What is the single most important factor to uphold so that OUR American motherland will not perish?

Question

It seems that the foundationds of moral substance, and ethical fortitude which made our country strong are being sacrificed at the sake of furthering political agendas and idealistic dogma. Have we as a people become so blind as to not be able to comprehend the inevitablly damnable outcome of profit, and partisan politics in place of true good old fashioned public service? Are our personal ideals, and vices so ultimately important as to overrule even the most basic forms of common self survival as a whole? Can we get back to a point where the only profits afforded within the political arena are self evident realizations of prosperity benifical to even the common man?
Please, If you can't be neutral, or sincere, don't reply.

Answer 1

A government that fears its people instead of a people that fears its government. Govenment now seems to do whatever they want, with no concern of having to answer to the people because the people have been told that they have to answer to the government.

Answer 2

American motherland?

The basic unit of any civilization is the individual, not the state. If individuals are oppressed, the whole of the nation is oppressed. Those who wax over concepts such as patriotism and public service are actually wallowing in nationalism, which has no place in a society that claims to afford liberty any value whatsoever.

Answer 3

I'm on the side of freedom. Freedom from warrentless government spying, freedom to own sex toys in Alabama, that sort of thing.

Answer 4

America was built on capitalism, worships capitalism, and will defend capitalism at the cost of the country itself. It will be a case of "we had to destroy our country to save it"!

Answer 5

Citizenship. People have no clue what the concept means, while proclaiming to be patriotic.