Do you think that we are a country divided?
480654
No other presidency has served to drive a wedge between Americans this badly since the Viet-Nam War; and we were pretty divided before the war (debacle) in Iraq started. The administration has made it so much worse that now people are starting to unite again in their disapproval of Bush and his cronies. The day an angry mob drags that man out of the white house will be one of my happiest. So to sum up I would say that we were divided, but are becoming united once again.
631857
no. and i hope not. \n\nits not a pretty sight having wars. and its not just the headlines every country is affected.lets cross our fingers itll not happen.\n\n"WARS doesn't decide who is RIGHT, ONLY whose LEFT."
15867
America has a nasty habit of getting involved in matters that do not directly affect us.  This is a huge cause of contention with other nations.  When America is so divided (and not united as promised), they feel that we shouldn't have any right in telling them how to live.  Americans are also very self-involved.  We think of ourselves first and others last.  Americans also tend to think in terms that the world revolves around them not realizing that there are many other cultures out there.  We forget that other countries have different laws and standards than America and generally, Americans just don't care.  This is why other countries have hatred towards Americans and the government.
471657
Considering the election numbers (both times) and the polls, it seems like the U.S. is split pretty much down the middle.  Sentiment might be currently not in Bush's favor (his approval numbers are waaaay down) but I'm sure they'll swing back again as they have before.
45622
Bush promised during the 2000 campaign to be a Uniter, Not a Divider.  Has our country been as divided as they are now since the Civil War?
970864
When has he ever united people?\nAmericans these days are polarized like never before because of his foreign and domestic policies, and the Iraqis are split up and most of them are scared for their lives, not having any real place to live.\nHow is he a uniter? I would say he is definitely a divider.
707623
I think it would be good to split the union especially now since its the 300th anniversary in 2007. I dont want to start arguments about countries which would survive outside of it or which countries support others. It is a myth that England supports the neighbouring countries though. Sure; Scotland for example is given a hefty supplemet every year to look after itself but only from money the UK (NOT England - contrary to popular belief) has earned ie from oil (which is actually Scottish anyway)and tourism - which all nations in the kingdom earn. Please dont continue flaming or anything. I havent said anything to insult anyone and everything I have said is fact. btw Robespierre made the classic fault assuming Wales and Scotland were in England. They are not and never have been, I strongly suggest you don't say that when you are in one of those smaller UK nations. You may be risking your health ;)
487646
no i dont think so ,i think it is amessage to other countries , which means 2 be with us or against us
466492
yes.  Your supposed to seperate church and state.
1170011
No.  Our founding fathers declared that Church and State were separate and that ALL peoples and beliefs were equal in the eyes of the law.\n\nI'm constantly scared that we're on a slippery slope and those freedoms are being taken away by groups that believe that the US was founded for them.  It was not.
586013
THERE IS NO DIVIDE!  The VAST majority of Americans are middle-of-the-road.  They are not as deeply divided in Conservative/Liberal.  That is what the politicians say to invoke passion in citizens.  But the reality is that VERY VERY few people lean strongly one way or the other.  I am trying to remember the name of a book I read for a low-level Political Science course in college that outlines this all very well.
644306
We are an amazingly divided people and need to get over our petty differences if we ever hope to do anything good on a large scale.\n\nGetting rid of Bush would also be nice.
309246
Our country was still defining itself and people had drastically different opinions of what it meant to be a country.
136346
Probably not. Certainly today they all have distict national identities and would likely not want to be merged like that.
587793
Africa was arbitrarily divided by other countries. The "borders" were invented. Tribes that had been at war for centuries were just supposed to get along now because some french or english or german idiot said they belonged to the same country. How would you feel if someone just told you your state was now apart of canada or Iraq, and now has to abide by its laws?
782452
Yes, \nregarding all human activity in this nation we are too much of loners. We need to learn to have communities again. We are way too isolated.
463248
No, the belief systems are too different. New parties might emerge, but I don't think we will have a unified America when it comes to political beliefs.