America needs to be the leader and the shining light to the World, not try to compete with the different forms of government and merge our "ways" with their "ways". We are the most powerful country on Earth because we are free. America is and has been a beacon to the world and will continue to be that beacon unless we let others try to dim that light with failed policies, negativism, despondency, the trashing of our Constitution and embarrassment for our achievements, instead of being proud of them. We are great as a country and great as a people because of those achievements. Have we made some mistakes along the way ..... of course. Have we tried to correct those mistakes ..... without a doubt.

If you are discouraged, don't be.