Quote Originally Posted by 8182KSKUSH
I just read the title of the thread and am just replying with my first reaction so please keep that in mind.
There is nothing that scares me in America.
I can see TONS of things in OTHER countries that SCARE me I guess, but not really.
Why?
Because I am blessed enough to live in the greatest nation and civilization that there has ever been on the face of the earth EVER. At worst no matter how bad it gets, I know that I am better off than entire populations of other countries citizens!:thumbsup: I do not believe that our own government and SELVES are beyond criticiszm, and that we all can't be better. I do know that America is the "Promise Land". For all of the Radical American Left, please enlighten me as to where you think the best place to live is, and why you haven't just gone there? After all, it's not like you aren't free to just leave, and as I read in a prior post, "if a state legalized weed wouldn't you just move there?" Well, if we are sooooo bad and scary, and there are soooo many other better places, then why haven't we had a massive swell of people leaving the country? In fact, as I type this very second, more people are immigrating here legally than any other country in the world. Must be because it's sooo scary! Don't even mention the millions and millions that risk their lives coming illegally as well. So I guess what I am saying in short is, I don't accept the idea that it is scary here. I mean, I've never gone to the post office or DMV and had to change my pants because I was sooo scared of my government. Yeah there are scary things, but nothing that isn't just related to human society anywhere regardless of political boundries.:jointsmile:
You speak more pride for America. Have you ever heard of Iceland? They have the best health care in the world.

How can you proclaim we live in the greatest civilization on the "face of the earth?" Statements like this have isolated us from the truth of our country. You are oblivious to the exploitation at the hands of the Western world. People across Africa and Southeast Asia are facing devastating conditions for the oil and resources that maintain Western economies. Do you know how much U.S. funds for war compared to funding the improvements for living conditions for the people the countries exploit? (Nigeria)

I don't need to list another example of American exploitation because they aren't hard to find if you turn off your television.