There is only ONE America

Published on May 21, 2006 By Moderateman In US Domestic

Why is it when the United States makes a mistake in policy, a good part of the world seems to become unglued. Another nation could even be directly involved with the American mistakes yet the other country is given a pass, while America gets the blame,

It seems that the rest of the world just loves bashing America for not attaining the goal of perfection in all things.

We spend billion\s helping other countries get back on their collective feet, yet when America needs help, as shown with the hurricane Katrina incident the world seems to be busy doing something else.

What the rest of the world does not seem to get is that America is an diverse country, filled with people of all races, religions and colors trying to get along. America is truly the land of the FREE and the home of the brave. What other country do, people risk there lives for to get into? Legally or Illegally the worlds people come in huge walls of humanity.

We make mistakes all the time, but somehow Americas mistakes are more egregious than other countries do. Yet for all our youth as a nation we make great strides and truth be told a good part of the world WANTS WHAT AMERICA HAS, freedom. and the highest standard of living among ALL other countries.

I am tried to the bone of how other countries look to America in time of need, yet take the very first opportunity to betray us or if possible seek a way to destroy us.

America needs to stop being so generous. We need to tend to our own country and her poor and helpless. Our infrastructure is in desperate condition {highways, electrical grids, bridges Schools.

We need to come up with some kind of health insurance for everyone! We can send boat loads, cargo jets and medical equipment to countries like Iran yet 45 million Americans have no health coverage.
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Stop helping countries that hate us, stop helping countries that refuse to help themselves.

Let the natural selection run free again, let those not strong enough to fend for themselves wither and die, the world will be a better stronger place for it. Don't hate us because we are best of the best

GOD BLESS AMERICA@ and GOD bless you.

Comments (Page 1)

drmiler

on May 21, 2006

WELL SAID MM! You get an insightful from me for it.

bakerstreet

on May 21, 2006

That would be great if all Americans wanted the inept government sticking their nose in health care. If you can stomach "letting natural selection run free", then cut us a break and leave a little for America so we don't have to have dumbass politicians screwing with our insurance and health care.

Moderateman

on May 21, 2006

Reply By: drmilerPosted: Sunday, May 21, 2006WELL SAID MM! You get an insightful from me for it.

well thank you my fellow patriot.

bakerstreet

on May 21, 2006

and P.S. There was plenty of help right here for the Katrina victims. Many of us in the US were mortified that we'd ask for help from other nations. The problem was an inept local and state government that betrayed them.

As far as rebuilding, you'll have to convince some of us that it is a federal problem at all. Sending our tax dollars there so they can build yet another city below sea level is a waste of said money, imho. New Orleans has a glorious opportunity to restructure itself and fix everything that was wrong. Leaders there are so bent on having their "chocolate" New Orleans, though, that they are going to construct a stinkin replica, warts, underwater projects and all.

I see a good attitude in your article, but it is one you need to turn on your own government. We need to stop sending money to people who spit in our faces and toss it down the toilet HERE, too. If you want to talk about the spoiled and ungreatful claiming to be "needy", America is stuffed full of them.

I'd prefer charity go halfway around the world to people who are sincerely poor than see pork disguised as charity sent to people who will spit on taxpayers who produced it while they are spending it. We don't need a Robin Hood government that steels our money only for the needy to curse those who help them. The whole Katrina situation is a golden example.

Moderateman

on May 21, 2006

Reply By: BakerStreetPosted: Sunday, May 21, 2006That would be great if all Americans wanted the inept government sticking their nose in health care. If you can stomach "letting natural selection run free", then cut us a break and leave a little for America so we don't have to have dumbass politicians screwing with our insurance and health care.

I so think anything the government having anything to do with health care would be a huge mistake, NONE the less before we sends Bilions over seas we should use that money to help take care of OUR! not theirs!

Moderateman

on May 21, 2006

#4 by BakerStreet
Sunday, May 21, 2006

I agree, BUT that's NOT the point I was making.

As far as rebuilding, you'll have to convince some of us that it is a federal problem at all. Sending our tax dollars there so they can build yet another city below sea level is a waste of said money, imho. New Orleans has a glorious opportunity to restructure itself and fix everything that was wrong. Leaders there are so bent on having their "chocolate" New Orleans, though, that they are going to construct a stinkin replica, warts, underwater projects and all.

again I agree, but I think it's insanity to rebuild Nawlins

see a good attitude in your article, but it is one you need to turn on your own government. We need to stop sending money to people who spit in our faces and toss it down the toilet HERE, too. If you want to talk about the spoiled and ungreatful claiming to be "needy", America is stuffed full of them.

again I agree, but if we are going to spend it I would rather spend it here.

bakerstreet

on May 21, 2006

Not sure I really get the point then, MM. I understand that you want to stop sending our money overseas and caring about people who don't care for us, but about every project you cite as a reason to stay home above seems to be something you, yourself don't agree with. Why not just stop throwing money away everywhere, cut taxes, and let us spend our own money on selfishness or charity as we are led?

I know it seems like I am jumping on you recently, but this is kind of an example why. You keep making points and using language in your articles that you, yourself aren't usually even comfortable with. The whole "45 million uninsured" thing is almost word for word Dem propaganda, as is the Katrina thing.

If I react badly to it, it makes sense, right? Especially when it is coming from someone who usually espouses the exact opposite when it comes from Dems.

Moderateman

on May 21, 2006

#7 by BakerStreet
Sunday, May 21, 2006

know it seems like I am jumping on you recently, but this is kind of an example why. You keep making points and using language in your articles that you, yourself aren't usually even comfortable with. The whole "45 million uninsured" thing is almost word for word Dem propaganda, as is the Katrina thing.

I keep thinking of hospitals that have closed taking care of ILLEGAL aliens, I feel that people born in America deserve better. From the politically correct people we hear "we must give and take care of a people that are here Illegally but so many born Americans deserve some kind of care INSTEAD OF Illegals. don't you agree?

yes lower taxes for all, you are right, let me decide what to do with my money. I give to two charities baker, paralyzed veterans of America AND SUPPORT THE TROOPS EFFORT THAT IS HAPPENING RIGHT NOW. i AM MUCH SMARTER ABOUT MY MONEY than the politicos.

I do not disagree with every thing the last stands for, just most,and you are right I do not agree with universal HEALTH CARE, BUT SOMEHOW WE NEED TO FIND A WAY TO HELP people TEMPORARIULY! NOT FOREVER.

Dr Guy

on May 21, 2006

Moderateman

on May 21, 2006

#9 by Dr. Guy
Sunday, May 21, 2006

Part of the problem IS the government. Get the money out of Washington by not sending it there in the first place. The feds do not build roads - the states do. The feds do not educate children, the localities do. It is insane for us to send a buck to Washington only to have them take vigorish off of it and send the remaining 75 cents back to the states and localities.

Bonus

the feds so build roads, remember when some states wanted to raise the speed limit to 75 or 80 miles per hour and the feds said "if you do that we will cut funding for you highways"

I agree the peole shouyld get more of the moiney they earn, I read somewhere that a person works till"MAY" then after MAY they get to keep what's left, in other words we work for 4 and 1/2 months.. for free! Oh yeh that money we get to keep after we pay and pay our taxes, we still psy again, taxes on sundries, taxed for booze, for Gas, taxed to registering you car or boat, house taxes hotel taxes.

Dr Guy

on May 21, 2006

the feds so build roads, remember when some states wanted to raise the speed limit to 75 or 80 miles per hour and the feds said "if you do that we will cut funding for you highways"

FUNDING. Not roads. The feds do not build roads, the states do with federal money that was sent there from the states!

Toblerone

on May 21, 2006

I disagree with the use of the word "mistake". Mistake implies a careless action with little forethought. Most of policy decisions I disagree with haven't been mistake at all. Screwing Australia over everytime we make a trade agreement isn't a mistake., merely self-serving. Not signing the Kyoto agreement isn't a mistake, just shorted sightedness and greed. Causing unnecessary wars and killing (directly and indirectly) thousands more civilians that the dictator they are supposedly trying to liberate them from isn't a mistake, just something Wolfgang Pauli would have said is "not even wrong". I'd be hear all day if I had to list everything I disagreed with that wasn't a mistake.

No it isn't the mistakes that pisses me off, it's things the US government obviously thought through and decided was a good idea anyway.

Let the natural selection run free again, let those not strong enough to fend for themselves wither and die, the world will be a better stronger place for it. Don't hate us because we are best of the best

So not only are are unsound policies merely "mistakes" but they but people should just have to wear their consequences? The thing about natural selection being "survival of the fittest" is a myth. Sometimes the survivors survive because they are strong. Sometimes it is pure luck. Sucess = luck * talent (strength) *opportunity* effort. Sometimes it comes down to circumstance and if those circumstances are created by an inept government I don't think you can can sit back a say "well they deserved it" any more than you would say that of a child that has been abused.

In the human world it is often survival of the richest. Sure the people that made the money in the first place tend to deserve it, but what about the Paris Hiltons of this world? Do you really want a world a world of people who only made it because daddy set up a trust fund?

As for being the Best of the best below a ranking of countries according to the UN quality of life index (based on 39 criteria). Its from 2004, I had a hard time trying to find something more recent, but I know at the time Norway hadn't moved from the top spot for 3 years. Sure the US is a great place to live but it isn't in the top five. Personally I wouldn't want the US health system or gun related deaths and I quite happy living at number 4 on the list.

1. Norway
2. Sweden
3. Australia
4. Canada
5. Netherlands
6. Belgium
7. Iceland
8. United States
9. Japan
10. Ireland
11. Switzerland
12. Britain
13. Finland
14. Austria
15. Luxembourg
16. France
17. Denmark
18. New Zealand
19. Germany
20. Spain

There are more points I could make but it is 3am and I'm tired. Maybe tomorrow.

It's been a while since I joined a political debate on JU, I forgot how much fun it can be coming up with arguement, thanks moderateman

bakerstreet

on May 21, 2006

"Not signing the Kyoto agreement isn't a mistake, just shorted sightedness and greed."

What you are blinding yourself to is the fact that Kyoto is short sighted and based on greed. You'd be insanely naive to think that the participation by the nations in question is done out of "green" sentiments. Green for money, maybe...

"Causing unnecessary wars and killing (directly and indirectly) thousands more civilians that the dictator they are supposedly trying to liberate them from isn't a mistake, just something Wolfgang Pauli would have said is "not even wrong"."

It could also be said that the participation from anti-war nations in protecting Hussein's regime really caused the war, when if they had been as adamant about making Hussein obey the ceasefire there would have been no need for one. Instead they worried more anbout their profits from his regime.

Locamama

on May 21, 2006

I agree with the basic premise of this article. We are the good guys. Yes, we have screwed up occassionally but overall we are here to help. The world seems to see us as the fixer of problems and if we don't we're the bad guys.

Dr Guy

on May 21, 2006

It's been a while since I joined a political debate on JU, I forgot how much fun it can be coming up with arguement, thanks moderateman

Glad to see you jump in. I hope you do more so in the future.

However on the subject of your list, that is not the point. Does Norway have 10-12million illegal immigrants? I think not.

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