As an American I naturally love my country and get mildly upset at some of the things that are said in this forum. Some are made just to get a rise in others, some are said in ignorance, and some is said as genuine feelings. I believe that it is time for the United States to become an isolationist society. No more policing countries that cannot handle their problems, no more aid or money given to others. Pull everything back and watch the power vacuum that occurs. Because if you think that our "Capitalist pig society" screwed up these countries wait until you see what becomes of it when some one else gets their hands on it. We are far from perfect, but even further from the worst casescenarios that will result in pulling back.
No more tech sharing, no more medical training or bringing foreign students in to learn from us.Our advances should be used soley to benefit our people and they should be more closey guarded than the KFC, Coca-Cola, and Dr. Pepper recipes combined! Other countries should be left on their own to deal with their own problems and make their own advances, of course if they are incapable of that then they could purchase these goods from us at market value...no more breaks and charity.Goods can be traded as usual, however any good not made by an American company, on American soil by American people will be tariffed to high heaven. Our nation could be a true independent, we have everything we need right hereon our soil in our own territories. We could return to the forefront of science and technology both military and civilian based. With a true "with us or against us" corporations that have held back or stifled tech advances would no longer be a problem, the dependance on foreign products such as oil would ween itself down in no time. Our most beloved Allies would be bitter naturally, but it is what it is, we come first everyone else second. You need something then ask for it, but it will no longer just be given to you without some sort of benefit to us.
Of course to do so we would first need to change our selves. I think that a large portion of our people have become spoiled and entitled, lazy, selfish, and ignorant. We need to change our attitudes. No more things such as reality showsthat celebrate the "me first" attitude, no more of the notion that "blue collar" means lower class or lesser class. The blue collar workforce helped shaped this nation and could return it to its glory days, but there are jsut too many people chasing dreams of fame, fortune, and money for nothing. There would also be no more notion of ----American. No more Irish American or Persian American, Mexican American, whatever American...we are all just Americans, and while it is ok to honor the cultures of your ancestors you are here now, and your priorities should lie with the US now. If not, no big deal, take what you have learned and go back to the homeland to hopefully make that counrty a better place...no hard feelings there are others that would like to come and live here.
I could go on and on, but it is starting to sound like a "how the US is the greatest, most advanced society in the world and others will crumble without us" rant. It is definitly not, there are plenty of countries that would have no problem without us. But it is time for the US to give the rest of the world what it wants...life without us, and I would imagine, for the most part, it will not be an improvement
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