I'm a cynical bastard, and I think we are heading in a very dangerous, oppressive, and violent direction. But I still am proud to be an American, regardless of the fecal matter currently deposited in the Oval Office. Everything is cyclic, and nothing is static - the entropy effect touches all. Even though things are degrading, the people who founded this country fought and died for an ideal which is still very dear to my heart. Doesn't matter who the captain may be, I'm still glad to be aboard the ship and I'll take it in preference to any other country.