The fall of America isnt about outside forces, like the economy, global growth, terrorism real or government sponsored, or increasing oil prices, it has to do with the realization that the false perception a nation has looked up to has been shattered. What the American people viewed as great only existed in their minds no matter how much we became attached to the belief that this is the land of plenty for everyone the truth asserted itself, this is the land of plenty for a few. The government failed to represent the people that is the ultimate failure, an erosion of freedom, because the appearance of freedom will never be as valuable as authentic freedom. Members of the government allowed themselves to serve their interests first and those of their business partners above what is best for the people. That is the great failing everything else would pass more easily if the people and media would focus on the steps to begin healing a nation forcing the members of the government to admit their malfeasance, forcing the business people to admit their crimes, and to begin rounding up all of these lawbreakers for maximum prison terms, and taking back the money that was stolen from the public and returning it to the people. No wrongdoer must escape the consequences of the law. You must search the globe to dig up this money and return it to the people so that those that commit the crimes do not benefit from them. You have to treat it like Nazi gold. And if we fail at that, the nation has fallen.