Just Who Do We Think We Are!? (A Rant)

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Earlier this morning, I was looking through discussions. One about toilet paper caught my attention. I won't go into it but, one discussion led to another and another and, the last one I read got me so riled up, I had to let off a little steam. The answers this poor person got were more disgusting than the subject itself. I say they were disgusting because some of the people were just rude and disrespectful of anything that was not American. Something was said about the people being uncivilized and gross. Now, don't get me wrong, I found the whole topic distasteful but, more disturbing to me was one poster's ignorance. Why is it that as Americans we feel we are so much better than others? How is it we come to this conclusion? How is it we figure we are more civilized and less barbaric than other countries? Look around at the crimes committed in the states. Rapes, murders, drinking just to get drunk then, going out and driving down the road without any regard for others on the road, intolerance of other cultures in our country. I mean, really, where the heck do you think your families come from? And, yes, you and your family may have been here for more than a hundred years. Still, they had to have come from somewhere other than the US in the beginning. It makes me very angry when I hear others complaining that people from other countries should learn to speak English. And, I do agree, if you are going to live in a country, you should learn the language but, are you going to learn it over night? Give these new people a chance, give them time to learn something that is very difficult to learn. The English language, as we know it in the states, has been mangled to the point it is very difficult to learn. The other thing is, we are the youngest nation in the world, as far as I know. What gives us the right to think that we know so much, are so much better or so much smarter than any other peoples in the world? Look around you, people. Our country is made up of just about every other country in the world! Take the time to get to know your neighbors from other countries. Try learning something about their customs, their beliefs and their languages. Judge them for who they are inside, not what you see on the outside. Show them that we are not uncivilized and barbaric. Think about these things before you let fly some off the wall comment to someone. This does not make us look any better to the rest of the world. Hope this makes some kind of sense to someone out there. I tend to ramble and not make much sense when I am angry. Thanks for reading and I hope you have a beautiful day.....no matter who you are.*S*