So much for being the most advanced nation in the world. Unfortunately, our government leaders and the general public are still living in days gone by in terms of technology and science. We would rather deny and ignore, than embrace and confront the mounting changes to society brought on by innovation. Instead of acknowledging that great efficiency and automation is the main cause of the loss of old world jobs, we blame foreign nations and immigrants for stealing jobs. Instead of building better tech infrastructure, we focus on building outdated weaponry. The new age war is being fought in the cyber sphere, not the battlefields. Instead of accepting a changing climate, we double down on fossil fuel and keep mortgaging the environmental futures of generations to come. Some chose to use sleight of hand to deflect attention away from root problems. If we can no longer lead, we will be left behind like dinosaurs.