Yeah, it's interesting, even the comment you're replying to betrays the duality. 50 years ago the U.S. put a man on the moon, following the coattails of the ci

Yeah, it's interesting, even the comment you're replying to betrays the duality. 50 years ago the U.S. put a man on the moon, following the coattails of the civil rights movement, meanwhile suffering through one of the most corrupt presidencies, a resurgence of white supremacy that would echo for decades to come, and the beginning of an ignorant war that would destroy the lives of many tens of millions of Americans (the war on drugs). And here we are, today, with an American company SpaceX yet again redefining humanity's reach and we are again suffering through easily the most corrupt presidency to date, white supremacy, and ignorance that is destroying American lives. I think like many it's hard not to look at America today and worry that things are worse than they've ever been. But I think in many ways you're right; America has always been like this. A violent cocktail of the best and worst of humanity, shaken, not stirred.