So I got another email forwarded to me that was supposedly something written by Jay Leno about the state of America. Here is the link to the supposed email. One, Jay Leno didnt write it, and two...here is my response to it:
Maybe so many Americans are dissatisfied with our country because we hold ourselves to a higher standard. Just because there is hunger and genocide in Darfur, or wars in the Middle East, or religious persecution in China, or communism in North Korea, doesn't mean we should be happy with what we have as Americans. We are dissatisfied with the potential as a country we aren't fulfilling. We should be the world's leader in hope and help, not military occupations and wars, we should be the world's leader in making our environment better, not the leader in making the most greenhouse gases.
So maybe the fact that we are dissatisfied with the current leadership and the state of America, is the same thing that makes America great. Yes we have religious and political freedoms, relative security, the choice to join the military, and the best of all--the freedom to question our government, all these things make America great.
The simple fact that other country's and people have it worse off than us--doesn't make us great. We expect and demand more from America and our leadership, don't settle for what we have now, and strive everyday to make our country better....that's what makes our country great.
The day we stop, as a people, questioning our government's leadership--is the day we no longer are "the greatest country in the world".
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I also read that e-mail and thought similarly. You've made some good points.
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