Have we lost our American spirit?

30 years ago Bush would never even come close to be considered for President.. this country has lost its fighting spirit and is just taking whats dished out... what the hell is going on ? Our freedom is trickling slowly too slowly maybe too gradually out of our hands.... thats why its more tolerable i suppose... but i know we are aware of it.. but people are too afraid to stand up and get on a soap box.. because people like us tend to have accidents... and disappear. Its sick i tell ya its just sick. Why cant it be like the Charles Ingalls days.. where life was hard but simple at the same time.. i mean... yes it was hard work but.. dont you see.. its hard work that creates the Integrity it strengthens the spirit ... it puts the fight back in. Life is too easy... maybe .. its just too easy... things are too easy to obtain.. and things are just handed out. ..such a sick sick sick thing