[ Outline ] · Standard · Linear+ What's Going On With America?, The news here makes it look like chaos.

[Lynette]

Obviously, we don't receive the same news feeds as you all do here. We don't have NBC, ABC, CBC, FOX, etc. sanitizing the "news" (if that's what you care to call their version of it). Lately, the impression the rest of the world is getting of America (through non-American TV) is that the entire country is in a state of chaos with everything from violence in the streets, to a state of ultimate government corruption, to an impending war between the races. It really breaks my heart to see the rest of the world watching my other country apparently, and slowly being turned into another version of the old Soviet State. I haven't been out of the country all that long to actually believe things there are as bad as they appear on the world news (or at least I hope not), but i'm affraid that the image of America being projected worldwide will only make it harder on all Americans. So, how DO you all evaluate the state of the country?

[ddd35]

America : Living here in the heart land we miss out on a lot of the drama that say hits each coast but yes we have our problems just like everyone else . My pet peeve at the moment is education from 1st grade to College. The feds and States mandate so many different rules and laws but they don't supply ways to fund them ,Its really starting to erk me . Yes I am speaking in part about "No child left behind " the fact is that statement could be no further untrue . It leaves many behind . I will stop there but as to the Military and the other issues . yes there are problems but until we realize that we don't have to be the bully all the time and we don't have to be the one that goes into protect the underdogs all the time there is going to be issues .