Wednesday, June 14, 2006

DOES AMERICA EXIST?

I WAS RECENTLY THINKING ABOUT THE AMERICA I GREW UP IN.
YES, TIMES ARE DIFFERENT. YES, THINGS CHANGE.
BUT, THE THOUGHT I WAS LEFT WITH IS, 'DOES THAT AMERICA EXIST'?

DID IT EVER REALLY EXIST?

21 comments:

Anonymous said...

does existence exist?

quicksand said...

SOMEBODY'S BEEN TAKING A PHILOSOPHY COURSE!

Anonymous said...

That America disappeared the day the music died

Anonymous said...

As one who came here hoping to find America, I have to tell you that it never existed...A merica is a concept therefore not tangible..just imaginable

quicksand said...

ANON,
IS THE 'CONCEPT' STILL EXISTING FOR YOU? HAS IT CHANGED?

Anonymous said...

When I came to this country a very long time ago, America was exactly as I anticipated it, "plenty of peace", "a lot of hopes" and "the unstoppable beautiful dreams for me and my family" were practically on every corner of every street of every town I've been through. Perhaps that where I came from; all of the above! were never provided.
18 years later?
And older!
I don't know!
I'm sorry to say! But!
I lost peace, ran out of hopes, and my unstoppable dreams ultimately became nightmares.
I’m aware that it’s sad, yet I'm very well aware that it’s true.
Sorry! didn't mean to offend any one, but these are my true feelings about this country at the moment.

quicksand said...

SADMAN,
WITH ALL THE WRONG TURNS THIS AMAZING COUNTRY HAS MADE, IT USUALLY TRAVELS IN A GOOD DIRECTION.
OUR PRESENT GOVERNMENT HAS MADE A U-TURN, AND IS RETURNING TO DARKER TIMES.
WORSE, SOMEONE RECENTLY WROTE THAT WHAT'S MORE DAMAGING THAN OUR PRESENT LEADERSHIP IS OUR PRESENT FOLLOWERSHIP.

quicksand said...

MUSIC DIED.

OL' BLUE EYES?
THE KING?
THE FAB FOUR?
THE BOSS?
THE ARTIST FORMERLY KNOWN?

WE HAVE THE AMERICAN IDLES!

Anonymous said...

I believe that for everything there is an end, "even this leadership" like my mother used to say to me always;" this too shall pass".
I just hope for all of us to pull through and survive this stupid leadership, and hope as well that the next one doesn't follow his lousy, dishonest and humiliating footsteps, and mainly because this country doesn't need a believer! But instead! It sure needs the right leader.
I certainly hope that who ever he is, does not use his religion for leadership, but use his integrity and honesty for what this country needs, and not what he personally needs instead.
Yet! The big question is:
Does such person exist?

Anonymous said...

America exists today as it always has. Nothing has changed.

This country has never had the right leader doing things that were best for the country.

With very little revision, you could apply sadman's description to any of our current/recent leaders.

Good leaders exist but would never consider entering our political system.

The only way anything will change is if the American public gets off its fat ass and organizes.

Bitching and complaining will do very little. Action is needed. Voting is not enough.

The extreme wings of both parties wield too much power over our political system.

Anonymous said...

Because no one took the stand and did anything about our present leader six God damn years ago, whom cheated his way in to lead the most beautiful country in the world, I don’t think that anyone could afford doing anything at the present time, except for hoping to survive the next two tears without anymore damage to this fascinating country.
Our soldiers are dieing in foreign countries where we “The Americans” have no business being there.
However! If the citizens cared enough to stand up for their country and their cause and not worry about what the outcome is, for the outcome could be far better than the present one, not to mention that “anyone” is much better than the one that we have right now, nevertheless! We wouldn’t be commenting on this lost subject of why is America is where it is right now.
We could be still on the top of the world, with a reputable land of the free, and the best land of opportunities yet.

Anonymous said...

I'm sure if you think about the America of your youth you would realize a main ingredient of that America was that it felt good to be an American. How many of us can say that today, red or blue? This is something which neither Osama bin Laden nor any terrorist or dictator could ever take away from us. Only our leaders could do that.

Anonymous said...

Difficult times.
Difficult choices.
Many reasons we are in this situation. What do we do?
Let's be successful in Iraq and get out. Let's cripple the radical muslims so the moderate muslims win. Let's stabilize Afghanistan and get out. Let's control our borders. Let's force Isreal and Palestine to coexist peacefully.

Anonymous said...

Man, would I hate to be at a party with you people. The original statement was: things are different, things change ... with that in mind ... it is possible to feel proud of the political activism that exists, of the people who are attempting to have a positive effect. Let's get out - take advantage of the beauty around us and remember what we're pinning our hopes on. Sorry to shine on your parades!

Anonymous said...

Sticking our heads in the sand will not work. The situation we are in now is a result of doing that for the past 25 years.

quicksand said...

HYPOCRISY AND HUBRIS IS WEIGHING US DOWN.
THE MUSCLE AND HORMONES OF THE WORLD WON'T LET DADDY MAKE ALL THE RULES ANYMORE.
WE NERVOUSLY KEEP TELLING OURSELVES THAT 'WE'RE THE GREATEST' WITHOUT ACTUALLY DOING MUCH TO PROVE IT.


WHERE HAVE YOU GONE JOE DAMAGGIO?

quicksand said...

THANK YOU, VIOLET, FOR YOUR BEAUTIFUL AND INSIGHTFUL COMMENT.
I THINK THAT SOME OF THE PEOPLE WHO ARE VERY DISAPPOINTED IN AMERICA FEEL THE WAY THEY DO BECAUSE THEY KNOW AMERICA CAN BE SO MUCH BETTER THAN IT'S BECOME.

Anonymous said...

I too was moved by Violet's eloquence.

If I could add my 2 cents I would like to say that America has always had its seamy and nasty side. Look what we did to the Indians from the get go. Look what we did with slavery. Our history is peppered with unjust wars, misleading and self serving leaders, corrupt election processes, persecution of various minorities. Yet, despite all the warts, there was some intangible nobility which transcended all our faults. Throughout our sometimes tainted history there was a sense of optimism and generosity and fair play which set us apart from other areas of the world. Perhaps it was illusionary chauvanism, but it seemed to be there none the less. I'm sorry to say that today, I am most pessimistic of the nobility of my country. Never before have I been so despondent about our foriegn policies and what I perceive as a bully mentality toward the rest of the world. As angry as I was during the dark days of the Nixon administration, I was heartened by a groundswell of public opinion and a vigilant and active press. Ulitmately, the American spirit prevailed. That was good.

Today, I see no such groundswell of public outrage. Nor do I see a press which is anything more than lap dogs to the current administration. In my opinion these are the darkest days for our democracy. The current administration has hijacked America's good will and I see no sign of things turning around. I hope I am wrong in my pessimsitic analysis.

quicksand said...

ROSES ARE RED
VIOLET IS BLUE

THANK YOU FOR SHARING.

YEARS AGO I WAS IN A CHINESE RESTAURANT WITH SOME FRIENDS AND FRIENDS OF FRIENDS.
THERE WERE PROTESTS ON THE STREET.
GARY DESPISED THE PROTESTERS. HE SHOWED CONTEMPT FOR ME BECAUSE I SUPPORTED THEIR EFFORTS.
HE SAID, "YOU AND THE PROTESTERS SHOULD MOVE TO RUSSIA [U.S.S.R.] IF YOU DON'T LIKE IT HERE.
I SUGGESTED THAT MAYBE HE MIGHT WANT TO MOVE TO RUSSIA; A COUNTRY WHICH SUPPORTED HIS NO-PROTESTING-POLICY.

I THINK THAT'S GOING ON NOW. THOSE ACCUSED OF BEING ANTI-AMERICAN ARE ACTUALLY THE ONES WHO APPRECIATE AMERICA SO MUCH THAT THEY HATE SEEING IT BEHAVE SO UN-AMERICAN.

quicksand said...

THANKS VIOLET.

IT'S LIKE ALICE IN HOMELAND. STRANGE.
SOME PEOPLE BOAST ABOUT OUR FREEDOMS BUT GET ANGRY WHEN THOSE FREEDOMS ARE EXERCISED.
IT'S 'LOVE IT OR LEAVE IT.'
NOT LOVE IT AND PRACTICE IT.

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