[Nataku X]

Excellent observation. We are all becoming much too cynical and materialistic and bitter and self-absorbed, and by 2100 the Americas will be all Hispanic and the rest of the world will be all Arabic.

In FreeRepublic most posters wallow in self-pity and bitterness and greed all our lives. And that represents the rightest of the right and the most religious of the religious. What does this speak of what America is becoming, now? Heartbreaking!

[Texan5]

I am not interested in taking over the Americas, nor are my children, anyone else in my family or of my acquaintance, hispanic or not...

I agree 100% with the rest of your post, though, you are very astute for a young'un.

[X-Servative]

Well stated. We are becoming a very selfish society. A lot of this can be put at the feet of the baby boomers. Their parents risked all, while many of them only cared about the individual, which was a mantra passed on to their children. As a gen-x'er with a traditional family (a wife and two amazing children), I find my values to be more in line with the WWII generation than my parents generation. More focus on the important things, ie God and family, and less focus on materialism.

I believe humanity is about giving of one's self. As people continue to live alone, all they need to care for is numero uno, which will eventually be the total demise of our culture. This is why so many "older" who have children later in life have a difficult time adjusting to parenthood, because having children calls for selflessness.