what are the social problems troubling thecountry today?
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The country music is troubled by the same social problems for decades: whiskey drinking guys, unfaithful wives, traffic on the interstate highways, and really funny song names.\n\nLately it is also troubled by the terrorists, however the country singers didn't even like New York and New Yorkers to begin with. I wonder why do they care.
628063
How about the Immigration issue or global warming?\nBoth are highly controversial issues.
100861
our country was as divided as it is today about major issues and at the time geography had alot to do with because of the economy (farming without slaves etc..)  Where as today even in the red/ blue states there we are still to evenly spread out to divide geographically
1021312
Very true. Society is slowly breaking down in every way possible. It's really upsetting. The future is bleak. I'm young and I fear for myself- my family to be- my husband to be.
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what state are you in?\n\nIssues could be education, economy, health care, foreign trade, environmental restrictions ... it really depends where you are.
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I'm not sure, but it really bothers me. I think it's mostly the current political climate. Scapegoating minority groups, whether racial, social, or whatever, is just a way to distract people from the real and serious problems going on elsewhere.
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Social conflicts as in internal or external? Perhaps you can elaborate on your question -but I take it you mean internal.\n\nIn other countries most people don't have regular jobs and their lives are lived from on day to another. they have lost all hope and have mostly given up on their government promising change and reforms. This especially applies to young people. When millions of young men have nothing to do and are pissed off -you get them rallied up for some bullshit cause and blame everyone else including the West, you got yourself a whole bunch of terrorists -and the is the shortest answer possible.
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The main issue in Africa is tribalism.  It has caused many problems in the past and current day.  Until they are able to get past this major obstable, Africa will stay in this state of confusion and chaos.  Nothing is being done by Africans or its governments to solve this problem.
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Potential problems include: \nDestruction of habitat:  caves (important) or the soils of lime-loving species.\nPotential for contamination of groundwater supplies in karst regions.\nBig trucks on the road: traffic, congestion, possibly getting gravel on the road. \nDegradation of landscape: Some people don't like the look of quarries
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Political problems of today can seem somewhat similar to the days prior to the civil war because they are similar issues (we're not talking race here either).  The Civil War was fought over states rights -and the more the federal government wanted to take over or make mandates that the states had to follow, then the more states rebelled - the same thing is happening today.  The federal goverernment is dictating and that is hindering the  states rights which are guaranteed in the constitution.  So the Civil War's legacy is not the cause of the problems today, but the problems today are very similar in nature.  Good observation of your  part.
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More Pollution\nMore Dead birds on the road\nThe darn AC doesn't work\nGas prices.
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A mess.  Our society would be alot better off if we tried to equalize the money a bit.  We are not making much headway doing it the way we are.  I would be willing to join a political party that thinks we should take care of our own country and it's people.  Global warming and the loss of fish, other animals and the state of our rainforests really has me worried.  And I am ashamed that we as a country have not learned to be above war.
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The biggest problem facing our world is liberal politics, which is the basis of socialism/communism, France is representative of this insanity. The next is the ignorance of history, the hatred of truth, the rejection of morality and the destruction of the sanctity of marriage between one man and one woman.
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The biggest problem facing America in my view is a creeping insecurity that causes people to be unreasonably fearful and, as a result, more selfish and less open to knowledge and understanding. This fear might arise from a lot of different events - the war in Iraq, 9/11, layoffs, crystal meth in smalltown America - but it has turned into a chronic condition all its own.\n\nWe're all marshalling our metaphorical soldiers around us, trying to keep out the unfamiliar, pile up some money against the uncertain future. We're not taking care of each other because we're so afraid.\n\nIn a way, we're much like the people rioting against the West in the Muslim world. From the Western European/U.S. perspective, people are getting all bent out of shape about something that we take for granted. But imagine that we could remove ourselves from our own perspective and watch our responses from some TV screen in another world. Would our fear-based reactions look any more rational? I'm not sure they would. They seem reasonable because they're familiar. But think about the way gang violence destroys poor communities. Think about the way that sports fans torch cars. Of insurance fraud. Of deep-seeded, insidious hypocrisy in so many aspects of our lives.\n\nI'm not sure we should be afraid; politicians of all descriptions have been exploiting the fear, though. We don't have a sensible, sensitive, and rational voice that doesn't belie self-interest.\n\nI don't know what we can do now. Maybe each and every one of us can give up something unnecessary and wasteful - driving an SUV, smoking cigarettes, watching reality TV - and take time to learn as much as possible about the people we share the planet with.
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1. corruption in all level.\n2. lack of community awareness and social accountibalty.\n3. too old judiciary system, law and enforcement agencies.\n4. huge geographical statitics and population.\n5. misuse of law.\n6. no political will to bring the pro-people system.
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Yes, if not worse\n\nA friends family have been driven off their farm by Mugabe's thugs; the result is that more than 20 fanilies have lost the livelihood, the land is fallow and yet more hunger is added to the country\n\nMugabe has destroyed the infrastructure of what was a successful country with an established black middle class, independant judiciary and many other things
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There's no doubt Africa is in a bad way right now.  However, we must remember that most African countries are less than 50 years old.  Even the US was still having problems at that point.  Africa was more exploited by colonizers, and so it only makes sense there are more problems.  However, progress is being made.  Democracy is the way of rule in many countries, having progressed from dictatorships-- Ghana is a good example.  Botswana is doing well economically (comparatively).  Africa is moving forward, and that in itself is cause for hope.