DaButt
Wednesday 18th July 2012 10:03pm
14,722 posts
Quote: Marc P @ July 18 2012, 10:06 PM BST
I think you are a patriot. What don't you like about the USA though? Serious question.
My main concern was that STT was hinting that I'm a racist and homophobe and don't take such insults lightly. It appears that the post has been deleted; if he/she did it him/herself then it's a step in the right direction, but an apology was in order as well.
As for the things I don't like about this country, most are rather minor. The major exception has to do with politics and politicians. A few things that bother me:
Our government spends more money than it brings in. It's unsustainable.
Politicians lie to the citizens with a straight face far too easily.
Our presidential elections last too long. Six months should be plenty.
Our tax code is a mess.
People on welfare or unemployment benefits should do community service or volunteer.
We should have 2 classes of prisons: rehabilitative ones for petty criminals and hell holes with shackles for the violent and predatory criminals.
Our schools are so touchy-feely and standardized test-dependent that kids aren't learning what they need to know.
Our nation has more oil and gas than the middle east. Drill that shit, build a bunch of nuke plants and tell OPEC to f**k off.
Seemingly nobody takes responsibility for their actions anymore. Buy more house than you can afford? Don't ask the government to refinance it. Run your automobile company in the ground? Don't ask the government to bail you out. Can't find a job? Join the military.
That should do it for now. It all boils down to piss-poor politicians.