the auto has spoiled the US culture. We are dependent on it, the grocery store is 5 miles away, the school is 4 miles away, the cinema is 6 miles, all in different directions. And our government will not confess that the wars are all about "oil"... hmm, does anybody really believe this?

Look at Europe, they utilize public transportation, bus, trains, tramways. And they are surviving.

Okay enough politics! I am aware of the diversity, the global market economy, and I still think there does not have to be any political borders.

And if any of this "offends" you, then take little Johnny out of little league because he cannot hit the ball of the "T". It is all competition people, the law of nature (the strong shall survive) and little Johnny needs to practice. And if little Susie cannot read and write at the proper grade level as her peers, then hold her back! She needs to flunk, and where are the parents who should be helping little Susie and Johnny to grow up. We are only to blame, not the system. The children are our future!