America the land of the free – but has it forgotten to think freely? by Rick Morren
When you visit the US on a regular basis nothing really ever seems to change. It is somewhat of a surrealistic world. People go about their business as usual, with very little curiosity in what is happening on the outside world. An outside world which seemingly unknown too many of the Americans is now interconnected to everything they do or purchase. Unfortunately it seems American interest is more focused on the ever changing “hot topics” dished out by the local press, like the present JonBenet case. Very few Americans seem to worry or question the daily reports about deaths of American Servicemen and women, fighting illegal overseas wars based on faulty information. Just about every SUV in America still carries a Made in China sticker which says: “support our troops” instead of “support our troops – bring them home”.
Unfortunately very few Republicans or Democrats have the courage to argue that the real force of the US is not its military might but its democratic tradition, innovation and economic success, and use this as a negotiating strategy.
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