Quote Originally Posted by Louis VI the Fat View Post
I would not disagree with the above. But I think it is subordinate to America's propensity to re-invent itself.

Free-flowing information, the exchange of ideas, competition of ideas, this leads to an easily adaptable society. Which, I must agree with Strike, I think is America's outstanding quality.


(As an aside, this is why I consider W. Bush I the least patriotic administration in (modern) American history. Their flagpins, their call for uncritical, 'patriotic' devotion to set ideas immediately had a debilitating effect on America's capacity for a free competition of ideas, with disastrous effect)
I wish I could construct a viable argument against that last bit - but I cannot. The "Fortress America" policy not only failed to build a fortress, but caused a constipation of creativity in solving our problems, our ability of which, we were once humbly famous. And America is sick and tired and frankly pissed about it. We'll be back soon, reinventing ourselves yet again, whether because of, or in spite of, whoever wins next month's contest.