Strength and resilience against fear? No, the USA is in a total panic.
Commitment to principles of liberty? No, the USA has sacrificed so many fundamental rights, like freedom of movement and assembly, in the name of a false sense of security.
Spirit of success and a "can-do" attitude? No, the American population is slovenly and obese physically and at its core greedy, shallow and materialistic. Entitlement runs rampant.
A beacon of light against tyranny around the world? No, the USA grovels before its Chinese masters. The American president and his opposition are united in their admiration of Communist China.
A place of science, understand and innovation? To an extent, but it serves no end of broader humanitarian goodwill. Americans aren't working on the moon landing or the automobile anymore. Just new ways to use technology to enforce shallow materialism or surveillance. Bad faith "innovation" that indulges shallow materialism instead of goodness and virtue.

Everyone on this board is an American, so I ask you...what does your country stand for? Does it stand for anything at all anymore?

Football

the true last bastion.

As long as there is no kneeling.

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Insane overreactions and massive hyperbole.

It isn't just the ones who want the shut downs but also to those who act like the citizens have no rights because you can't get a haircut and eat in a restaurant and instead have to do takeout.

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You do not talk to me like that! I work too hard to deal with this stuff! I work too hard! I'm an important member of the CSFMB! I drive a Dodge Stratus!

This tactic of minimizing the right to congregate being stripped as "not being able to get a haircut" is an infuriating bad faith tactic of leftists who again, see China not as an adversary but as a model.

Yep. The USA has turned into one giant Boilermaker Rick.

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Does the USA stand for family and faith? No, the church is reviled. Replaced by the maw of entertainment consumerism. Children are castrated as young as nine in the name of sexuality, everything about the family unit is replaced with fantasy escapism and sexual objectification.

Materialism.

This is a poor argument even by your standards. What exactly do you feel has been my insane overreaction and massive hyperbole. You have a post that basically mirrors exactly what I've been saying since May 1 which is the lockdowns were a good idea at the time but it's time to open back up all but the largest public gatherings.

I get the feeling you are just looking for someone to complain about.

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The New York Jets

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Corporate Capitalism

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I read one heartening thing over the last few days. Supposedly two-thirds of all Americans are against any kind of phone tracking to assist in the control of this virus. We'll see what percentage of them stand strong when government turns the screws, though. It's probably easier for most to just take the app so they can buy Lunchables and Diet Coke.

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Anybody here seen my old friend Bobby?
Can you tell me where he's gone?
I thought I saw him walkin' up to The Hill
With Elon, Tulsi, and Don

What do you mean that the right to congregate has been stripped?

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MANY churches have lost their mission

Lori Lightfoot has threatened me with jail if I invite anyone over to my house, let alone fifty people.

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Anybody here seen my old friend Bobby?
Can you tell me where he's gone?
I thought I saw him walkin' up to The Hill
With Elon, Tulsi, and Don

Togetherness and unity? No, racial hatred permeates every corner of society. Political divisions are so ingrained they tear families apart. Even the sexes are at war with each other.

And anybody that partakes risks jail or their car being towed.

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Even if they have, they are still vastly superior to the new Church of Marvel/Star Wars/whatever else that poisons and infantilizes people.

I've never been felt up by a dude in an Iron Man costume.

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I don't remember half the time if I'm hiding or I'm lost

She can say what she wants. There is no chance any conviction for that will stand up to the courts. When I think of rights being stripped I don't think of mayors saying things they can't really enforce.

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Well you're probably a bit too old for them.

All you have to do is endure being arrested and detained at Cook County jail until you can get bailed or the charges dropped! See, no big deal. Your rights aren't infringed!

For the life of me I cannot understand why most of you even bother to read, much less respond to this one note loon.

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There are only two examples of infinity: The universe and human stupidity and I'm not sure about the universe.

We agree more often than you know, dear friend.

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If only we could all say the same, unless it was Robert Downey Jr, then feel away!

How many of those people were arrested on private property? I honestly don't know the answer to that but I doubt they were knocking down doors to arrest people who had friends over as JORR said.

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You do not talk to me like that! I work too hard to deal with this stuff! I work too hard! I'm an important member of the CSFMB! I drive a Dodge Stratus!

"See, your rights aren't being eroded! You can gather with a few people on private property!"

Not to mention Lightfoot said Lunchrooms and breakrooms are GONE when people return to work, which is illegal according to IL state law.

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I mean I hate Purdue too, but let's ease off of Brick a little.

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"He is a loathsome, offensive brute
--yet I can't look away."