Compare And Contrast John Winthrop's Idea Of A City On A Hill

“...for wee must Consider that wee shall be as a Citty upon a Hill, the eies of all people are uppon us; soe that if wee shall deale falsely with our god in this worke wee have undertaken and soe cause him to withdrawe his present help from us…” Winthrop’s idea of “a City Upon a Hill,” was a model society for everyone else. It was based upon a good Christian foundation, of serving God, and no one being better than thy neighbor. America is nothing close, nor will it ever be close to John Winthrop’s idea of “a City upon a Hill”. The citizens of this Nation are so consumed in themselves, the nation is corrupt because of their selfish actions.
America will never become Winthrop’s idea of “a City Upon a Hill” because they turn their backs on each

He states, “Their relatives begged them but still they refused to share it” (Basso 24). The selfishness of the natives caused them to be put in a disastrous state, unlike the people of Winthrop’s “example city,” who helped each other when they in need, and did not look at one person as better than another. The people of America today are too consumed within themselves and only care about what they can do to increase their rank or reputation. This mindset is only causing America to split and crumble, due to everyone fighting for their selfish wants. America will never be like “City Upon a Hill,” due to the selfishness of Americans alone. Unless citizens were to begin helping each other instead of looking down on one another, then America will never be anything close to Winthrop’s perfect

The article shows that America will never come together as one because everyone is always going to have their own opinion on a matter, making the nation divided. The confederate flag is a symbol of heritage. It was used by the confederate army during the civil war. There are two sides. The supporters and non-supporters of the flag coming down. The supporters were believed the flag to be a symbol of racism and gathered in great numbers, ready tof see the flag come down. The non-supporters were smaller in number but believed the flag to be an important part of history, that their ancestors had fought for. Neither side was willing to make a compromise. Personal opinions such as these will not allow the nation to become unified as one, which is only another reason why America will never be like “City Upon a