We also don’t like the NSA spying or the torture at all. The defining virtue of America, as I understand it, is not that we are all that great now (we aren’t), but that we’re working in order to make it better, always. A more perfect union. Also, cable TV news in general is a rather mediocre source of information. Scientific papers, newspapers, and news services like Reuters and AP are somewhat better.
We also don’t like the NSA spying or the torture at all. The defining virtue of America, as I understand it, is not that we are all that great now (we aren’t), but that we’re working in order to make it better, always. A more perfect union. Also, cable TV news in general is a rather mediocre source of information. Scientific papers, newspapers, and news services like Reuters and AP are somewhat better.