We are not a nation of one, we are a nation of villages, and villages in villages

[JayFredMuggs]

Black villages, and white villages, rich villages, and poor, military villages, retired military villiages, retired rich, retired poor.

How does a nation that sorts people by color, religion, riches, or lack thereof, poor people or rich, middle class working people who are making it, middle class working people who are NOT making it and are very angry because they work hard.


This is the America of 2008, a nation with more national debt than any nation has EVER had before, two wars outside of her borders, and talk radio stations dividing us further among ourselves every day, from Air America to Rush Limbaugh, we have NO NATIONAL UNITY.

We have three possible office-holders for Jan 20, 2009, which one can thread the needle in a nation divided against itself?

[JayFredMuggs]

1. It's a hard question to answer

So you can take a few moments to think before answering this.

Or maybe not, maybe you don't see America this way.....if so, tell me.

[terrell9584]

2. This never was one nation

except maybe during World War II. Hate to break it to everyone. Depending on how you define it there are anywhere between 5-10 seperate nations, if you use the traditional term nation.

There has never been a totally unified American culture, a totally unified system of beliefs, there has never been a unified anything in this country. To believe that it will ever be any different is a dream, and the only reason that we came together for WWII was Pearl Harbor. Sort of similar to 9/11, and that lasted for maybe 5 months. We are only a unified nation when we are under siege because our common bond is that we are all protected by the same defense force. That's it.

[JayFredMuggs]

3. Well, Thanks for your response!

I agree, WW II and WW I perhaps were the moments when Americans, by over 90% saw the physical threats to the USA.

We live in different times, tens of thousands of people losing their homes, millions of people without a hope of a decent paying job.

It's not the same as it was then in 1942....or whenever........

What unites us now to elect a leader? It's much more intangible, intellectual, and maybe the reason we are so unable to agree upon a candidate.

[JayFredMuggs]

4. Well, well thank YOU too!

I love people like you who post on threads that are NOT about tearing each other apart, finding common grounds.

Oh dear, I have offended 85% of Hillary supporters here, by saying that.


Oh dear