Polarized. That's the environment here in the ol' US of A. Democrats are bitter. Republicans are haughty. People's intolerancies are heightened. The government is a continual broken record on terror, freedom, and democracy. Meanwhile, while Americans stand around and bicker, China has recently surpassed the USA in amounts of meat, corn, wheat, steel, and oil consumed. Translation: The USA isn’t Numero Uno anymore.
The greatest thing is that nothing is fixed up. No-one is trying to fix anything, heal any of the wounds. All we do is make the rifts bigger by attacking the reasons we became polarized in the first place. When both major parties work together to creating lasting legislation, that’s when things do well. I also think that a two party system is suffocating the political choice of the American people. Libertarians, Constitutionalists, and Greens should have an equal chance to express their opinions and viewpoints and have a better chance to get votes. We need to find out how many people want change in the status quo, and try to make things better for everyone.
Americans need to realize that as a country, we’re slipping. I’ll quote the Good Book here by saying this, “Dislodge the log from one’s own eye before taking the speck out of your neighbors.” As Americans, we need to hold on to our core beliefs. We also need to realize that we’ve got problems at home that need dealt with, like school reform, and Social Security. Factory jobs are less abundant because a foolish American youth think that they are better than manufacturing jobs, and demand too much money for unskilled labor. We need to work on inviting the EU and other nations of the United Nations help rebuild Iraq. Thousands of Iraqis every day are without running water or electricity. Women are becoming more and more oppressed in a society that once let them live independent lives without being shot down in the streets. In unison, we can heal these scars and work toward a greater goal of peace and prosperity.
To be honest, I think we need to step back from this masterwork that we’re painting, and see if we need to change our palette a little bit. Until then, we’ll always be Un-United.