[A2J]

I love America, yet America is hated. I guess that makes me Bush's poodle. But I would rather be a dog in New York City than a Prince in Riyadh. Above all, America is hated because it is what every country wants to be - rich, free, strong, open, optimistic.

And those "Americans" who hate us have done nothing but make us less so.

[gorush]

As right as this guy is, the fact that this is almost a revolationary viewpoint shows the depth at which or world-view resides. The fact that we, as a country , have strayed so far from a "strict constructionist" viewpoint (that which made us great) is depressing. As much as we Freepers (and God knows I love all of you...) protest, we are an ever diminishing minority. The truth is no longer respected, and our culture is circling the drain.