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Originally Posted by TheMaster
I would love nothing more, but bullshit that starts in the US has the tendency to spread over the globe like a plague
eg: USC 2257 I mean the latest version is such a bullshit, but still they reserve the right to arrest me if I put foot on US soil, if I don't follow their rules
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Hear ya!
Only my
worth - bottom line US folks are no different to anyone else. But, in a population that is only around four times that of eg the UK, there are some very extreme groups. Seriously doubt that these people reflect the general views of the US population.
Sure.. agree there is an incredible arrogance within some of these groups that they know what is best for everyone else, both inside and outside US territory. Hence we got, (ingoring any validity or otherwise), evangenical groups spreading their version of the "word", others pontificating on the politics of other nations, (while US politics remains a major source of division within that country) and a federal government bent on "control" and using external threats and promises "we will defend you" as a solution (keeping it simplified with silly graphics like the "terrorist alert" system).
On religous fevor.. just look at the US Bible Belt. There is a "church" on every street corner and a pattern of "we don't like the pastor this week" - so let's set up yet another "church". It's just folks "playing" with what they want to see as their brand of religon. Kinda sad.
Apart from the old Soviet countries and perhaps, currently China - there are no western nations so hell bent on control of both their own citizens as the US - coupled with an interest in messing in the affairs of other nations. It's a dangeous cocktail and, as we have seen, has rebounding effects.
The US has massive problems in several areas, - with a percentage of world population of about 5% and a consuming culture at around 25%, borrowings on a massive scale (eg 2-4 billion/day from Bank of China alone), a reduced manufacturing capability etc - this is not a sustainable scenario. The problem list is endless - from education to health to poverty. You ever heard of the supposed "richest" country in the world not being able to effectively tend to the needs of it's own people in a natural disaster? Even India and Pakistan responded quicker, tho that problem continues.
No country is without their problems and bullshit - it's everwhere. The US is just one, and it's still a young country and immature as hell. Other nations went thru the same process in their own ways decades/centuries ago and, - sometimes, - have learned from past experiences.
There is a book (can't remember the exact title), but it does say a lot in the title alone - "The Best Democracy Money Can Buy". The US is exactly that - a "bought democracy"
