Can you or I make a difference in our country?

America was first an idea...an ideal. Where have we gone? Has it been watered down and its people numbed with too much diversity and political correctness? Do we know who we are or what we stand for anymore? Are we just "sheep" being herded around by our ambitious politicians, interested only in where our next meal, next stylish piece of clothing or next entertaining moment is coming from? Are we in an apathetic downward spiral as a society? How can WE stop this slide?...wow...I sound really pessimistic...that's scarey!