i had a professor that said the united states is destroying itself do you agree?
919481
First off, I strongly disagree with the person right above me, but respectfully so. I just don't think it's possible that a wack country could get enough weapons to "destroy" earth. And we wouldn't need to destroy the earth to respond. I just think that is an unlikely scenario. Will nukes be lit off in our time? Probably, but I don't think it will destroy the world.\n\nHowever, regarding your specific item, your prof is right that the United States is destroying itself. Here are my points:\n\n* Dysfunctional families. 50% divorce rates, parents working two jobs, single parents, teen parents (on the rise). Through our history we have relied on a solid social foundation, where families were expected to raise kids right. That doesn't happen now, and once you start sliding, it is near impossible to stop. On this point, I see the reasoning behind diehard conservatives and their hate for liberals. Well, I am a liberal (so to speak), but I am a firm believer in a solid family, with children being dealt with strictly as needed (not beat, but made to know the rights and wrongs).\n\n* Media onslaught. Gets worse and worse. MTV, television in general. I don't even like taking my kids to supposed "G-rated" movies anymore. Pop culture, or whatever you call it, is slowly destroying our traditional culture. And with kids and too much free time, video games, internet, and tv really are doing some damage.\n\n* Educational issues. In this day and age, it is impossible to "leave no child behind". Our schools should be geared to handle the upper level kids, college bound kids. Riff-raff that are there for fun and games should have a half-day school, and job corps the other half to get real life skills. Our college-bound learners are being brought down by an increasing number of riff-raff kids.\n\n* Economical issues. Because of educational issues, and greed on the profit margin, companies are outsourcing white-collar jobs to India and China, where better educated people will work for less pay.\n\nThere is more. I think your prof is right in a way. We are losing our edge.
1185515
No. If we continue on in this manner we are doomed to self destruct and become a second world country. The number one problem with the American people is that we for some reason think that only people who have never struggled to make it understand the needs of the other 85% of Americans.
284074
The man is a moron. When he sticks to a decision it has nothing to do with being right but more to do with saving face and his arse at the same time, which makes you think what was he doing when he came up with his hair-brained schemes in the first place. He reacts, he doesn't respond. We are watching the USA go broke to the point that the USA will loose most of it's jobs overseas, won't be able to fund a war when 'needed' and the brain drain to the USA will eventually start to turn around and go to China and India who will have the means. He only thinks in the short term, surrounds himself with fellow blinkered short term thinkers. His extreme capitalist attitude serves only 5% of Americans at the top end and it will be many Presidents terms for the damage to be reversed and only if they are not Republican presidents.
1071582
According to the Repugs., yes. How dare you question your government!? This is the mentality that has "crashed" our great country in only 6 years.
895859
It's a start!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  Our country is being invaded by parasitic terrorist to the tune of $ 30 BILLION AMERICAN TAXPAYERS DOLLARS A YEAR" that is taking away the future of our elderly, ourselves, our children and their children. Wake up!!! The U.S.A. is the life boat of the world and it's overloaded. What good does it do to try to save the whole world, if we all perish? You future will be dim if this country does not wake up and do something about all the different groups of illegal aliens including the Chinese. Have you ever heard of the Trojan Horse?
1158272
im worried about my kids.  not only because of us international relations but also because our communities are deteriorating quickly.
757918
False.\n\nThere are far to many to count.  They are and will be directly responsible for the downfall of the USA.
686740
It looks like. In my opinion America is asking for more trouble, as if it hadn't enough. America has abused its freedom and its resources to the extend that the developing nations have started hating its dominating attitude. It's already on "war" with Iran and things are hotting up to a final nuclear holocaust.
1080191
Sgt K said it best!!  He's done many good things for this country.  If many of you would log in and research the facts instead of spouting your uneducated swill that you are apparently parroting from some other ill informed nut (but may be like has way cool hair) this country would be thought of in a much better light.  What you are showing the world is that the education system in the US is continuing on its downward trend.  With people like you, there will never need to be a war when someone wants to take over the US, because you will be too dumb to know anything happened.  Perhaps you are right.  The Presidents "No child left behind" program must be a dismal failure, because you have missed the bus completely.
1129670
Noone "gave" the US its claim. We made the claim. And Ke Ke you should put your email address on so i can email you.
291623
No what I do think it will destroy America. Just look at how far downhill we have come since the repuglicans took power, we are on the verge of world war III, in debt to the Chinese, giving away nuclear technology, involved in a stupid war in Iraq. Got a president that don't know how to tell the truth, favors the oil company's and the rich while leaving the poor and middle class behind. It is a real mess that I am not sure that we can recover from very easily.
270910
"AH HA HA HA" I almost peed-me-pants! I love this "GUY". You know the NEO-CON'S running their mouths and abusing Americans thinking they have the right to act as if they are the elite (SS) is getting real old. The NEO-CON'S have played the Liberal card too many times. I am not even a Liberal and for some reason if you oppose them which 90% of the World does, you must be a Liberal. The U.K. has a liberal government right now and they are our allies, and the only ones we really have at the present. G."DUMBYA" said he stood alone, but he insists on crying about asking for our support while starving people. The Deep South Neo-con's have made it pretty clear that they hate anyone that isn't from the South (Confederates), We are sick of you and your crap (RUSH NEO-CON LIMBAUGH) I can't wait until November; because the Neo-con's are jumping ship everyday as we speak in their own party.
616814
I agree 100%, it show how the level of education is dropping not just in the USA but globally.
128039
Yes, I am disturbed. Why must we be the world problem solver, Clean up crew, Peacekeeper. We send aid to countries that do not appreciate it, in fact abuse it thru corruption. We willingly produce a huge trade deficit sending commerce to governments that are not democratic,that are guilty of massive human rights abuses that produce products so cheaply they are destroying our own manufacturing industries. I think that if we used our resources at home to become independant, we could "take our ball and go home". The world would then deal with us on our terms, not theirs. Let them reform their governments, solve their own border issues, come to our shores with their hat in their hand, and we'll resume feeding the world. We have too much to offer the world and we value it too little.
712107
yeah i generally agree with you, \n\ni think bush corolates with this. people assume the government is full of idiots and is incompodent. but what if that was opposite.\nin order to instate new world order, eventually america must fall. but ya'll don't want that, right? ya'll fight like hell to keep america together. \nso how would one get america to give up it's soverenty.\nthat right there is a long answer.\nbut i'd say if new world order really was happening american citizens right behind the muslims exteremists would be the top hurdles to overcome.\nif your not blind then you should notice america is decaying, slowly but surley. \nso really i think we are being destroyed from within without barley even knowing it
580212
China is already a major threat to the US. Our economies are so tightly linked that China could take us down any time they want. The problem for them is that it would destroy their economy also. Then the question becomes, do they care about their economy or their people? It's the MAD doctrine all over again, but waged through economics instead of nuclear weapons.
1011138
welll, yes, but when the usa self destructs, who is gonna buy all that stuff?  chinese peasants who make a dollar a day?