Do you believe (as I do) that the world sees us as the perpetual "Santa Clause"?

Question

They have their hands out holding their wish list...and if we do not comply to everything...they turn on us....

There is such a huge hate/love out there for/against us. Let's live the perspective they have...let us close our borders, deport our illegals, prosecute those who support them in any way, and tighten up our immigration laws.

AND...if we can build the NAFT Highway, put a man in space, send amazing submarines to the bottom of the sea to get data...we sure can send the illegals packing!

Angela....what's this "our country" thing. I don't believe you are an American and if you are an anchor baby, your loyalty is with "your" other country.

Gokart121...you do not know HOW much I agree with you. We just canned 86 quarts of tomatoes from our little garden. Self-sufficiency is a great trait. Would it have been cheaper to buy it in the store...not sure, but doesn't matter...we don't waste. No one has enough to "waste"

Americans can grow more delicious vegetables in a small garden than can be purchased in any organic store....

Answer 1

Nancy R; these are some of the "gifts" the U.S has given out. this is about the countries that recieve foriegn aid and how often they vote against the U.S at the UN:

India, the fifth-largest recipient of U.S. foreign aid and receiving some $144 million in assistance in FY 1998, voted against the United States 80 percent of the time. This marked an increase from 76 percent in the 1996 session. Thus, India voted against the United States in the U.N. more than Iran, Libya, and Myanmar. Despite U.S. urging, moreover, India recently embarked on a series of nuclear weapons tests that threaten U.S. strategic and security interests in the region.

Pakistan, India's neighbor that is receiving some $6.7 million in U.S. foreign aid in FY 1998, voted against the United States in the U.N. 69 percent of the time. Pakistan, too, has disregarded U.S. requests and begun testing nuclear weapons in response to India's tests.

Laos, from which President Bill Clinton lifted a decades-old U.S. restriction on the disbursement of foreign aid because of human rights abuses, voted against the United States 82 percent of the time, almost as often as Cuba. Since lifting the restriction on Laos, however, the Clinton Administration has sent over $17 million in U.S. foreign aid to Laos.

Indonesia and Thailand, both of which are receiving bailouts from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), voted against the United States 68 percent and 63 percent of the time, respectively. These two countries together will receive more than $49 million in U.S. foreign aid in FY 1998.

Haiti, to which President Clinton sent U.S. troops to restore deposed President Jean-Bertrand Aristide in 1994 and which he now claims is a U.S. ally in the Caribbean, will receive over $101 million in U.S. foreign aid in FY 1998. This makes Haiti the ninth-largest recipient of U.S. foreign aid--receiving almost as much as Russia. Despite this assistance, Haiti voted against the United States 57 percent of the time.

Egypt, the second-largest recipient of U.S. foreign aid (at some $2.1 billion annually), voted against the United States 66 percent of the time.

Ethiopia, sub-Saharan Africa's largest recipient of U.S. foreign aid (at about $114 million last year), voted against the United States 61 percent of the time.

The Philippines, which received some $47 million in foreign aid last year despite consistent progress in economic liberalization, voted against the United States 67 percent of the time.

Mexico, whose economy was bailed out by the IMF under U.S. guidance and support in 1994, continues to receive some $15 million in foreign aid from the United States each year. Nevertheless, Mexico voted against the United States 62 percent of the time.

Answer 2

I do agree, I think our country's been falsely portrayed as this neverending font of money etc., what hasn't been told is how many households have been mortgaged to the door sill, how high our national debt has climbed, what kind of problems there are with people and in cities etc., and illegal immigration is just a complete failure of all 50 states as well as Congress to come up with practical, unified, and cohesive policy on the immigration issue.

As far as the NAFTA business goes, I'm against it. Our interstate system works pretty well, that sounds like a politicians' pet white elephant to me...they should have more local growers and home gardeners across the country, if we can spend 30 gallons of water per day watering botique lawn grasses with 8 different kinds of pesticide, we can use the same amount of water to grow tomatoes in our yards instead. That's a challenge to the zoning board, why does it have to be lawn instead of garden?
You buy the stuff in the same dept. at the store...

Bluntly spoken, a good 20% of the commerce we engage in today could be reduced by doing stuff at home. I'm not saying you have to pluck your own chickens by the barbecue grill,
but it'd sure give the kids a new perspective on where dinner came from, and that might not be such a bad idea, in some ways.

I think illegal immigration is partly due to what Bush said, people coming to do jobs that some people are just too good to get their hands dirty doing anymore. We don't have to be 'Safeway nation', but that's how things have kind of evolved.

Once upon a time, during the formation of our country, the hardiest of people, the american settlers, 'true grit' kind of folks, headed west towards uncertain futures in hopes of realizing their dreams. Today, that dream has been replaced with the hope that your job doesn't get outsourced to Malaysia. Bringing MORE people into that kind of situation probably isn't such a hot concept, but get your congressman to hear you on that one.
They see growth as the Ultimate Panacea, That Which Will Cure America's Ills etc., and the critics get drowned out as a matter of principle. Where ARE we headed, as a country?

6.6 billion world residents, and counting...

Answer 3

Well from my point of view Santa Claus needs to keep his fat azz in the North Pole or be sure all his goodies stay in this country.The billions of "gifts" sure doesn't make the world like us,so lets stop being the Sugar Daddy to the gold diggers of the world. We get nothing in return but disrespect,harsh words and lets bash the USA rhetoric from the gold diggers we help.Oh and millions of illegals from country's that think we are fools.They take our money and in return they encourage their poor to cross into this country illegally.
No more Sugar Daddy,no more Santa Clause,stop the Gravy Train and help our own people.
I say take care of America only,damn the rest of the ungrateful world.feed yourselves,save yourselves.I no longer care.
America for Americans

If it takes a guns to secure this country then all Americans need to procure a weapon or three.
Most of you need to read real History books.I am a native American I was born here in my country.Fact,Truth,not made up BS .

Answer 4

that's like saying lets take all criminals and inprission them, don't u think police have been trying to do that for decades? you need stricter laws that are enforced, like click it or ticket. or something like that. extremism will only cause more people to get arouse!
and yes you are so RIGHT, if u can put a man on space, built ultimate tech submarines, then why hasn't the government done something so simple? as "securing the country"

Answer 5

You realise your ancestors stole that country by murdering its original people, right? Isn't it better to sneak into a country than to go in there guns blazing and trying to wipe out all its people?

And I can assure you, the world does not see you as the perpetual Santa Clause. People like Santa Clause.

Answer 6

Wow...people really are clueless...People like your ancestors came here to make a better life for themselves and their families..If you could move some where to create a better enviroment for your family you would...America is not just yours lady...the country is founded on the idea that if you want freedom come here! You would be hung in the gallows if George Washington was still around...you make me sick denying kids education and health benifits cause you love your money...We should kick your fat butt out....

Answer 7

I agree we are the Santa Claus to the world, and apparently the rest of the world thinks so too!

Answer 8

I don't think they view us at Santa "Claus".. I think they view us as unable to control government spending, teenage pregnancy, poverty, homelessness, gas prices, illiteracy, crime, drug abuse, illegal guns, unemployment and illegal immigration. Are you referring to the world as a whole.. I am wondering whom you are referring to as having "their hands out holding their wish list" could you be more specific?

thanks batmans girl..

Answer 9

we'd have to be generous for that to be true.

santa is beloved because he gives gifts for free. there is no comparison in the real world. and the world certainly doesn't see us that way... we are the youngest of the industrialized nations. if anything, we're nouveaux riches.

Answer 10

I'm with you! Deporting is too good for them, I say! They want to work? Let's put 'em all in forced labor camps as punishment for their crimes. That'll show 'em!