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In reply to the discussion: We Are Just A Selfish Stupid Ass Nation That Deserves What We Get. [View all]Yo_Mama
(8,303 posts)If, as a nation, you believe that we are no good, how do you derive the corollary that vulnerable individuals should suffer for the nation's collective sins?
I don't think the US is a bad nation at all. Of course, I have family members who have lived in very bad circumstances in foreign countries, so I probably have a different perspective. It's an odd fact that many poor immigrants to this country have a much better opinion of it than the seeming privileged children of families that have been here for generations.
I don't think that the US is a perfect nation, by any means. But even if I believed our nation was ethically comparable to Nazi Germany, Stalinist Russia, or Pol Pot's paradise, I would STILL not believe that the punishment for the errors of the nation would be properly served out to the individual residents and citizens, which is always where it does in fact land.
I could write much more, but I am pissed and should probably shut up. It has been a stressful time for us all.
I hope your day improves.