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[spectator12]

Actually, that scenario wouldn't shock me, if a 'tea party' affiliate was elected.

[Aronious]

spectator12, on 09 February 2010 - 09:58 PM, said:

Actually, that scenario wouldn't shock me, if a 'tea party' affiliate was elected.

If there is any country that would vote on the basis of fear (ie. reelection of Bush post 9/11) it would be the Americans.

[spectator12]

true

[krow]

Aronious, on 09 February 2010 - 11:00 PM, said:

If there is any country that would vote on the basis of fear (ie. reelection of Bush post 9/11) it would be the Americans.

oh god, shut up aaron.

i remember when all the blogs were convinced americans wouldn't vote in a president with the name hussein because of this supposed culture of fear we live in that tells us everything middle eastern sounding = bad.

it seems everyone outside of america wants the US to be more like their own countries they can't stop complaining about.

[stir.ts]

Bingo

[Aronious]

kranadian, on 10 February 2010 - 12:34 AM, said:

oh god, shut up aaron.

i remember when all the blogs were convinced americans wouldn't vote in a president with the name hussein because of this supposed culture of fear we live in that tells us everything middle eastern sounding = bad.

it seems everyone outside of america wants the US to be more like their own countries they can't stop complaining about.

A name of someone who had devoted their life to the betterment of the US is a little different to a terrorist attack that killed ten thousand people. I do agree, the people who wrote the articles and blogs about the most recent election are, simply, crackpots. Bush ran an excellent campaign largely based on fear, or more specifically, that he was the better candidate to defend American from any future attacks. His reelection is attributed, at least by most, largely on that basis. That is plainly and simply, a scare campaign; something many governments do and probably did at the time. My comment merely pointed out that the American population is at least perceived, to be the most susceptible to undue levels of fear. To be fair however, most of the most recent fear based events have been leveled at Americans.

There are problems with all countries. I guess the route of this thread is that a lot of countries are on a never-ending path of refinement, while the US appears to be deviating from the rest of the world.

[spectator12]

Actually, I think people in China would be the ones most fearful of their government.

[Soaring]

I completely agree that the U.S. is not on the path to continue being the powerhouse it once was. No superpower can or will last forever. However, I don't think this country is a lost cause.

I don't see China taking over as the supreme power in the world just yet, and what other country will step up? Does there even need to be a superpower?

These are trying times. I am still optimistic, and will wait to see if Obama can really get moving on things. I think we as Americans need to reflect on where we want this country to go. Unfortunately, it seems like the folks in Washington just can't get anything done.

[spectator12]

It doesn't seem like solidarity has been a U.S. trait as of late

oops, i meant US strength

[Aronious]

Soaring_Higher, on 11 February 2010 - 11:32 PM, said:

I completely agree that the U.S. is not on the path to continue being the powerhouse it once was. No superpower can or will last forever. However, I don't think this country is a lost cause.

I don't see China taking over as the supreme power in the world just yet, and what other country will step up? Does there even need to be a superpower?

These are trying times. I am still optimistic, and will wait to see if Obama can really get moving on things. I think we as Americans need to reflect on where we want this country to go. Unfortunately, it seems like the folks in Washington just can't get anything done.