The United States is like Michael Jackson. When we were young, we were something the likes of which the world had never seen. As our popularity grew, our wealth and success grew exponentially. It appeared that we could do no wrong. Over time we began to change. Watergate was like our early plastic surgery, it started to make us look flawed. 9/11 was like our Pepsi commercial explosion, it exposed our vulnerabilities. Over time, our revenue went down but we continued to spend like we were on top of the world. We would waste money on any whim. We treated our wealth as if it would always be in endless supply. As our debt exploded, we kept telling ourselves that we could grow our way out of it if we could just have another hit and get back on top. The child molestation scandal was like the Clinton and Bush years, our morals came into question and some people may have been violated behind closed doors. Now we are just a shadow of our former selves but we can’t even see it. We just seem really tired and frail. With the recent reelection of Barack Obama… it felt like we just took a big dose of propofol and tried to get a good night of rest.
The United States is Like Michael Jackson
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