re: Latest Updates: Russia-Ukraine Conflict

You are all infinitely better off in this country than you probably would be anywhere else in the world.

People are willing to walk for months on foot just in the hopes of being allowed to come here and be given a chance to become citizens.

I'm no jingoistic cheerleader, I opposed the invasion of Afghanistan (they weren't directly responsible for 9/11 and we inadvertently killed a lot of civilians in the name of fighting a group whose members who lived through us bombing their mountain camps fled before we got there...)

Iraq should've never happened and should've been the end of the Bush/Cheney administration, but the "Freedom Fries" mindset prevailed... and all we got for that is a more powerful Iran that can now stir shite up all over the region.

But still, I get more than a little tired of hearing everybody complain about this country, from the left and the right. It's far from perfect, but it is the best thing going for someone randomly born into it on the planet.

And best thing is we can get rid of leaders every 2 to 4 years if they suck... we don't necessarily seem smart enough to do that enough, but just the opportunity in itself is a gem.