Testosterone boy said:
I am thinking of becoming an expert on this administration and hitting the speaking tour. It would be hard to find groups to listen to me at first but my public speaking skills can be very good. I think I could wind up speaking to large college groups and have some influence.
Why? I don't want to see the world Americanized through military operations. Why spread a culture that leads in:
Obesity
This is an aspect of being a wealthy nation. Obesity is a by-product of access to food. We lead because of the cheap, efficient manufacture of food. Most of the world does not have this problem, because they have the problem of GETTING food.
A by-product of a "free" society. Other countries cap amounts that can be awarded, so the incentive to sue is reduced. This is by no means a benefit in all aspects, and I believe this is a problem perpetuated by the mindset of the public and the legal system, but with freedom comes responsibility.
Another aspect of a wealthy nation. We have lost the idea of trials and tribulations that occur everyday in poorer countries and consider the cancellation of "Seinfeld" as the end of the world. This too is related to the mindset of the public.
It was my understanding that Russia had a higher divorce rate, but I may be wrong. No matter, again a problem of the value system of the American public. European countries have less problems with this partly because many have opted out of marriage and simply live together.
War on Drugs.
Another effect of affluence and obesity.
Lay offs
White collar crime
Lay offs and white collar crimes are simply facts with no relation to reality. Both can be looked at as functions of an industrialized nation. Jobs are not forever. Companies come and go. The real aspect that must be considered is if there are other jobs to take up the newly unemployed and there are in the US.
White collar crime is a function of having white collar jobs. Some men have no qualms about immoral activities, this is inherent in humanity, not the US.
We really ought to work on our own problems instead of plundering the world so that the super rich become super richer.
I agree with isolationist (military) practices, but the issues you posted are not problems that are correctable by government, but corrected individually.