I keep hearing people on the left say they “don’t want to go back,” as if returning to the values that built this country would somehow hold us back. They insist that only going forward—on their terms—will save America. But before anyone accepts that idea, we need to understand what their version of moving forward actually means. Because without God at the center, forward does not lead upward. It leads deeper into confusion, into instability, and into the unraveling of everything that once held this nation together.
Look at the leaders shaping today’s liberal movement—Jasmine Crockett, Ilhan Omar, Gavin Newsom, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and Bernie Sanders. These are the voices guiding the cultural direction of the American left. They promote policies that weaken traditional values, expand government control, and reshape the country according to shifting political ideology rather than enduring truth.
Jasmine Crockett now seeks a Senate seat promising to “fix” America by expanding government power—stricter gun laws, weaker policing authority, larger welfare programs, looser voting rules, gender-identity mandates, and wide pathways for undocumented immigrants. Ilhan Omar attacks America harshly but remains silent when corruption and massive fraud are carried out by members of her own community—fraud that has cost taxpayers hundreds of millions and funneled money into corrupt networks overseas. Gavin Newsom lectures the nation while California collapses under crime, homelessness, addiction, and financial mismanagement. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez pushes socialism while enjoying the wealth and platform capitalism gave her. Bernie Sanders praises economic systems that have crushed nations while living comfortably under the freedoms he condemns.
This is the future the left calls “progress”—a future without order, without stability, without truth, and without God. And when everything falls apart under their policies, they simply step aside and expect someone else to clean up the damage. Through it all, they work to push God out of public life, labeling America broken while benefiting from the freedoms they diminish. They talk of unity while dividing families, communities, and entire states.
But to understand where we are headed, we must remember where we came from. This is where the old ways speak louder than ever.
The old ways placed God at the center. Not as a distant idea but as the foundation of truth, morality, and purpose. Families prayed together, lived by Scripture, and understood that without God, a nation loses its compass. Homes were built on commitment—fathers who led, mothers who nurtured, children raised with discipline and respect.
The old ways honored marriage as a covenant, not a convenience. They valued children as blessings, not burdens. They embraced hard work and responsibility—not entitlement or excuses. They respected law and order because order protects the innocent and restrains evil. They valued education grounded in truth, not ideology. They honored the flag because it represented sacrifice. They welcomed legal immigrants who came to embrace American values and contribute to its strength.
And above all, the old ways upheld truth. Right and wrong were not decided by emotion or politics; they were anchored in God’s Word.
These principles created strong families, safe neighborhoods, thriving communities, and a nation admired around the world. So, when the left says we cannot go back, the truth is this: going back is not regression—it is restoration. It is returning to the foundation God blessed, the foundation that made America strong, stable, and united.
Because the moment a nation steps away from God’s ways, it starts to lose its own. And the confusion we see today is not accidental—it is the predictable result of abandoning the foundation that once held this nation together.
As John Adams warned, “Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is inadequate to the government of any other.”
Ronald Reagan echoed the same reality: “If we ever forget that we are One Nation Under God, then we will be a nation gone under.”
And Dwight D. Eisenhower spoke the consequence plainly: “A people that values its privileges above its principles soon loses both.”
These truths are not political—they are foundational.