Big Box Ban - Thoughts?

[Dave M]

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"...I do think that the US is the best Country in the world"

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Me? I know you didn't ask me.
But, I dunno. I think we need a helluva lotta work.

More humility. Less pride.
More compassion. Less bravado.

Me? I happen to think the US is simply a country in the world...

...and like all countries in the world, the US needs to treat its citizens, its neighbors, those it agrees with and those it doesn't, those it can compete with and those it can't, with a teeny bit more respect. I think we need to spend less time waving the flag and tooting our horns, and more time learning what actually seems to be working elsewhere.

I think we should concentrate our efforts on one day, one day, maybe, maybe, just perhaps becoming one of the best.

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Hey Malolo,
I agree with every thing you posted above. And as usual you said it very eloquently but (yeah there's a but) But the reason I state that The US is the best Country in the world is not based, as your post is, entirely on our actions lately.

I know you're traveled and I know you've seen some cool places in lies my position.
Were it not for the Great United States most of those places wouldn't be the way they wre.

Understand, had we not loaded 100s of thousands of young men on, not one but both the east and the west coast and sent many of them to their demise the world would not be the same place it is today. WWII: Europe was lost save Britain and they could have only held on few more weeks. North africa was lost as would have been Asia.

The US freed and/or defended more countries than I care to try to list.

So yes Malolo my friend (i hope) we may not be where you and I would like and we dam sure are materialistic hogs that are quit full of ourselves, but we did this world a great service.

Could we do it again? I dunno thats speaks, somewhat, to the discussion we are having about our dependencies on foriegn stuff. Am i happy that we're currently acting like the late USSR did in the 70s and early 80s? Nope not at all. But, I still give this country credit for what it did 65 years ago and the men it gave. We should not forget.. No one should.. the day the big dog got its lazy ass up off the porch and went out in the dark and fought the wolves. Peace, dave

Blessings,
dave


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