Well your last post sounded very negative to me about our country (failing economy, war success illusion, etc.) and you talk about our country's "deep problems". It sounded to me like the sky was falling in. I have heard extreme liberals take the position that our country needs to be "fixed" immediately. That was the vibe that I picked up from your post.
In reality though, there is no such thing as a utopian society. A country will always have problems no matter how well-managed. So how do we know if our government is succeeding? Compare it to other countries. Yes, our economy goes through a recession every ten years or so and appears to be heading for one now but it still is one of the most prosperous in the world. We have the best medical care in the world. We have the best sanitary conditions in the world. No one here is starving to death. We have freedom of speech and a democratic process. It is illegal to discriminate based on race, religion or sex. Every day I am grateful that I was born in this country. I am grateful that no matter who gets into office, be it Obama, Clinton or McCain, there will be an orderly transition of power and America will continue to thrive.
Then look at third world countries, where people are starving to death, civil war is raging, kids die from unsanitary conditions, dictators are thriving, etc. In some countries women have no rights and genocide is taking place. Those countries have what I call "deep problems".
Do we always need to strive for a better America? Of course. But does America need to be "fixed"? IMO no, just improved upon.
