When will this "my country...your country" crap end? We are finally a global community! Like it or not, we are all stuck here on this "Blue Marble" and it's high time:stoned: we all realized that when we hurt our neighbors, we hurt ourselves.

With the development of the internet we have shrunk the world considerably. We can now enjoy goods and services and brotherhood across the globe in real time. We all share a common goal even if we don't practice it, it's called living in peace and harmony. Some people (not countries because a country is only a collection of people in a geographic area) only see their happiness at the expense of others. But rest assured, one day as the world shrinks even further, we will be forced to respect our neighbors or simply eliminate them. I think we're in the midst of witnessing the evolution of global brotherhood accepting diversity on a scale never seen before.

As an American I find it grossly unjust to look into the past for examples of what makes an American or any other country what they are! You are what you do, not what was done years ago by people are already dead. We all sprung from the Earth and here we live and die together. Just because the government of a country does not always represent it's people's beliefs or wishes, does not mean that the country isn't loaded with wholesome people who would like nothing better than to live in peace with the rest of the world.

Give it time, may take many many years or decades, but one day we'll all be dependent on one another to survive and prosper.

Finally.....Yes America is corrupt, deceiving, hypocritical, invasive and about everything else you can think of, but like the rest of the world, we are evolving and learning where our true values lie. Luckily we have the ability to vote out of office those who refuse to represent our wishes. We're flawed beyond comprehension; however, we are so empowered at the personal level that we can do something about it. VOTE!