Hindsight is always 20/20, and the grass is always greener.....you get my point.

"In all honesty I believe that the nuking of japan was a direct result of the pearl harbor attack. Had the japanese not attacked us the nuking weather it was defensive or punitive would not have happened."

Well this statment goes without saying. No Pearl Harbor no war on Japan.......maybe. Its difficult to say whether or not Japan attacking Pearl Harbor would or would not have drawn us into a war with Japan. You can speculate all day on this.


To get back to the topic of the OP, I remember going to school, facing the flag, putting my hand over my heart and saying the pledge of allegiance every morning.....under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. No backlash from religious groups about saying God in a classroom, not a single child protesting about saying the pledge because they don't like what the president is doing...again you get my point.

You ask what have we become? Indeed, what have we become. We have become a nation of whiners, who piss and moan about things not going our or your way. Then you use the government as a scapegoat as to why your life sucks. Well if things are so bad, do something about it. More do, less talk. That is the downfall of this country, you mention intelligent and great founders of this country. They were rich slave owning(rich mind you for all you I hate the rich people out there) aristocrats that got off their fat asses because they were tired of paying taxes to another rich fat ass. They were doers though, something that is in short supply in this country.

Ever been to Africa? Any country in Africa, take a dart and throw it at Africa and see what country you land on. Then ask yourself, would I be better off rasing my child there. I have another one, take a map of asia use another dart, look where it lands, then ask yourself again would I be better off raising my child there? Like I said before the grass isnt always greener.