Our final live session involved a debate between two teams, both of which were tasked with identifying the biggest threat to the United States. I was a member of "Team 2" and we identified various internal threats as the largest threat to the future of the United States. "Team 1" summarized the largest threat to the United States as being economic in nature. While both teams presented a persuasive argument, I agree with my team that the greatest threat is internal.
Even a quick glance at American politics can shed quite a bit of light on our argument. The American electorate is increasingly polarized. Under normal circumstances, each of the two major political parties is somewhat moderate, but it is alarming to see that even the two major parties are drifting apart.
Additionally, we are not preparing upcoming generations to be prepared to handle these issues. Our schools are increasingly taking on new requirement that ultimately do not help to educate students. Our high schools are sending students to college and into the world who haven't learned to think critically and make sound decisions.
Indeed, the economy is a major concern regarding the future of the United States, but until we can come together and prepare future generations to make more educated decisions about how we want to handle economic issues, we really have no hope.
Team 2 definitely presented a valid argument and continue to agree that the greatest threat to the future of the United States comes from within.
-SC
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