Do Not Lose Faith in Humanity

i'm losing faith, i think, in america's ability to be serious and project power in the world. Some of the smartest people i know are saying not that decline is a choice, but that we are in inexorable decline. What other country has really the tremendous, antpinoreal environment and an unchecked antpinoralism that we see in this country? Yet what other country enjoys the degree of rule of law and due process of law? We have problems associated with inequality of opportunity. But there are so many examples of americans who have overcome tremendous barriers toto take advantage of the great promise of this country. Why don't we just take in this one of our darkest moments