> Are things really as bad as everyone (especially us Americans)
> are making out? I think not, and certainly not in America.That's right. Things aren't bad, relatively speaking, in America. It probably has more to do with the status of America in the New World Order than with anyone's pride in being American. But it won't be so fun when the multinationals discover they can find a better-educated, lower-paid workforce in India. Nor will the deterioration of the ozone layer be lots of fun for those living in the Sun Belt. America's employment situation could collapse soon, along with its consumerist lifestyle, and everyone here is trying to ignore the feelings that this economic instability may sink them. My advice: unite, get local, save the earth, get some power over your life, now, before the shakes get you.
> Let us remember that the freedom to express one's views is a
> rather new concept, in terms of human civilization. The average
> lifespan continues to rise as infant mortality falls. Education
> is available to everyone. We have the ability to travel around
> the globe. Even the poorest among us can find food and get an education.
1/6th of the world's population is suffering from malnutrition. The United States ranks among the developed world's worst economies in terms of infant mortality, level of education, and poverty. The US is 4% of the world's population doing 30% of the world's consumption, and when the rest of the world catches up to the US in terms of consumption levels, the world will die. We're such a great country...we can do better.
> Of course, America, or any society, isn't perfect. But while
> we decry the current state of affairs and debate the future,
> perhaps we should take a moment to reflect on how lucky we,
> Americans, are, when compared to the vast majority of people
> who have come before us.
If we build a great industrial society, and the corporations let us use it, gee, we're lucky, aren't we? We should demand this "luck" as a right. We built it, let's make sure it serves us, and not just a plutocracy.
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