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EastCoastBubbleBoy
2010 Sep 9, 1:05pm
The one moment that strikes me most (other than the obvious) was congress uniting on the steps of the Capitol, not as democrats, not as republicans, but as Americans.
You’re a good man ECBB.
If I’m requested to be a Christian to live in this country, I’m more than happy to join. That’s how much I love this country. For people that don’t like what this country has to offer, they are more than free to leave. No point of whining and complaining, right? To the politicians, it’s politic as usual. That’s how they stay in power.
IMO, this country is heaven on earth despite of all the naysayers. I hope you’ll get a house you want soon :o)
If you were ever asked to become a christian, this wouldn't be the same country.
What makes america great is freedom and independence. Take that away and it isn't america anymore.
elliemae
2010 Sep 11, 2:43am
If you were ever asked to become a christian, this wouldn’t be the same country.
What makes america great is freedom and independence. Take that away and it isn’t america anymore.
Amen!
ECBB - do you live in NYC? People there have constant reminders of 9/11 and the aftermath. That would certainly make it harder to get past the pain. Out in the midst of nowhere, we don't have to drive past GZ, see it on the teevee much, and our newspapers are full of how much the regional hospital raised for a rescue helicopter. Or the five huge marijuana grows that were found in our mountains in recent months. I don't think that the mosque/community center issue even made the front page of our 3 tiny section paper.
"I've got some real estate here in my bag" ...
They've all gone to look for America
elliemae
2010 Sep 11, 8:55am
My point is I would do whatever this country asked of me to stay here. I don’t understand why so many people just keep on whining about it.
Oh, we've got a great country, no doubt about it. But I do believe that Kevin's point (and mine) is that we offer freedom of religion, freedom of speech, freedom of so many things. Our country isn't asking us to be Christian - if it were, it wouldn't be the great, free country that we have. It would be a country that limited freedoms.
People who continually whine have the right to do so, no matter how irritating they are. People like Glenn Beck can bitch, rant & rave about how horrible the little guy has it while he rakes in millions of dollars and doesn't have a clue how the little guy lives. I support his right to spout his shit, just as I support my right to change the channel.
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2010 Sep 11, 11:25am
this country is heaven on earth despite of all the naysayers
This country is increasingly turning into haves and have nots. To get ahead you've got to push other people down.
There was a new report put out that estimates the US as 87th in "macroeconomic stability".
The US ranks well WRT investor protection (#5), airline seat-miles (#1), lack of malaria (#1), job insecurity (#1), brain import (#3), science (#4).
Over the past 10 years we've run up $8T in government debt and added $7T of household debt to support our standard of living. This is all going to end very badly, because we are a nation of idiots.
And yes, I do expect to be leaving California sooner rather than later. Belllingham is attractive for its relative isolation, going back to Japan is also an option for me. I don't think China would be my bag and I'm not entirely sure I'd like N Europe that much.
marcus
2010 Sep 11, 11:33am
Bellingham is still in the US right? But I guess if you need to get out quickly from there, you can. Ah, I see you mean California (edit I think).
It's been nine years. The tragedy of that day seem both a distant memory, and as raw as the moment they unfolded, almost simultaneously.
Time heals all and I am not too ashamed to admit that, for better or for worse, I (and I think to a greater extent, we as a nation) have "forgotten" to some extent.
- I no longer feel nervous in crowded public spaces (malls, museums, etc.)
- I no longer shudder whenever an airplane is flying low.
- I don't do a double-take whenever I see someone "Muslim" looking
- "Breaking news" no longer seems as relevant
- I'm tired of hearing about the Mosque near Ground Zero and the Qumran burning pastor
- Driving through PA last month, I couldn't remember the name of the town where flight 93 crashed.
- At church, it seems as if we pray more often for our troops than we do the victims.
More and more, I find myself so wrapped up in everydayims; it only when I see replays of the coverage of that tragic
day, that the events, and the way I felt about them as they happened, come rushing back.
My guess is that I am not the only one.
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