Our country has lost its way, and few even care

Our country has

lost its way, and few even care

I'm sure you've gotten hundreds

of e-mails about [Dave Hamrick's column, "Is our way of life doomed?"].

It was excellent.

And yes, I do think we are

doomed. Like you said, "they" are the majority and they are

happy with the direction we are heading. We are so far removed from our

founding fathers and their reasons for starting this country. And the

government-run school system doesn't help. They can teach "their"

version of our country's history and form of government. And with the

media's help, there is no way we can overcome it.

Even my parents have given

up. They are the ones who instilled in me the ideas of self-reliance and

responsibility. When I get fired up about these issues, they just tell

me to "build a wall up around myself" so that I can afford to

pay the taxes and still live comfortably.

I am only 28 years old and

my husband and I will be starting a family soon.

I hate to think what it will

be like for my children when they are my age.

Thanks again for your great

article. I am passing it along to all my liberal friends.

Mara Jacobson

Fayetteville