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Personally, if you have funds to travel, that's good for you - most don't. Most have better things on their minds to do with their funds than go continent hopping and pretending to be better than others or "less myopic" because they have a passport and nothing better to do with their time. Some people, most in fact, are merely busy trying to make ends meet while under pressure from the socialist in the country that want to take increasingly more from them daily to fund their bad habits and those of others who are like minded.

Most people care to some extent about others. That doesn't take a passport. And anyone can run their mouths under the pretense that they know something cause they've been somewhere else. It's a non argument. This country is made up of every culture under the sun and cannot escape noticing it even if we all tried - it's impossible. We call ourselves American because that's what we are - an American nation. This is the United States of America. And as a citizen I'm an American. Others of different nationalities may claim to be from the Americas (north or south geographically) but being Geographically close to the USA doesn't make them citizens. I don't think any of us here necessarily look down on nationalities surrounding us unless there is good reason to do so. And of late, there has been plenty of reason to do so that has nothing to do with having a bleatin passport. Canada runs it's mouth at us then wants to chum up. Mexico is taking our jobs in one hand through legal means and through illegal means at the same time. Understanding people is one thing. Understanding governments is quite another. Hang up your passport, look at the governments instead of the people, then come back and talk about being well travelled.

The French government has been up to it's eyeballs in sleeze with regard to Iraq. I'm sure you'll tell us the French are a great people. Fine, let their government act like it then. You've come to the wrong place looking for sympathy for views based on a used passport. Terrorists are well travelled. I'm sure you'll now explain how empathetic they are. Myopia is when someone is blind to condition. I don't think you'll find too many people in the us blinded by other than the tax man and their daily responsibilities. They really couldn't care less about outside governments who ream their people whilest the people won't stand up for themselves and expect Americans to take care of the situation for them whilest they cuss us for not doing it the way they would have. I don't know where you're from, but, if you prefer someplace else, as Rush would say, go the hell back there and don't let the door hit you on the way out.

As for myself, I see all people in the same way, responsible for themselves and to each other. If one can't act responsibly, then they become a burden on and to others.
At that point, they cross a line into injustice. The notion expressed by many of those types is that it is somehow owed them the right to be injust on everyone elses dime. They have another thing coming. We are a big hearted nation that gives enourmous amounts of our money to charity - not because we want to look good; but, because we care and we can. That too is abused by others - even those whome we help.

I'm sorry if I'm misreading your approach; but, as it stands, I don't think I have. I will not sit back and sympathize over peoples who are destroying our economy and robbing us blind and be told I or anyone else is myopic for defending themselves and getting a little hot about it.
If people want to come here, they can expect the same treatment they get elsewhere - common decency. If they abuse the system while here, they can expect cold bars and bad food. If they choose to immigrate here, they can do it legally, obey the law and learn the freakin language. Chaos may be the rule of thumb elsewhere; but, we don't want that here. This is the melting pot. If you go in the pot and don't melt in with the rest to become what all of us are, then don't expect to be treated like one of us.

Good night.