| What to say about America?.
Home Of the Brave and the Free..
What should I say about America my home the
place where I live?That it took me a long time to feel free
to say anything, to voice my observations freely and out loud.
I would say that first because it is an important point.Eleven
years in Fact...
Then I will say I love this country, I love
the different climates and terrains, the huge open empty spaces,
the vastness of everything, the nature, the diversity of peoples
and cultures, I love all of those aspects of this country.
I live in Texas and I love the woods,I watch
raccoons humming birds wild deer bluebonnets and wild flowers
that bloom in the spring, I live in a safe clean area, which
is all good.
I love the convenience of shopping 24hrs
If you are prepared to work you can have a very materially
good life in the USA its true, I learnt to fly here and to
drive perhaps I might not have done those things in another
place firstly, there was no need but still, many things are
more affordable here more possible.
I like the amount of "Stuff" that
I can buy with the money that I make, I like the endless choices
of things available.But alas materialism isn't everything
it cannot compared to openness warmth and humanity between
human beings.
I don't like the fact that news is often
seeming to be biased and that unless I get on the internet
I only ever seem to hear narrow view points of national and
world events, I don't like the nations fixation on the word"party"
and the fact that this seems to amount to drinking beer or
some other kind of alcohol and then proclaiming to have had
"fun" and a good time, besides this kind of partying
I don't see much joy or real fun going on generally speaking.
I like the learnt intelligence and many times
rich vocabulary and use of words that most people that I come
across use, I don't like though the often closed mindedness
and no go areas that seem to exist whenever the subjects of
politics and religion come up.
In fact that part of things seems quite scary
a lot of fear based suppression, and judgment clearly exists
in those areas.
"If your not with us then you must be
against us" seems to rule out any real tolerance of objection
to anything.
I am horrified by the healthcare situation
if you have money or health insurance ok but if not, you are
in big trouble in the USA this is amazing to me that in such
a rich country in 2007 these basics are not easily available
to everyone.
I cannot imagine living here and being sick
or poor.
Racism is alive and kicking I shudder when
I see it certainly here in the south, come on people its 2007
the current situation is so "un-cool'.
As mentioned I dislike the media bias the
idea that Americans are fed that the whole world wishes it
could live here, and that Americas are the only people on
the planet, this is quite shocking to me.
I dislike the way so many people seem to
not have thought much about, if at all about what they are
told or taught and hardly seems to care, yet at the same time
of course its understandable to a degree everyone is so busy
trying to keep up with the pace of life, have it all and keep
a roof over their heads I guess there is not much time or
inclination to think, but even so that's scary.
The conditioning here of people is mind blowing.
I have lived and worked in over thirty different
countries, the USA to me is home and I am an American therefore
I feel a right too have an opinion and not to be afraid to
voice it. Service in restaurants I generally find excellent
however in business if there is a mistake my fault or not,
its almost guaranteed that I will end up paying, and be lucky
to get an even insecure sorry from a company of any kind of
size that's depressing and got very old very fast.
The individuality that was once enjoyed in
the States and the recognition of uniqueness seems to be fading
fast the melting pot it seems has begun to frown on those
who do not look and think the someway that's a sad thing to
see.
Still I see hope, I feel that our country
needs change it can indeed lead the world but its going to
require honesty and a willingness from each and every person
to really think and feel for themselves Of course its possible
that America really could change the world, first perhaps
we just need to face the fear, its everywhere in everything
it would seem,and be prepared to go with what we know and
believe in our hearts to be right, the spirit of adventure
and bravery is still here and does exist, I hope that positive
change comes soon for we have someway yet to go...
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