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Re: International buzz about Obama
Jan 10, 2008, 11:45
You're right on the money with the education thing. Americans used to enjoy a fully funded public education system. Unfortunately, as the demographics of America have shifted towards an older population, the quality of public ed has suffered. There is a damnable mindset amongst too many of the 'angry white males' that all taxes are bad taxes, teachers are all coddled and overprivileged, unions should all be dissolved, etc. These Archie Bunker types don't agree that they should be responsible for anyone else's kids, even tho in their youth, they were the beneficiaries of this social contract.

Thanks for adding perspective to the conversation... I know it's very easy to hate the USA, and for sure there's a lot to hate about it. But you're right... the history of the west is chock full of abuses by white Europeans against non-whites, AND each other... and not to let other nations off the hook, lots of examples of bloody land grabs, ethnic-on-ethnic violence, etc. almost anywhere you go. The USA just happens to attract the lion's share of criticism.

The USA just happens to be the 'empire' of this time in world history. As empires go, there have been worse, much worse. And it just so happens that the USA's dominance is in steep decline... it's overextended itself, like Rome, the British Empire, etc.

Let's not forget how much antipathy towards the USA is due to Bush- and remember, maybe a third of this nation is behind him- the other two-thirds think he's a royal asshole.
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