“...“Are we a nation of selfish, Godless, apathetic, corrupt, ignorant, a$$holes?”...” and “...I see why most of the world hates Americans....”
Hmmm... I’d say No. Not a “Nation of”.... But - the Hollywood face, the television face, the media face that the worlds sees, yes. And invariably, I’d say it’s the liberal face that they see, since they dominate those venues.
I’ve not traveled the world; but I’ve been around many parts of this country, and one constant I’ve noticed.
Most people just want to be left the hell alone. Most people just want to live their lives, pursuing their own life, liberty and happiness, without interfering with other folks rights to do same, and they want as little governmental interference as possible - from ALL levels of government (local, county, state, federal).
I believe that this is part of our human nature, and applies to most people in other countries too. They love their children, weep when they lose a loved one, struggle to pay the bills, are concerned about keeping the electricity and water running and food stocked up. They cry when their dog dies, laugh at a good dirty joke, they’re happy when the daughter or son gets married, they love good food and a fine beer or wine, and they celebrate the birth of a grandson or granddaughter...
And they bitterly resent when some one - ANYONE - messes with any of those things and tries to tell them HOW to live, WHAT to think, WHAT to believe, what they can and can’t own, think, feel, love, hate, say, do, etc.
And the other constant is that no matter what city, state, country you’re in, there’s always a small group of complete and utter assh*les determined to MESS with ALL of those things you love and hold dear, and invariably, they are drawn to power and the means to wield it. And they do.
How different is your average Iraqi father and mother, wanting the best for their children, from a father and mother in West Virginia or Pittsburgh PA, wanting the same thing?
Or an elderly retiree in France or Macedonia waiting on his or her pension check, trying to keep warm in the winter and cool in the summer from the same in Cleveland Ohio?
We’re all held hostage by lunatics, ultimately. I’ve always said that ALL governments suck; ours just sucked a little less than others for a lot longer. It was only a matter of time until that same psychotic ideology got control of ours.
I’ve worked with people from all over the world over the course of my life - Vietnamese, Laotian, Polish, German, Rumanian, Estonians, Ukrainians, Russians... EVERYONE of them just wanted to be left the hell alone to live and have a chance to be the success - or the failure -that they have the right to be.
So no, we’re not a “Nation of...” but we have a GROUP OF people who are, as every country does, and they are a miserable waste of oxygen, life, and deserve nothing but contempt for the misery and conflict they create for everyone else. And they need to be resisted and fought by every means necessary until the knock it the hell off.
Some day, people will wake up and push back. All over the world. And make those miserable creeps who won’t leave them alone wish they had...
Naive? Yeah... maybe. But it doesn’t change the way I see it.
My two cents, anyway.
Not a “Nation of”....yet. But it’s getting there and this POTUS is accelerating it. Real Americans see this.
“Most people just want to be left the hell alone.” AMEN! But, like I posted earlier, “they” exist and have to be dealt with - they can’t just STFU and keep to themselves. You can only isolate yourself so much and then it becomes: “Why TF should I shut up? THEY’RE wrong!”
“Some day, people will wake up and push back.” Since “they” are pretty much in control of everything and there’s no way “they” will relinquish power, it going to have to be taken away. And we’ve seen proven ways how to do it. And that’s the type of grotesque, but effective effort it’s going to take to defeat “them” permanently.
America is worth it. To me, the end would justify the means.