>>You are living in a dream world if you think Europeans are jealous of us. Why don't you run that one by your daughter? I am not putting the U.S. down but we aren't going to get anywhere rehabilitating our world image if we hang onto delusions such as being a shining example to the rest of the world. Most of the rest of the world views us as anything but.
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>Well, just call me a dreamer then. I do think the rest of the world is jealous of this grand experiment we call the U.S. of A. And, I don't blame them. I would rather live here than any other country. I like to visit the other countries, see the sights, taste the food, experience the people, and their differences, but I only want to live in one country - here. I would hope most people would love their country, but the facts are most don't. There are a handful of countries in the world where people risk their lives to live there. I grow more grateful for this country, day by day.

John, you do not have the market cornered on love for one's country. I would rather live here than anywhere else, too. I just prefer the real version to the Disney version with all the blemishes airbrushed out.