Shiny, Happy Americans
I find it fascinating how most other cultures don't value cheerful, quick smiles the way we do. I think of us as "shiny, happy Americans" sometimes. I feel like other cultures, such as European ones, are much older than we are and have suffered wars and trauma a LOT more than we have. In that sense, we're a bit like historical virgins--we haven't been invaded over and over for centuries, known devastating plagues, had a religious civil war, etc.
I think we're a teenage nation, and we're entering a new phase of being tested. I think the potential threats facing us now are the largest we've faced--although I wasn't around during the Cold War, granted, but we have so many enemies who seem willing to destroy us now.
I wonder if this is a test we will not pass. Bush, in my opinion, continues to go against the grain, this time in the form of supporting Israel. I think it's a huge mistake to continue to alienate the rest of the world when they already hate us so much. I cannot fathom what Bush is thinking or who in his administration comes up with this policy. Condi or Cheney, perhaps?
I think we're a teenage nation, and we're entering a new phase of being tested. I think the potential threats facing us now are the largest we've faced--although I wasn't around during the Cold War, granted, but we have so many enemies who seem willing to destroy us now.
I wonder if this is a test we will not pass. Bush, in my opinion, continues to go against the grain, this time in the form of supporting Israel. I think it's a huge mistake to continue to alienate the rest of the world when they already hate us so much. I cannot fathom what Bush is thinking or who in his administration comes up with this policy. Condi or Cheney, perhaps?
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