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Date Posted: 14:40:05 03/19/10 Fri
Author: Carrie
Subject: Where to start?
In reply to: gg, for entertainment purposes...sorta 's message, "Re: Well, we lived for eight years with a dummy for a president" on 11:07:00 03/19/10 Fri

First, I think that there are people out there who really believe that Obama was not born in America. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barack_Obama_citizenship_conspiracy_theories Yes, Wikipedia is not always the most accurate site to get information, but I think it sums the birther movement up fairly well.

Secondly, aside from political issues like healthcare reform and the war, I think that a huge problem with America today is that Americans have completely forgotten how to be nice to each other. There is a discouraging lack of common courtesy in how people relate to each other. We're not looking out for our neighbors. We've become so self-centered and entitled that we can't even take a minute to put ourselves in someone else's shoes to try to see things from their perspective.

Most of us are selfish and spoiled and lazy. We want all of the rewards that come with living in this amazing country, but we don't want to actually do anything to earn them. We've stopped thinking about how our actions will affect other people and if we do think about it, we likely don't really care.

I love this country and everything it stands for. I really do. I love America, but sometimes I can't stand Americans. Most of the time it seems like we live in a nation of spoiled 3-year-olds who throw tantrums if they don't get their way or if they think someone got more cookies at snack time.

I recognize these qualities in myself and I have been trying to change. I've been trying to listen to people and realize that there are two sides to every story. I try to think about the choices I make and I try not to hurt anyone. I'm not perfect, by any means, but I'm trying. And I don't think that anything will change unless people wake up and start acting like people who deserve everything our country gives them.

And now I'll go back to keeping my mouth shut.

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[> [> [> [> Well said, Carrie. -- Jenn, 18:58:49 03/19/10 Fri [1]

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[> [> [> [> Thank you, Carrie -- gg, 14:16:36 03/22/10 Mon [1]

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