Thread: Western culture! How fortunate we are!

Let us find the good that must be protected! Amen brother Mark, great thread!

Originally Posted by JMS

Not as a standing policy, or an accepted behavior! But thats not the point of this thread! There are so many things we have to be grateful for, but instead, their are many among us who would prefer to whine about the negatives in our society and point fingers incessantly! Lets not do that! Instead, let us find the good that must be protected!

One of the good things to be protected is the right of the people to speak up or "whine" if you will about the wrongs done and/or accepted and/or condoned by an imperfect government. I know nothing about "incessant" finger pointing but it seems like one should keep his/her eyes open to the reality of every situation. If I am not mistaken it is the whining and finger pointing of the founding fathers of this great nation that caused its formation and ultimate freedom from tyranny.

Originally Posted by icedog

One of the good things to be protected is the right of the people to speak up or "whine" if you will about the wrongs done and/or accepted and/or condoned by an imperfect government. I know nothing about "incessant" finger pointing but it seems like one should keep his/her eyes open to the reality of every situation. If I am not mistaken it is the whining and finger pointing of the founding fathers of this great nation that caused its formation and ultimate freedom from tyranny.

Agreed, but they actually acted on their beliefs instead of just complaining and grumbling!

And now...back to our regularly scheduled topic!

As for great things about the US....

I would have to say the the single greatest contribution of the US to the world would be The Constitution.

Have you ever wondered why other countries who became republics after the US and may have used our Constitution as a starting point have not had the same success?

I was once asked by some Russian friends why the US fared so much better than Russia with regard to the Constitutions and their role in everyday life....I told them that the US has the laws in place to enforce the Constitution and the most US citizens (regardless of how little they know of what it contains) respect the document and what it stands for.