expat_panama
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- Apr 12, 2011
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Compared to what?We get the politicians we deserve.
We have shitty self centered politicians because Americans are shitty self centered people.
My take is that America historically has been a force for good for over a century and that even today America is a good influence on the world in general. The reason for this is that Americans are good people. Sure, there are some Americans that do bad things but that's why America has prisons that more often than not incarcerate bad people.
America is not perfect, but perfection is the enemy of the good. America is a good country and its people are good. America is ruled by a good government. My concern there is the fact that we can do better and have great leaders. Some of our leaders are great but we could sure use more.