Has America Become a Nation of Uninvolved Bystanders?
818633
No far from it....the fact that we are at war shows our involvement in world issues,as well as our own....The next Presidential election will reveal poll & Government involvement among the population of voters,& I believe it will bring those out to vote that maybe wouldnt otherwise..Some are saying the current situations are discouraging & influencing their desire to vote,little do they realize that this is the time to be heard & make a difference by doing so..\nSo many are quick to criticise men & women in office,yet they didn't even cast a vote,that is just wrong...Yep,I see us involved from here on out..USA rocks!
1038259
Well, yes, at least temporarily.  Most of us are temporarily isolated and hiding ourselves behind fear and cynicism. I hope it's just adolescent growing pains and we'll get over that part and come to our senses again. \nSeptember 11 was not a unifying event, despite the propaganda that's being put out there. We are more nervous, hate-filled, xenophobic, ignorant, scared and YES divided than we have been in many years. We have become disenfranchised (hanging chads etc.), powerless to stop the predators and blood suckers - whether they be living in our communities or our "public servants". These days about the only things that unite us are our sense of betrayal, our powerlessness and our growing frustration with almost all politicians.\nWhy is all this happening? There are no really easy answers. You can't blame it on the Clintons, the liberals, the neocons, on Bush alone or even on the vacuum left by the collapse of the Cold War.\nI hope it is just a temporary phase, something we will grow out of as we embrace the multi-culturalism of the coming years, and set realistic and responsible goals for ourselves.  These MUST be based on moral principals and honorable intentions and actions, and cooperation with other nations.\nEyes wide open!
1114744
It seems like most Americans like to ignore that which is unpleasant. If it's not in their backyards, then they pretend it's not happening. That passivity is what got us a moron in office and has basically screwed up our country.
116605
Ah, another lets dump on America question.  \n\nIs there (has there been) violence in America, certainly.\n\nBut no where else in the world can a person so easily (relative to the rest of the world) pull themselves up to attain what they are after.  \n\nPeople still do their best to get here so they too can join in controlling their own lives.  \n\nGeorge Washington Carve, born a slave, through his life rose to glorious heights of achievement.  Where else in the world could this happen.
763569
The lowest form of moral depravity is to hold others to a standard that you have no intention of living up to yourself, this describes American foreign policy since the turn of the century. You ask a excellent question that challenges even the most die hard maniac or warmonger or whatever you want to call the mainstream American public. As for OBL, your right ,why(you need that bad guy out there running around to maintain your constant state of fear and paranoia when it comes to the public)
754236
Many Americans are sheep that are blindly led
556305
Yes, I dont think we realize how much we have hurt ourselves. Somehow we think it is OK too we can get away with the world hating us.\n\nWe should stop the lying, one-sided policies and try to be honest for once.\n\nAfter 9/11 the whole world was with America, now they all see us as liars and arrogant. People dont like to be hoodwinked or bullied
19385
Its not that the US is nessasarily becoming a thrid world nation its that certain aspects of our society are being broken down such as the middle class and public education funding from the state and federal governments. However other things have become more secure and efficient in the Private Sector and our govenment is making it so our economy has less control which is common in Tiger Countries
1042160
Seem the clip before. The one thing that will go on ,and it doesn't just happen in this country,is the government of all countrys will cover up things they don't want the people to really know anything about. So don't say when is american people going to wake up, they are all ready awake. You can't fight something that you have no control over. Same goes for the other countrys that experience the same thing but on a larger scale.
13697
Well! according to me the role of US in the modern society has changed from the past. Previously t used to be known as the nation which could take the World to the next level of technology science. But now it is trying to dominate countries and make them obey its orders or face the consequences.
73619
The sad thing is, most of us do not care about their views, but other countries see their views as America's views as a whole, since they are in the media spotlight....scary isn't it?
618367
The French, British, and Japanese did it too have you ever watched any of those. My point is that it's been going on all a long. I don't think watching crazies at work is going to sway America anymore with fear tactics. A few people don't rule the World.
950465
there is too much confidence in american systems. experience shows that american elections should be monitored by independent outsidersas well. who cares. even poor countries benefit from good american government. having only two parties battling it out brings alot of mistrut. three is better to avoid marriage of convinience.
190161
In most parts yes. What is sad is that it takes America falling apart like 9/11 to bring out the kindness. I think that people get so caught up in there life that they forget there are people out there that need help. I was a volunteer fire fighter and I help with several charities and one that is special to me is the Veterans. So, not all of us have lost it, but many forget. It will take America falling again to bring it out all over.
903649
Man you people need to get off the same rhetoric that you have been thinking and saying.  All I ever hear is Bush’s illegal war and Clinton’s secret bombings with jets painted to be from NATO. You know the question is not even about that.  Did you know that there were draft riots because people did not want to fight in the civil war?  \nIf you look at the untied states over the past 100 years you can see the changes.  Every generation has gotten a little worse.  Now all you see on TV is sex and violence.  This has been a slow growing thing until computers. Now we are moving faster and losing all the respect for each other but mostly for ourselves.  This nation should be ashamed of the things we do. I know that the question is about when did we lose respect for the presidency but you can not just say that that is all we have lost respect for.   As far as the presidency goes I would say it started to get real ugly when we were losing so many men in Vietnam. People are all happy when in the times of WWII and we were winning.  Thousands of people died but we were seeing much progress.  When we were getting no real results people got mad and blamed the president.  Now that is when I can say flat out blatant disrespect for the president came to rise.  Which right about the time that the liberal party was hijacked by radicals.  To think that it was once a great party.
371784
Absolutely not!  I hope this nation doesn't de-evolve back into petty vigilanteeism!  We've all seen where that has led us before.
70511
Yes..you hit the nail right on the head..I can tell you from an "outside" perspective that is exactly what the world sees..it is a shame that trusted governments can hurt their own people so much..Freedoms are being lost daily in the USA..Bush has been a very destructive man..not just to the U.S. but the suffering he has caused throughout the world is appalling. I hope the American people can stop it before it is too late...The blind and shallow-minded will disagree.