I'm just going to point out a few things with this "Oh come on, there are tons of differing opinions on everything in this country. I think that is probably one of our societies downfall." "coherent force to set and obtain long term goals." Dictatorship anyone? FASCIST
What are you talking about? There are positives and negatives to every government, recognizing a drawback is not advocating dictatorship. It is just a fact. Sometimes the bad comes with the good and all.
governments shouldn't have negatives, that's what they're supposed to be for. but thats not the topic, so we'll agree to disagree and call it quits.
The United States may be a big dumb bully imposing it's will upon the world wether they like it or not, but don't pigeon hole all americans. That is like saying all europeans talk funny and are kind of stinky, or that all citizens of england have bad teeth. It's a rude desplay of ignorance, and that's ugly no matter who you are.
people don't get to opt out on america. YOUR people are here. if we're retarded, then so are you. we're your cousins, nieces, nephews. we're the criminals you deported, we're your social reformers, we're your religious refugees. we cut our teeth on your nations greedy acts. is it any wonder we're a pain in your ass? we're your children going through a very painful growth period. we're the irritating fucking teenagers YOU RAISED and now don't wanna take responsibility for. we'll get over it, but probably not before we kill as many people as you did. it's a sickening fact of life, and it's gotta be embarassing seeing your own nations' faults magnified so blatantly. if we get to be lumped all together, so do you.
I try not to think in terms of perfect utopia ideals, I am a realist. If I have learned anything in life it is that bad/good are always intermingled, you just have to try and go with the good or you end up obsessing about the bad never to enjoy the good. Is this how the mature people living in the rest of the world handle things? There are some here that oppose Bush but there are just as many if not more that support him. Again, I take the good with the bad. I don't think he has been the best president but he is far from the worse. The world may want us to hang our head at the infantile whining of the world while they themselves do nothing but sit on their hands but its not for this American. I love my country, faults and all. IMO, America still has more pluses then negatives and I think the rest of the world knows it to. Even the people here bitching are in no hurry to leave now are they, not to mention all the others wanting in.