Forty years ago, during the final decade of the Cold War, nobody had any illusions about America being perfect. Without wallowing in the topic, we all knew our nation had ongoing social and economic problems, and that our history was filled with examples of oppression. But for most Americans, understanding the grim reality of life for people living in the Soviet Union provided clarity. It was understood that no country is perfect, and compared to the USSR, living in America was paradise.
The argument that America, by a wide margin, is the lesser of two
evils, does not get the traction today that it got during the Cold War.
But there is no justification for its diminished relevance. Despite
alarming new challenges to the rights and freedoms of American citizens,
the gap between America and its contemporary rivals, Russia and China,
is as wide as it’s ever been. And in the case of China, the magnitude of
the threat they now pose to American global leadership is far more than
anything the USSR could have once posed..........To Read More....
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