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*shakes head* Think you can be alil more in depth with your hatred of my country and my countrymen?
I argree that American in its current state sucks like you wouldn't beleive! I deal with it every day. Where I live finding work when you are out of a job was hard enough. And after 8 yrs of George Bush JR, its like hell here now. The only thing that I have to live is government funded inniutives that was set up coming out of the GREAT DEPRESION.
The fact that the rest of the world forgets or ignores is in America we don't always support our leaders. I hated the way our country was ran the last 8 yrs. Thats largely becuase I'm a Democrat. But also is because I believe that those that make more should do more for those that make them rich.
Although I'm accussed of being a socialist thats all just rederic from the right. I do think that if a government is going to tax its people it should provide servises to the people. Unfortunitly the last 8 yrs my government has cut taxes on those of us making outragous sums of money. They got involved in to very imperialistic wars and have been making a fool of the lot of us on the world stage! All the while they accussed those of us that protest their actions of being unpatriotic or socialistic. I've looked into socialism and I have to say as a poor man in the quote "wealthiest nation in the world". Socialism doesn't seem all that disagreable.
We are not all wealthy here, we are NOT all doctors and lawyers and scientist and polatitions. Most of us are average well meaning indivials who only have a minor say in who we elect to govern us. I at one time had a life. A job, I was a machinist. And for a moment in my adult life I was happy. As Bush was in office I watch the slow decline in the quality of my life, by forces beyond my control. I reserve the right to complain becuase I vote!
Despite all of that I still have an unwavering love for my country and ideals it was founded. I just hate the things our government has done in our name. The things my country has done through out history is terrable, but on an indivial level there really is no reason to hate or fear us.
So please show a little cooth when talking about things that you don't or can't understand.
BTW- I'm not going to appolagise for the actions of my fore farthers. I don't think any-one should have to appalogise for something they never did. The civilized world is living with this crisius together.
TY, rainman except it seems like you was calling me dirt. I'm sure you was talking about the country as a whole.
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Originally Posted by olAllan
