I think the USA is lost and unrecoverable....I hope not. With borders open on the south, how many illegal immigrants and terrorists have already come across the border in the past year, 2 million? With Biden in power for the 3 more years, it doesn’t matter much even if the Republicans take control of their Congress. And if a Republican becomes president in 2025, it might be way too late. Gay State Conservative, just really doesn’t get it with border control because he lives in the USA and they have already given up most of their basic rights. They think the guns are the answer, but what good are guns if you country is already lost? But I am afraid, with Albanese coming into power in May, we will just become like the USA. This Novak was a tempest in tea kettle on Free Republic. I have correspondence with a number Americans and most didn’t even know the Australian Open was on.
Yes,in the grand scheme of things this matter is very unimportant indeed.But IMO...and in the opinion of at least some others...it could have been,and should have been,handled differently,just as many Australians insist that Singapore refrain from executing an Aussie caught with a kilo of heroin at the airport.An extreme example for sure...but I think you'll get the point.
Yes,the United States is in big,*big* trouble today.Big enough to make me glad that I'm much closer to the grave than to the cradle.
And yes,there are many Americans who have a shockingly limited understanding of the world.I,OTOH,have done a fair amount of traveling in my younger days and have always been interested in world events.
More later perhaps...back to football.