2. The last state to abolish slavery was New Jersey.
3. The South is no longer a "victim". It, along with Texas, has become the economic engine of the nation. It is the automotive capital of the US. Meanwhile, the northeast and upper Midwest are in major decline. California is straining its gut. A few more techs leave there, and there will be a major economic earthquake.
4. Our advance toward third world status is largely a result of Obama and Biden policy, including letting 15 million criminal illegal aliens into the country, the further erosion of educational status due to DEI and other silly touchy-feely crap, inflation, lax criminal law enforcement, just to name a few.
5. Other countries are not "backing away". They are just "smarting" from having to pony up and pay their share of world peace and balanced trade. They have been mooching off the USA for decades. They have no choice but to come around. It's like weaning a spendthrift 21 year-off kid off the family credit card. The dems' "drinks on the house" days are over. Everyone must pick up their own tab from now on. You have a problem with that?
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