Respect? Where is it in this election from hell?

Where is our sense of national pride?  It seemed it went out the window about 4 years ago, but its roots go further than that.  I'd say 24 years ago....

We might have not liked them, but we respected Reagan, Carter, Ford and Nixon.  Despite all their individual misgivings, out of patriotism and American pride, they were respected.

Then it changed.  People needed change....  So, this fiasco started with Bush Sr, and continues to go downhill from there, as our country evolves and our politicians and lawmakers are either in denial and fighting it, or are paralyzed from making consensus to be a true government by the people.

From a societal train of thought, I'm thinking that people need a government more in tune to them, whilst there's a huge faction that is fighting to keep things were like 40 years ago, so-called "traditional American values".  Those traditional values have changed, but it seems there are hangers-on.

We need to move on as a people, and figure out what those commonalities are, and go from there and create a new way, a truly American ethos.  While we must respect the tradition that is "The American Way", we must also accept the reality that the nation is changing in many ways.  There is good change happening, but we're not working together to fix the bad changes or the bad things about our nation.  It makes me sad that bloc politics is going to tear this nation apart.

We will never see civil war in the traditional sense as we are a 'civilized' people, nor will we see an 'American Spring', until people are tired enough of the games that are being played in our government.  Will that time be now?

I believe that until all parties decide that it is pointless to fight each other and it is finally time to work for a common good and purpose, we will have a government from hell, with politicians from hell, with legislation from hell.

Until then, respect will not return....