When are we ever, as a people, going to start to _try_ to make this country less miserable

[The2ndWheel]

9. Every country has a different history

As you say, there's the slavery mindset. Alright, and there's also a let's move out of where we were(Europe) mindset. We have a population of 300+ million people, connected by, really nothing. Outside of paying taxes, what's the collective thread of America? You can be whoever you want to be. Social mobility. As soon as you can, pack up and find a new and better place to live. One way or another, you've got to be out of the house at 18, sink or swim. That's not all corporate overlords telling us to do that.

Germany has a German language. France has the French language. There is no American language. When you think of people in India or China, you have a decent idea of what they look like. Americans don't really have a look, because we have people from everywhere here. I can't imagine there are too many kids born in, again let's say China, from two American parents. Whatever it is that Americans are. I would imagine there are more kids born in America from two Chinese parents though, and then those kids grow up to be Americans. Whatever it is that Americans are.

In some ways, we might be too diverse. Too many interests fighting back and forth. Find something that people can agree on, some sort of connection, and maybe then we can try to make this country whatever you want it to be. We Americans don't agree on too much though, up to and including what we want this country to be.