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Complaceny and arrogance has been our worst enemy. The USA used to mean something to people outside our country. They respected and feared us and now that's just a story we tell our kids.
I'm proud to be a part of this country and to be able to take advantage of the freedoms our forefathers and veterans have provided but it saddens me that we are now in the state we are. We have become lazy, complacent and entirely to politcally correct. We are worried too much about not hurting someone's feelings rather than doing what's right. Why should we ban the pledge of allegiance in schools in order to bow to someone else's beliefs? Would they do the same for us? I think not. This country has always been the land of opportunity and the melting pot of the world, and that's what is so great about it, but too many people have taken advantage of that opportunity without doing their part.
We never seem to have the appropriate funding for education but there is always enough to send to Haiti or to Iraq to fight a war. We wonder why our children's education is lacking. Many teachers don't care anymore because of the lack of respect they're shown.
Things need to change but I fear things will get worse before they improve.
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