We Americans are not all mindless zombies that unquestionably follow what the political machine has to say. Some of us, contrary to the incorrectly held belief of some, do have minds, use them and do not appreciate the thinking that we cannot think for ourselves and that we are all self-centered; thinking the world revolves solely around the United States. We can learn that from our own newspapers thank you. Right now it is the British that think they are God’s gift to the world, the center of the universe, with the upcoming Royal Wedding. Who gives a flying rat’s ass what they do? Apparently marriages in the Royal family do not mean much for most of the recent ones have ended in divorce and extramarital affairs have abounded. Now that is a great message to be sending to your charges. Get married, practice infidelity, and get divorced. Love, faithfulness and monogamy mean nothing. When that is over, someone somewhere will do some horrible or otherwise dreadful deed and they will be the new flavor of the week.
While not all, some of us that live here are very well educated and have the ability to keep an open mind when it comes to things, including dealing with bullshit. Propaganda is the name of the game. All politicians do it. Ours just do it on a much grander scale. Of any place in the world, former Eastern Europeans surely would understand propaganda; the collective all for the good of the country bullshit of the late Communist/Socialist days. Just because it is on our media does not mean we all pay attention to it or even participate in it. The grass is not always greener and Europe is by no means a shining example of the political process in and at work. People want to start a revolution in other, non-EU countries like Egypt and Libya because they want freedom(s) and such that democracy provides then cannot understand the political ramifications to the rest of the world and cry foul when the government in power strikes back. What are the governments supposed to do? Be mindless zombies that instead of distilling the propaganda now reverse their roles and follow it while it is professed by someone else? Some places are not ready for the people to think on their own and have a say in their governing. Others where the people have gained that power should go back to their old ways for it seems that they do not know how to deal with their new found “freedoms”. With that said, no country is perfect and until God or some other Supreme Entity comes down and certifies a country and all of its proceedings as perfect, it would be appreciated to refrain from making keep the sweeping, derogatory comments about the U.S. Should you have a beef with the citizenry of the United States, either in part or as a whole, for some reason, then make statements like “It seems that some U.S. citizens…” and not assume that everyone is included, unless it is proven and a verifiable fact that all are included. And always remember that it is in your OPINION.
