End of an era (eventually)

I've been thinking a little bit the last few weeks about the end of American civilization. We all know it will come eventually; anybody who denies it is just being foolish. The following webcomic by Jeffrey Rowland sums it up pretty well.

I mean, we live in a pretty OK country, comparatively. We of course don't have a pristine human rights record, and there are a lot of laws and quasi-laws/quasi-traditions that I would like to see changed to make us a more tolerant society. Am I proud to be an American? I guess so, but I also guess that if I were born into another country, I would probably be proud to be from there too. Hey Fundies! Isn't pride the number one deadliest sin?