“One Song, America, Before I Go” was originally published in 1900. If Whitman were alive today, how do you think he would assess the state of the country? Do you think he would think that the “Belief”...

“One Song, America, Before I Go” was originally published in 1900. If Whitman were alive today, how do you think he would assess the state of the country? Do you think he would think that the “Belief” and “Preparation” (l. 9) he advised had been heeded? Why, or why not?