@mattbrowne
1.) Democracy for whom? Only Land owning Men could vote until the last 100 years. The Morgons, Rockefeller, Carnegies Rothchilds and others ‘elite’ families of indifferent bankers and industrialist were swimming in cash while (white) children slaved to death in factories and coal mines, (white) adults worked with no protection from tyrant employers and the government even used military killings to thwart collective bargaining attempts. Democracy for 200 years? Hardly. Also, elderly had no dignity at death, (Though Germany adopted protections and social security in 1887, long before Rossevelt.)
Behaving as a ‘neutral’in the 20th century wars exceeded all other European atrocities, as our industrialist and banker Perpetuated them, the average american is merely a pawn…Hate not the American, but the hypocrite leadership…(Both sides-third-forth-fifth viable parties are not available, why? Not because of lack of public interest I will tell you…)
2.) Immigration, until the 1960’s I would agree with your assertion, since then those with a 6th grade education and no English skills are elevated above citizens who have been here for 100’s of years-again, all is political expediency now. An overall Drain on the economy, repaired only by reducing immigration to pre-1960 levels and protecting the border as during pre-1960, Or perpetual War to accommodate the agenda of the political expediency of the centrists and the Left. Otherwise welcome to 3rd world America
3.) Ivy league winnings are the beneficiaries of the global ‘brain drain’ and diminished standards domestically, insure loyalty that way is easy, don’t properly educate your own citizens, (just a select ‘elite,’ and ‘minority’) but outsource for the high paying tech jobs, etc…No advantage to being a domestic now…(unless you satisfy affirmative action/ACLU criterion,)Also, most of the selection committies are beholden to university endowments of centrists and the hard Left. Such awards that are not political are certainly the exception.
4.) Pioneering mentality is a result of Less Government, and generally some neo-con and most actual social conservatives. How typical for you to take credit for the successes of very economic/political/belief system you despise. Also, the ‘corporate crooks’ are Not political, they are A-political, money driven centrists, who will support Any ideology as long as their is profit in it. Currently, your ideology is profitable.
5.) Self-help community organization benefitting who? Not me, or anyone I know well. Moveon.org etc…Not my candidate. Your Obama has Increased the State and its involvement, (and expense,) exponentially. I will conced one point, you lie better than an old rug. Is that cake you have, and are eating it too, tasty? A cake of lies.
6.) Friendliness, openess welcoming…If you have the money or the opportunity to benefit the political expediency/hypocrisy of the Left, sure, you are always welcome, especially if your home country is led by tyrants and you have no prospects there..Any attempt to enforce accountabilty abroad in democrats? Certainly not. Mostly not Republicans as they are generally centrist, but there are still some conservatives with actual social conservative and fiscal moderate positions, (the need to be a third party.)
7.) Optimism? For who? Under Bush, the gorundwork laid during the Clinton years to undermine American security was rectified, and no domestic attacks since 911, also the values of homes went (literally) through the roof until ACORN enforced policies, and centrist corporate greed in alliance with the left killed the prosperity. The optimism you speak of it only for you and yours.