What if our American society was perfect in every sense of the word. We did not have homelessness, violence, poverty; everyone had a job and made a decent living for themselves. What if the government did not have to do much governing because we conducted ourselves in a civil fashion that required little law enforcement? You may ask well how could this be?
One day out of the every year every citizen is able to wreck havoc amongst the country; you can rob, steal, kill, fight, burn up a town if you like! You will not suffer any consequences for the crimes you commit, all of the anger you may have had for the entire year can be released on anyone or anything and no one could reprimand you. All for the sake of peace, tranquility, and prosperity throughout the rest of the year. Your only goal is to stay alive during this period and make it to the next day; twenty four hours of mayhem, in order to live a great life for 364 days. Would you choose to live in such a society, would the pros our way the cons?
This is actually a movie that will be in theaters next month. But what if American society did function as such; one night of suffering for a year of happiness. This reminds me of “The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas”, in order to maintain a great lifestyle, someone had to suffer. As long as the person is not you and your loved ones, would you live there for the sake of a great life throughout the year?
Check out the movie trailer: The Purge, and tell me what you think!

MacDonald’s description of pre-modern history is a bleak observation. In relation to America, looking backward, we had some trying times; slavery, the Great Depression, two World Wars and many to follow. However we did have our great achievements during the industrial revolution, becoming a super power, ending slavery, and allowing all citizens to have a say in how the government runs. We are the only country in the world with a government system such as ours and until recently it has worked for us. People fight and some die to make their way to America for the “American Dream”; they hope to live a more prosperous life and gain a better education. So I pose the question of what does a country do after it has overcome so many obstacles, has gained popularity amongst other countries, and looked to as a model for a great society? How can this society become better when it has no blueprint to reference because it is the blueprint of everyone else?

The article: “Is America’s Dance with Utopian Socialism Ending” by Lee Cary, states “There’s nothing exceptional about America, except its ability, through his [President Obama] presidency, to change the world.” Are we now at a point we’re the next step is to change the entire world or change our society even more. In times of crisis the American people look towards the government for help i.e. the Great Depression and the same was done after the 2008 recession. The article poses the question of if America’s Dance with Utopian socialism ending but I think it’s really just beginning. In order to keep the luxuries of American society, government must continue to intervene when the nation is in crises, and other people around the world must live less promising lives for our prosperity. The American people look backwards every now and again, and realize that we do not want to go back to where we started; so looking forward, we want to do everything possible not to become delicate.