"Everlasting distrust"

How far are we in America from agreeing with this statement from a citizen of Stalin’s Russia? “A good man can’t exist in a bad society!” Look around. A good man or woman is getting harder to find; bad morals pervade our culture. Here’s one modern Russian’s appraisal of his country: “Secrecy, illegitimacy, conspiracy, concentration of power in the hands of the few, violence as a legitimate exercise of power - as the only legitimating political and social factor - a class society based on the premise of doing away with classes, corruption that comes not from breaking laws but from the absence of laws.” Where do we stand in America? To assess America’s present condition we merely need to remove the word ‘violence’ ( not as yet evident) from the above appraisal and the phrase ‘absence of laws,’ instead substituting ‘excess of laws.’ It’s scarey, isn’t it? After the purges in 1930's, Stalin admitted that “everlasting distrust provides the government with full guarantee for itself.” At the present time, conservative voices have been purged by our President and the Congress. Many citizens feel nervousness and distrust as a result of our politicians’ actions. We can expect a ‘full guarantee’ that every ‘communistic’ program is being put into place for years to come. Woe is us! Happy New Year!