring communities or even neighboring states but from foreign nations. Whether it is clothing from China or tech support from India we have reached a point that we now rely very heavily on foreign products and services. This fact is then exploited during trade negotiations.

      The United States was once an industrialized nation but we have become a service oriented society. We continually rely on outside sources to provide our needs, our products and our services. This has greatly weakened our nation. We have reached a point where we really don’t have anything to offer our trade partners. Though we live in a nation rich in resources, we lack the productivity needed to recreate products sought by foreign markets.

      It takes less time to slide backwards than it does to move forward. The US has been sliding the wrong direction for some time now. However, it is not too late to stop, regroup, pick up the pieces, and move forward again. We just have a series of issues which needed to be addressed, properly dissected, and actively corrected.

      Because somehow, in the last fifty to sixty years, the United States went from being the strongest nation on the planet to being viewed as the cause of all the world’s problems. How far the mighty can fall, we were the winners of World War Two, defenders of freedom and free enterprise, and are now viewed as the primary cause of the global financial crisis and evil war mongers. Well that is simply not the case.

      Everyone likes to point fingers as to who is to blame for our current predicament. The east blames the west, democrats blame the republicans, the poor blame the rich, the liberals blame the conservatives, the religious blame the non-religious, the dogs blame the cats… and so it goes for the past couple of decades. All the while no one actually fixes the problem. Depending to which party is in power depends on which problem gets money thrown at it.

      That is not a solution. Name calling, mudslinging, finger pointing, blame shifting, call it what you will, does not solve the issues. We need to get past the ‘who’ caused the major issues, because the reality is in a democratic republic, which the United States is supposed to be, the fault lies with each and every citizen.

      Now we need to focus on how to fix it, for the greater good of all. In a nation of well over 300,000,000 (three hundred million) plus people, compromises need to be made, concessions on both sides. That does not mean giving up your core beliefs. What that does mean is looking at the bigger picture. One needs to ask, what is in the best interest of America’s future? The decisions made today may not have a huge impact of those living now but, what about the future generations?

      The first place these various groups need to turn is to the US Constitution. The second place to turn for answers is within our own nation and our needs. Not the needs of our allies, not the needs of the rest of the world but home. We need to look within ourselves, our national needs, our Constitution.

      That is what made this country so great. At one point people looked to the future. They came here with hopes and dreams, a desire to make something greater than themselves. Maybe only a small portion was fortunate enough to achieve such success but, that didn’t stop millions from trying.

      It is time to go back to the innovative, independent, free-spirited nation we once were. Somehow we went from proud, honorable, and head strong nation of go getters to an almost weak, ashamed, and codependent nation. There is too much reliance on the government to provide, protect, and run our

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