Dragonlady
Designing Woman
We seem to have no problem voicing our opinions on how other countries should run their business--like Israel, for example, and Great Britain. It's every day here.Personally, I find it amazing that there are a number of foreigners on USMB that feel they're in a position to chime in on what's happening in the U.S. If they were actually immigrants I could understand, even if they were illegal immigrants I could understand. But foreigners, regardless of the country you live in, don't you have enough problems in your own country?
If that's what you see, I don't know what you're seeing. Unless somebody from another country chimes in, very seldom do we bring up other countries. The left does from time to time because they hate our country and want to tell us of all these wonderful countries where government does everything for them but wipe their ass.
Part of the problem is that you never consider any other opinion, way of life, or culture other than your own. Your knowledge of other countries wouldn't fill a thimble. By every measure, you have given up your life to pursue the "American Dream" of financial security through hard work. By your own admission, you never married, you worked hard, saved every dollar possible, and have lead a life focused on providing for your eventual retirement. And you call that living. You're one cancer diagnosis away from bankruptcy.
Now that I have moved away from one of the most ethnically diverse cities in the world, and back to white folks country, I miss the diversity. Mostly I miss the food. There's an Italian restaurant, and a small town Chinese food restaurant. Sweet and sour chicken balls, with fried rice. There's no Thai, no sushi, no Indian, no Greek (my favourite), no Caribbean food. Lots of Dutch and German places. Boring.
But I also miss the cultural perspective. Looking at things through someone else's eyes. Empathizing with their situation.
Someone wiser than me once said that the difference between liberals and conservatives is that conservatives are always certain that they know what is right, and liberals are never sure they're doing the right thing. That certainty is also the conservatives greatest weakness. You can never look at any other way of doing things, because you could be proven wrong. I'm always open to looking at things from other people's perspectives. Other religions, other ways of doing things.
America right now is a cautionary tale on how NOT to run a country. And at every juncture, at every decision, the Republican Party doubles down on stupid. And people like you, Ray, close your eyes and your ears to the news that things aren't going well with these policies, by calling the rest of the world, liars.