tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post7001085150014466310..comments2023-11-30T10:43:33.130-06:00Comments on Reading Freely: America FirstStephenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15097908023032528200noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-71476950734672001922016-09-21T19:49:40.773-05:002016-09-21T19:49:40.773-05:00I think it will prove more complicated than expect...I think it will prove more complicated than expected! ;)Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15097908023032528200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-34650880880251168712016-09-21T12:30:32.026-05:002016-09-21T12:30:32.026-05:00I'm looking forward to your comments when I po...I'm looking forward to your comments when I post book reviews regarding the idea of governing the *world* rather than just an individual country or region.... [grin]CyberKittenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06394155516712665665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-70822230998517677092016-09-21T09:34:37.611-05:002016-09-21T09:34:37.611-05:00It is decided by whomever holds the power, and the...It is decided by whomever holds the power, and these days that seems to be the power elite of the coasts -- New York, D.C., Los Angeles. The people there don't always agree, of course...some would have the United States in a world-commanding position, some think it should be more subordinate to world organizations like the UN, the WTO, and so on. And some don't care about 'america'; it's simply an area on the North American continent where their lawyers live and where some of their customers are.<br /><br />There are better visions of America, which compete with one another. My ideal America is a nostalgic one, of course -- healthy main streets, neighborhoods that are actually neighborly, people whose vocations provided a life instead of allowed them to exist. I've never drifted very far from wanting an Ozzie and Harriet kind of world. I'm not a total sentimentalist, though..it is still possible to have a vibrant life in the modern world, even after all the 'ties that bind' have been severed and tossed us to the wind. <br /><br />Or should I say WAS possible? These days it's hard to imagine anyone going to the neighborhood bakery and being with their friends. They'll sit there staring at their phones, with their friends also standing on their phones.<br /><br />If I meet the right girl, we'll run away together and be Amish, I think. :-p <br /><br />Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15097908023032528200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-31173313298982812192016-09-21T08:45:28.644-05:002016-09-21T08:45:28.644-05:00Interesting! I suspect I would have arguments with...Interesting! I suspect I would have arguments with some of the book, but I'm open minded enough to find it and read it. Still, though, your fine critique suggests interesting questions: What is America supposed to be? Who gets to decide? RTDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17113953356514605424noreply@blogger.com