Hey , you should really add a spoiler to this . I ' m not an antileaker or anything , in fact I ' m responsible for a lot of the content there , it ' s just . some people don ' t wanna see that . <| sep |> Your side , moron . As for actually answering the question , the things that made america great were from the end of WWII on to the mid 70 s , and from an economic perspective to the business boom of the 80 s . Unfortunately , from the mid 80 s onward there has been a systematic dismantling of many aspects in not just american society but the west in general , including family law , presumption of innocence until proven guilty in the legal system , Strong education , and various forms of economic protectionism . Don ' t get me wrong either , there have been some great improvements since then , such as further promotion of gay rights , but at the same time there has been a massive amount of bad . the replacement of the father in a household with the state has led to an unprecedented level of fatherlessnessit has been proven that healthy psychosocial development requires both parents , especially in the case of boys , abusive mothers have had noone to keep them in check , selfishness and self entitlement as a result has skyrocketed , marxist ideology has permeated most aspects of society starting from colleges and universities downward , a sharp decrease in the quality of education , a massive rift has formed between both genders and all races . There has been a lot of bad that has happened .