Ah, America.

[pyat]

Currently occupying two foreign nations, dealing with ongoing violence in both, with a worrisome economy, a major port city still crippled by natural disaster, more than 1 in 100 adults currently in prison, tax rolls supporting a defense budget larger than that all the other nations of the world combined, spending more per capita of state money on healthcare than any other nation yet no socialized healthcare and a declining life expectancy, serious questions about the conduct of the military and CIA, the perpetrator of 9/11 basically forgotten, and there's an election in a few months.

And of course, the most important topics in that election are gay marriage and abortion.

Comments

[zenten.livejournal.com]

*shakes her head* The way I see it, it's going to get a lot worse before it gets any better. A president isn't going to change that.

The right president, on their own could make things better to some degree. The right president with the right congress and the right senate could to a heck of a lot of good, especially if they have 8+ years to do it in (that would be at least two right presidents btw, not saying you should extend your maximum term limits or anything).

[relee.livejournal.com]

They're not my term limits. ^.^;;

I feel really awkward about the whole thing because on a whole other level I don't feel it's my right to tell another country how they should do things. They have their own ideas of what's right and wrong...

[zenten.livejournal.com]

I think an individual that doesn't actually represent their country (so not a diplomat or politician or whatever) can certainly say "Hey, if you do this this other problem will probably work out better for you" to a foreign nation.

[relee.livejournal.com]

Can? Definately. Should? I dunno.

Canada's a great place, and we've got a lot of good things going... but we're hardly perfect. And I'm not exactly doing a lot to make things better. Plus if things went wrong, we could be as bad as the U.S. in as much time. A lot can happen in 8-10 years. Maybe when I'm 40, the U.S. will be nice again. ^.^

Also maybe hell will freeze over and Satan will give sleigh rides. ^.^

[zenten.livejournal.com]

OK, what harm is there in doing so?


Canada's a great place, and we've got a lot of good things going... but we're hardly perfect. And I'm not exactly doing a lot to make things better. Plus if things went wrong, we could be as bad as the U.S. in as much time. A lot can happen in 8-10 years. Maybe when I'm 40, the U.S. will be nice again. ^.^

I can't think of a time when Canada was worse than the US to live in (I can certainly think of times when Canada was worse to live in than it is now of course). Maybe before Confederation, or not too long after it.

[relee.livejournal.com]

Well, I can offend people who like the way things are, or who think that they should go a different direction.


Even if I say that Canada can become as bad as the U.S. is now, that's not saying the U.S. can't get worse. We're their neighbors, and lately our government seems to like to parrot theirs... Or at least in issues important to me. ^.^;;

[thebitterguy]

OK, what harm is there in doing so?

Americans have feelings too, Josh.

[zenten.livejournal.com]

And? If someone from say Sweden wants to give suggestions in someone's LJ on how to make Canada's medical system work better, how is that bad or something that would hurt the feelings of Canadians?