The Ghost In The Machine

meaning of Tours of the desert beyond the high-rise skyline, which will soon include the world's tallest building, are only slightly wilder than a safari park in New Jersey?

America is no longer beautiful. We do not take care of each other. Our healthcare is subpar. Family values? That's a joke. Our whole country has been dumbed down. I am studying French now, so that perhaps I can move my unborn child to a country that has progressed in intellect and humanity instead of profits and pollution. For all the Americans who say leave if you don't love America, I say "Why thank you, I most certainly hope to."

Please dont put the blame on the usa for its porblems, maybe you don't see it but there is alot we do toward enviromental protection. There are things we are working on and doing that you may not nessicarilly know. You cannot but blame or tell anyone to do something, unless you are fully utilizing every enviromental protection utility you can. If you take a bus, drive a car, smoke ciggaretes, eat fast food, use anything that is over wrapped, buy cds, or pay for anything that uses plastic, those are all just a few things that cause problems with the enviroment. How can you critcise? Is your country perfect. Just cause you don't know of the US doing something to help with the enviroment doesn't mean there not.
Ignorance begets Ignorance.

American food, music, novels and food aren't necissarily any better, starbucks wasn't started in the US, fyi, and the reason we intvest is to increase jobs, and generate more income.

France is not known for good coffee, France is not Italy... - this explains Star bucks' market penetration there. Why do the US food and entertainment industires need to invest in average USD 60 million for the marketing of each of its films? Novels, Music, Fast Food? Answer: to drive out of the market local competitors who cannot attract the same monies for advertisement. Does this make US films, novels, music, food any better?
Chris Germann

Great article, very true.