Conservatives view America as President Abraham Lincoln viewed it; as the 'Last Best Hope of Earth.' - Dennis Prager

[T]he further left one goes, the more negative the assessment of today's America and the America of the past.

[A] child smacking an adult across the face is not funny. It is, in fact, one of the last things society should tolerate.

A person whose conduct consists of not hurting anyone is not good; such a person is merely not bad. To be a good person involves the active pursuit of good. It is not enough merely to refrain from hurting other human beings; one must intercede on their behalf.