Should the United States still be considered the leader in the free world?

Question

Seems like our country is leaning farther and farther to the right, taking more of it's direction from the church than our elected leaders. We forsake our freedoms for security. We discourage or defund medical and scientific research because it conflicts with our interpretation of the Bible. What gives?

Answer 1

no we have become what we despise and given up the freedoms that make us unique and the leaders in the free world. lets see our government can now kick in your door with out a warrant, just like in Iran your government may now detain you without ever charging you, just like over there, we now have our e-mails inspected for content, we have people being fired for saying certain words when did words become illegal, people want to ban everything guns, music, video games, what we read and watch based on what their god tells them is right, are we free, you got to be kidding!!

Answer 2

In France, cut back than the administration of Bush/Cheney it is strictly how the U. S. behaved and Obama replaced into announcing a coverage replace. In Prague he replaced into stating his coverage, now not speaking against u . s . a . of country. each and each President once you talk approximately that Nixon has tried to cut back nuclear weapons. In London, the international financial gadget has replaced utilising certainty the mid twentieth century. in case you do now not understand the starting to be financial skill it is China and India you're honestly not accepting certainty. Obama disagrees with Chavez yet shouting you lie alla Joe Wilson isn't the way international international family contributors works. Obama isn't the 1st President to declare that the U. S. isn't a christian country. in certainty John Adams and the full US Senate suggested so in 1797 indoors the Treaty of Tripoli. Negotiated interior the approach the top of Washington's 2d term it is sparkling the founding fathers needed a united states of america self sufficient on faith and not a christian country. the 1st 2 Presidents, the then sitting Sec of State Thomas Jefferson (the destiny third President) and a Senate made up of many established creative Patriots all shown help for the treaty. The treaty of direction states that the U. S. isn't a christian country and is now not in keeping with christian principals. Conservatives decide to be conscious revisionist historic previous approximately us being a Christan country, besides the incontrovertible fact that the documents do now not help that end. via ways, he's authorized to proceed utilising certainty he's the constitutionally and democratically elected President of the U. S., and he will proceed till at last the top of his term(s).

Answer 3

The USA is still the leader of the world economically, politically and morally (mostly).

As to your assertation that the USA is moving farther and farther to the right I couldn't disagree more...both of the major parties in the US are leaning farther and farther left...more and more government. In some areas of the USA you are now being told what to eat, what to drive, what light bulbs to own and told they can't even have a cigarette on their own property.

as to your reference to the embryonic stem cell research...I'd say its based upon results...adult stem cell research has shown the most promise for curing a multitude of diseases. There is no prohibition on the embryonic research right now...private companies can still do it...it just doesnt look like it can generate any real results (as far as what I've been reading about)...and many people who are not even Bible-thumping fundamentalists still see problems with government funding for chopping up embryos/children for use in experiments of dubious value. Why is it that many who support embryonic stem cell research are also the type who hug trees and demand equal rights for animals? Don't you see a strange dichotomy there?

Answer 4

I believe we should be the leader of the free world when we can prove that we actually care about the rest of the world. Yes, we do fund 3rd world countries and everything but that doesn't erase all the disrespect we've shown other countries in the recent past by any means.

Answer 5

tell me how many far right country's have killed Millions of people? 1, Germany right, what was that like 20 million they guess? OK well china killed over 65 million, USSR 20 million, Cambodia 2 million, north Korea 2 million, Africa 1.7 million, Afghanistan 1.5 million, eastern Europe 1 million, Vietnam, 1 million.

we are one of the only truly free country's left in this world.

Answer 6

We are no longer the leader of the free world. We are now the despised leader of the Third World.
President Bush has indisputably proven that no one nation can be trusted with unchecked power to lead the world. The free world is now in the process of marginalizing our place within the world community.

Answer 7

Leader of Liberty, Freedom, and Economic opportunity...YES

As far as the right vs left view of things..
It is as easy as this analogy.

Dem/lib The glass is half empty

Rep/Con The glass is half full


Be a little more positive / constructive

Answer 8

I personally dont worry about it. But the amount of people flocking to the USA for opportunity, the amount of countries that ask the USA for help and for money... the fact that the USA leads in both money and man hours for things like NATO, WHO, Red Cross and many many other organizations...

That speaks for itself doesnt it.

Answer 9

Have you run out of Bush bashing material? Moving on to the Christians now? Way to support the rights of others cuz you sure demand them for yourself!
America is still just as great as ever...thus the current immigration problem...hmmmm

Answer 10

USA is still the leader of the Axis of Racism: USA - UK - Israel.

But as it happened with Germany - Italy - Japan, the world is getting fed up already.