Reply #8: I'm the guy who got you all so emotional.

[Brucey]

I am not thoughtless. I am not immature. I do hate much of what America has done, as I pointed out. In your response, you didn't exactly defend your position by admitting that the US was 2nd or 3rd in some of the horrific categories I listed. You completely ignored homicide, suicide, health care, poverty, housing, infant mortality, domestic abuse, and child abuse. But let's not quibble. Here are some good things about America: The constitution, particularly the 1st amendment, the peace corps, unions, charities, money given to help other countries (although it is relatively smaller than other countries give), money given to culture and the arts and public TV and radio (although it is relatively smaller than other countries give), the public school system (with some exceptions), the colleges and universities, the exchange of ideas, the creativity and innovation of many American inventors, and the diversity. I'm sure there are many other assets and strengths of America that I am not thinking of right now. But I wanted to show that while I hate certain aspects of America, I still love some others.