[Michael20718]

The news media here in the U.S. barely touches on anything in the rest of the world unless it puts the U.S. in a good light or adds to the credibility of the medium itself. National political news is a bit better, as I see people freely criticising our leaders. However, it seems people either have no interest at all or simply feign interest, smiling and nodding while they think of what they’re going to say next. I get the strong impression this exists merely to satisfy an intellectual void. I can’t help but compare the ‘reality’ of life inside the U.S. to the virtual reality portrayed in the film ‘The Matrix.’ Everything seems engineered simply to keep us satisfied. The conglomerate is aware that we would not accept a perfect world, so we’re given a carefully-blended batch of filtered truths. We cannot be forced, so instead we are programmed. They want us to continue to work, pay taxes, buy things, and thus perpetuate the circle. Without us, they are nothing. Now we’re not all brainwashed, ignorant, and self-serving. But most of us feel that attempting to affect any kind of change in the system is a futile effort. In a nation so diverse and geographically large, it’s extremely difficult to get the majority to agree on most things. But one thing I feel they do agree on is that sense of futility. This is demonstrated during the election of a President. They look at the two candidates with the best chances and vote for the one they dislike less. The adjectives that come to mind when I consider my fellow citizens include ignorant, self-gratifying, indifferent, spiteful, back-stabbing, careless, insensitive, stubborn, self-righteous, and naive. But I can’t think of one positive attribute the typical American possesses that people I’ve encountered from other nations didn’t. And what of the great things that America has accomplished? The type of people responsible for them are highly uncommon. They don’t fit into the standard American profile and they are typically never completely accepted socially. I could be right, or I could be wrong about all of this. These are merely my perceptions at the moment. If I am wrong about this, can you at least understand why? If I wasn’t currently part of the poorest 5% of the population, I would leave. I think the land is wonderful, the lifestyle is fun, and there are plenty of opportunities for a good time. But there is more bad than good and I’m burned out. Also, check this out: http://www.vexen.co.uk/hateamerica.html

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Name : Michael20718, Gender : M, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Age : 26, City : Columbus, State : OH, Country : United States, Occupation : Computer Programmer, Education level : High School Diploma, Social class : Lower class, 

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