Reply #9: You bet we're backwards [View All]

Just look at the political battles we have over issues like gay rights, women's rights, separation of church and state, and gun safety. In practically all other civilized countries virtually EVERYONE (including the "conservatives") is pro-choice, pro-gay rights, and a supporter of church/state separation and gun safety legislation. Here in the states, however, we have a huge segment of the population that is openly hostile to such views and we even have tens of millions of citizens who are actively anti-science (e.g. creationists). Many of these idiots are even proud of their ignorance and highly suspicious of anyone with a college education. And sadly, our political leaders have to pander to these clowns in order to have a chance at winning an election. Do you think anyone could really be elected president if he/she attacked the fundies or supported gay marriage? No way. They'd get trounced. In Britain/France/Canada/Germany/Holland the opposite would be true. Someone like Bush wouldn't even get elected to the city council in those nations.

So we may be the richest and strongest nation on earth, but we're still a long ways away from being fully civilized. Beating Bush next year would be a huge step on the road to becoming fully civilized, but if we should lose...

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