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Pride America

By Gapar, Omar Abul

Pride America

By Gapar, Omar Abul

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Pride America is a speculative fiction novel tracing the quiet, internal decay of a superpower. Framed by a prologue where "Decline Tourism" thrives, the story is a concluded historical tragedy. It follows Dr. Aris Thorne, an idealistic political economist first seen at America's zenith, delivering a triumphant lecture on its unassailable global dominance during a Fourth of July celebration in Washington D.C.His journey mirrors the nation's decline. From inside the Department of Commerce, he witnesses the first hairline economic fractures-trade deficits dismissed by a complacent establishment. As a professor, he confronts complacency in students obsessed with social media over national purpose, and a crumbling community outside the university's walls.The multifaceted erosion accelerates. A toxic election hollows out strategic vision, replacing substance with tribal warfare. Globally, a new coalition sidesteps American authority, breaking its economic power. Meanwhile, on a heartland farm, Lena embodies nature's resilience as her community pragmatically decouples from failing national systems.Physical manifestations of receding power become undeniable. A U.S. Navy commander is shadowed by rival ships in a silent demonstration of parity. Aris walks through a major city whose skyline remains but whose energy is gone, its culture reduced to nostalgia, its streets hushed by anxiety.An older, weary Aris returns to the symbolic heart of the decline: a decaying eagle statue. He understands the fall was not from foreign invasion, but a slow, self-inflicted death by a thousand cuts-a collective choice of indifference, hubris, and division. The symbol of pride has crumbled, leaving only the pedestal.Pride America is a haunting elegy for a lost future, exploring the fragile pillars of supremacy and the insidious forces that rot them from within. It is not the story of how America fell, but how it chose, day by day, to let go. He stood bathed in fireworks' light, a man at an empire's peak, unaware he witnessed its final, brightest display.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
44
Release Date:
2025-09-18
Publication Date:
2025-09-18
Publisher:
Omar Abul Gapar
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN13:
9798232280833
Weight:
70 g
Height:
140 cm
Width:
216 cm
Thickness:
3 cm
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