WTF happened to AMERICA?
338184
It's actually improved.  Economy is booming.   Gas prices just suck.
692428
Because nothing has ever been seen like it in the history of mankind.  The US was looked upon as a nation that could tackle any problem and solve it. The average American had conveniences that only the extremely wealthy had in other parts of the world. Basically even the poor in America lived better that over 50% of the world.  America use to be a beacon of what was right and good for it's people and the world. It's never been done before and it sure hasn't been done lately under the Bush administration.  Maybe someday soon America can get back up on the hill and shine a beacon of hope and strength that all can achieve.  First we have to get rid of the Republicans.
845653
America has lost its way. Ultra right wing anti liberal views anger your friends. Minimum wage and food, shelter, clothing and medical care are "christian values". I'm Canadian and we are as close to friends as you have in the world and we can see how ridiculously right wing America has become. Shame.
198914
I am going to totally answer your last statement. We do need to focus more on what is wrong in America first, as long as we have people living in third world conditions right here, no homes, no running water, no food. Pitiful. Did anybody catch Oprah the other day, it is horrible how some people have to live in this country, while some are filthy rich and have more than they and 30 families would ever need. Now I'm getting the heck out of here.
86148
You have been duped by the media once again.\nThey LOVE Americans!
297186
Because all the rest were better.\n4500 Americans dead.  An economic recovery that took six years (and is still pretty pathetic).  A Dow average that has hovered at the same place since he took office.  A leader that is a laughingstock among other nations leaders.  A country that once stood for justice now invading other nations on falsified information, et cetera...\n(The fact that I'm having difficulty posting this response proves that this is the question that broke Yahoo! Answers)
700499
nobody is taking over america .. but the classic america that our founding fathers gave us is being slowly eroded away because people are uninformed, ignorant, and braindead from endless hours of tv and media propaganda being pounded into them while corrupt govt officials cash in and pass laws to prevent you from being able to do anything about it when you finally wake up ....
87545
wow, i was just saying this the other day. America has become like a third-world country. Why?\n*Out of control (corrupt) governenment\n*There are many homeless people\n*many people without proper healthcare\n*many people without any healthcare\n*debt of over 8 trillion dollars\nFor these reasons i think america's superpower status will be gone, and it will have more than a couple similarities to third-world countries. sad but true.
918678
It felt like spring after a very long winter. Like the renaissance after the dark ages. The 2006 mid-terms gave me back hope for my country. After 12 years of domination by right wing religious conservative zealots, we are back to sanity.\nNow we can get to work on our problems at home and regain our respect in the world.\nYippee!!!
756971
Liberals are destroying this country\n\nPeace
756203
No kidding!!!  What happened to their fiscal responsibility????
299680
No offence, but your government is the pinnacle of ignorance and instead of crossing the line they have blown it up with a bomb. America cant police the world and it will eventually prove to be your downfall in terms of superpower status.
553724
I hear you loud and clear.The social collapse is happening as we speak.It's just that at the rate it's happening it looks like slow motion.I think that one day we will be living in a different country and will have happened right in front of us.It's a gradual process.The new world order is for the world to be under one government.I don't know if that will ever happen.I do see that everyday Americans are powerless to do anything to stop what's happening.To me that's a scary thing.
232062
You must have been living with the Amish for the last 100 years! Are you just now figuring this out? It was the lobbyists that put George Bush into office the last two times. America never voted for him. The popular vote was over 50% against the Republican party.
1117859
nothing now that a dick and a bush is in the house. that means americans just got screwed.
755535
You know, I completely agree. When America voted in 2004, they voted for change. So far, all that has happened is more troops have been sent overseas to fight battles that, depending on peronal views, potentially should not have started. Nothing is being done about the other issues [so it seems]. What happened to the morals Americans voted for? What happened to the morals that were presented in the election in order to regain the presidency. Simply what is going on?
1160785
Honestly, Im dying to leave myself.  The US is becoming very hated by the rest of the world and it's getting kinda scary living here.  The government has completly ruined our relationship with anywhere outside the US.  By killing innocent people...the US has build up some very bad Karma...and sooner or later we will pay for what Bush has done and continues to do.