Freedom is overrated...

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Freedom to the extent that the USA offers cannot sustain its self and will eventually self destruct.

An exclusive emphasis on freedom and liberty, combined with inordinate wealth, creates a selfish, mentally lazy, and ignorant population which will eventually collapse from within. If you don't believe me, do a little looking into who the Romans were and why they fell.

I support mandatory military service. I support stricter and more carefully enforced laws as well as steeper penalties for breaking those laws. I believe strongly that the United States of America needs to lose some of their freedoms and liberties in order to rediscover their soul and national identity.

Because we're too comfortable, we manufacture our own problems. We don't have to worry about where our next meal is coming from, so we redirect all our emotional energy to stupid crap like baby seals and political agendas. We think the sudden death of 3,000 people is a huge, earth shattering event. We weep like children instead of standing up and taking the hit like an adult.

We live far too much in our fantasies, ideals, and illusions because the world does not force us to face reality. The vast majority of out national production revolves around our entertainment industry. We eat for pleasure instead of for necessity.

It's a sick state of affairs when you stop to think about it. And when it crumbles, millions will weep, but certain of us will stand unphased, knowing that justice has finally come.

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Yup, it's like the old saying, "Those who don't know history are doomed to repeat it." (Referring to the fall of the Romans for all yee ingnorant non history knowing folk)

Yeah the U.S.A. is definantly gonna fall because we are to soft, hopfully not any time soon though.

Folks, I highly doubt that the US will fall from being soft. Thats about the only thing our country's got going for it. Heck, were fighting two wars at once and might get lucky number three (Nukes in Korea) We do have mandatory military service, when its needed. America was founded on freedom and if anything we are begining to lack it.

Crap, my tea boiled over...

Agree

Where liberty stands, there is my country.  Benjamin Franklin - Founding Father.

It's funny you mention that because we had a 35 minute discussion about it in World History today.

If the 'States does fall (and I hope to God it never will) it will most likely to be the same way the Romans did. They were greedy, only cared about themselves, and thought everyone else was inferior(sp). 

There is a homosexual rebellion going on, people constanly complaining about unimportant stuff, and some people are so greedy, they'll sue McDonalds because their cup of cofee was too hot! Please, have some patriotism. Be glad that you live in a country like this. Otherwise, go crawl into a hole or something.

Yeah... California is blazing a new trail... Leftist facism.

in new jersey we don't even have a right to protect our home from burglars, rapists, or murderers... but we've got some fine tomatoes...

I pretty much wrote the same thing in a reaction paper today for english IV. But, you said it much better and I'm going to print one out and keep it tucked away for special occasions.