Re: GUEST,Captain America

who says that "Our Democracy may not be perfect, but the last time that i checked, it was still the best game in town."

Not necessarily so. You might ask for _who_ it is such a bastion of 'freedom and opportunity'.

The United States has one of the highest income disparities of the developed world, and many in the United States don't even have the medical coverage that _all_ those lucky enough to live in many European states and Canada have.

For some groups in the U.S., infant mortality lags far behind other developing states, and even approcahes rates seen only in the third world.

And right now, we seem intent on destroying some of those sole remaining beacons of the wisdom of the Founders, willing to forget the protections of our rather unique Bill of Rights, in a possibly misguided effort for more "security".

One person has been shot dead in this land of "freedom and opportunity" for having the poor judgement of _looking_ somewhat Arabic (he wasn't), and that is probably just the start.

_Our_ preachers have been saying that we _asked_ for this precisely due to our exercising and demonstrating our freedoms, thus (in their mind) calling down the wrath of God on us.

Yes, there is a difference between pride and arrogance. I hope you find it soon.

-- Arne Langsetmo