{"id":7,"date":"2020-12-11T22:26:57","date_gmt":"2020-12-11T22:26:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tincanconservative.com\/\/?p=7"},"modified":"2020-12-12T00:19:34","modified_gmt":"2020-12-12T00:19:34","slug":"why-am-i-doing-this-blog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tincanconservative.com\/?p=7","title":{"rendered":"Why am I Doing this Blog?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">My name is the Tin Can Conservatize. I am a young American man currently in college. My motive for starting this blog comes down to this single reason: I am grateful. I love my country\u2014the United States of America. God has blessed me to live in the USA, which is the greatest nation that the world has ever seen. Nevertheless, this whole year (i.e. 2020) has convinced me that this nation is worth fighting for. I hope that my personal efforts can lead to a better nation for my friends, family, and future generations. 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