To the Editor,

Ever since America’s beginning there has been spans of years where there was a reconstruction of how the government, businesses and lifestyles have drastically changed.

Examples of those periods are: (AI search and Britannica)

Foundational

• Colonial and revolutionary era 1600s-1783

1778 war for independence

• Early Republic and expansion 1783-1860

1787 was drafting of the US Constitution

Louisiana Purchase 1803 – “Manifest Destiny” – Great cost of Native American populations – forced to be removed from their lands.

Regional difference – issues of slavery and more industrial economy in the North, while South remained agrarian and dependent on enslaved labor.

• Civil War and Reconstruction 1861-1877

Change in the country’s social and legal structure.

Civil War – resulting in abolishing of slavery.

Reconstruction: rebuilding the south, integrating former enslaved people into society.

• Rising of modern America

Gilded age and progressive Era 1870s-1920s

A rapid industrialization and social upheaval.

Rise of powerful corporations and monopolies.

Mass immigration – millions came to provide a labor base for industrial expansion and transforming urban demographics.

• Great Depression and WWII 1929-1945

Altered government’s role and elevated the US to global dominance.

• Post-War and Cold War era 1945-1991

Super power’s rivalry and domestic social changes.

Fundamentally challenging America’s racial structure.

• Contemporary America 1991-Present

Rise of Internet

9/11/2001 and war on terrorism

Political polarization and social change

Covid-19 life changer

Today’s transformation has begun with President Trump era.

Growing pains are no fun. There are a lot of frustration, anger, loss, and confusion. Not many like growing pains. It is painful and frustrating, but the results usually are growth and newness in life and a new way to look at life.

Adjustments need to be made in order to make a better way of living for the future. We can’t be stuck in the past of corruption and failure with no hope for a better future. We need to remember as a Christian nation that God is in control, and no matter how hard it will be, God has that in His hands.

I believe President Trump has a Godly vision for our country. He has told us what he will do. We elected him because we saw so much corruption in our nation and we wanted change. Now that President Trump is trying to do those changes, we are complaining about it because it is uncomfortable. Our comfort zone is being dismantled and we are forgetting that this is what we asked for. Our vision of how easy it should be to make change is being crushed.

We need to see and grab hold of President Trump’s vision and support him. He and his family are going through hell too. But as history shows, the transformation will be worth it, it’s our future.

Drain the Swamp and Make America Great Again.

God Bless America and protect President Trump and his family.

Sandra Volkmann,

Henning