does anyone else think that America is in trouble?
437104
There are alot of people that that think the country is in trouble, I am sure that even some of the people in congress knows that we are. We have a president that is trying to take power away from the other branch's We have a stupid war that we are involved in and people around the world hate us as a county. The economy is in a shambles and it is ok to ignore out own peoples needs to spend trillions over seas. If that isn't trouble I wonder what is. Remember this though the American people as a whole are good people and we will survive yes we will survive.
466631
No, especially considering the fact that would make the average American a hypocrite.\n\nWhoops, already happened.
1164039
The United States of America do doubt about it.
991769
I agree that America is going downhill fast!! I love the country but not the way it is being run by a bunch of idiots.
67009
I think that it will crash soon.\n\nTheres too much instability in this world right now!!\n\nFor example:\n\n1. All these strains of the flu- affect the health care system\n2. War in Iraq and God knows what other places in the future!\n3.Gas will run out\n4. etc.\n\nI think we're heading to a bad place soon. Make sure you look out for yourself! And think ahead for yourself and your family.\n\nI think that the government is gonna take us for a ride....\n\nCheers! danae
647628
people ARE wound up tightly.  there's uncertainty in the economy.  fuel costs only scratch the surface of the problem: consumer debt is high and our nation is in even worse shape financially.  \n\npersonally, almost everybody is affected by the war on terror:  either they know someone or have family who is overseas.  pardon them please if they seem a bit preoccupied, even melancholy.  \n\nthe uncertainty over how our nation will react to iran, iraq, and israel is combined with a distrust now of our very OWN government:  our privacy is at stake.  what was once considered conspiracy theory has now been exposed:  big brother IS watching.   \n\nserious times indeed...
520886
America....it would definately be number 1. Why? Because we are a divided people no matter what other people from other counries believe. See, that's where the problems stands. No one sees all American people. The news only shows you what it wants to. We as a country are in big time trouble. We have a ton of issues. Until we get our voices heard as a people we will continue to have problems.
734842
Yes. USA is so paranoid about what the other people are doing
1185515
No. If we continue on in this manner we are doomed to self destruct and become a second world country. The number one problem with the American people is that we for some reason think that only people who have never struggled to make it understand the needs of the other 85% of Americans.
552788
That's a very good question many seem to avoid! \nBut as you know, America is supposed to be accountable for all the wrongdoings and disasters on Earth. \n\nI have broken one of my coffee cup today. No wonder. That's George W. Bush's fault!
1041660
America's working itself into that hole.
913904
"Fall into Chaos" If your talking about USA its been in Chaos for a long time already!
999463
Sad to say, but I think America is probably one of the greatest problems this world is facing.\n\nIt's not terrorists.. jeeze krapoleze. They've been around forever, it's only America that has stirred them up with our corporate greed and the Bush Administration.\n\nTerrorists.. they are the ones with the nasty nuclear bombs. right? I don't think most Americans know how many nuclear warheads we ourselves have!!!\n\nWe have over 5,000 ACTIVE nuclear warheads in our possession! almost 10,000 in total. WTF do we need with 10,000 nuclear warheads?!?! freaking good grief. In the past three years, we've killed thousands.. whoze the terrorists? I'm losing track. I support the troops, but I don't support the decision maker.\n\nAside from the war crud.. we have the power (resources) to be the most powerful nation around. But we use it in what I feel are the wrong ways. I mean come on, we're taxed beyond belief and yet our school systems, public transportation, healthcare is freaking out of control, good freaking bloody hail! We spend more money and resources on military than all other countries put together. And where do you think all that money is going? Who's pocketing the profits? Big freaking corporations. If we just took 5% of the military spending and put it into the other issues, we could be finding cures and helping those that need it. We have starving people, homeless people right here. 5% cut in military is not going to stop our country from defending ourselves from attacks and whatnot.\n\nI think being proud to be an American is more difficult for every American to say anymore. We consume a gigantic percentage of the worlds resources as compared to our population.  That's sickening in itself. I watch the learning channel where they rip up perfectly good household kitchens - throw it in the dump - and make new kitchens just because it's more visually appealing. We're so dam spoiled rotten it's sick. We buy groceries and throw half of it away when it spoils. We build mansions for one person to live in. We buy brand new appliances because the corporations make it too expensive to fix the old ones. Things last 5 years instead of 50. How long do you think things would last if we required the corporations to take back the appliances and cars after their life cycle was up to recycle the goods? SUVs are used primarily for moving one person to and from work and everywhere else. The Hummer? \n\nMoney / corporate greed have become the American way - that's the primary problem with respect to everything. And most of it revolves around our judicial system. When you award millions of dollars to one person for a spilt cup of coffee, it's screwed.\n\nI asked a person who moved here.. does she like it better here or from the third world developing nation she came from.. she had to think for quite a while. That's pathetic. We get the same score as a third world nation? When I ask why... her response was "here it's nuts. all the rules and regulations and people winning crazy lawsuits.. at least in my country you can live your life."\n\nI don't think America is seeing the changes we're going through and what we could be doing to the entire world. We're just going through life.. day by day.. the American throw-away society. Throwing away our freedoms, throwing away our rights, and throwing away our future so we can live the now.
1009298
I can't see America bombing its self, but I can see it self-implode.\nThe Church is loosing a grip, some religions have gone criminal & breaking basic laws of the Land.  \n\nCivil unrest is a big possibility.  As ordinary people have had enough of Mr Bush & the backlash from his term in office.\n\n& Don't forget the Stinking Pounds £ too!  The UK are as equally to blame for the instability of the region.
377843
Surely it may even go further down as the economy of USA is in very bad shape.
435745
Sadly, for all the apocalyptic liberals out there, this situation will not and can not take place in our (I am making the assumption that we are addressing America) future. The reason I say this is because our country has faced moments of unbelievable despair, terror and fear and has continually avoided the uprising of a despot. Even more so, as long as the constitution is in place this situation will not arise because we have this little idea of "balance of powers" ingrained into it. While I understand that many people believe that the team of Rumsfeld, Rice, Bush and Cheney are capable of creating a system similar to that in V for Vendetta, I have to say I strongly disagree. America is an idealistic, wealthy and powerful country that will not risk the one dimensional nature of a theocratic/monarchic government. We are who WE are because we have free trade, freedom of speech and freedom of expression and to attack these values would weaken us to the level of a third world nation. While some may vilify corporate America and the material nature of our country, do you really believe that the top 20% of this country would risk losing the power they have and wield as a result of current system? If you answered yes to that, my response is an emphatic NO. Just think about the level of greed in this country, do you really believe that we would ever give our power and control to a small group of elites (compared to a large group)? There is no way, because we are all greedy, all materialistic and all (to an extent) imperialistic and because of this Americans will never let this situation arise. I appreciate you reading this and I hope that it results in further discourse and thought about this subject. Thank You.
916845
I think the change in balance of power is a problem and the rest of the world either hates the U. S. or they fear us and neither is really good for the world and while I am an American, I do realize that we all occupy the planet and we all need to get along, not out of fear but out of respect.