America, land of the free , home of the brave however, she is trapped by her dependency on commerce. She has forgotten the simplicity of her former agrarianism. Buying and selling is her obsession. America, the plastic, and online society. The ways of old remain the ways true. With progress comes detriment. This along with the benefit spoken of. It is not always a bed of roses. The thorns are there America. And they ***** deeply.