A kinder, gentler nation

I can see why right wingers look to history and declare that every government eventually collapses.

Most civilzations strive to make things easier for their citizens, who then get soft, and are destoyed by the barbarians.

But what if the softies have nukes?  Perhaps our military might will allow our nation to get softer towards our citizens, with making life easier as a goal that might not end up destroying us as it has in every other empire.