Re: RC: RE: RE: Worlds Most Preferred--Really?

[BMcCrary27@aol.com]

In a message dated 3/23/01 6:44:35 PM Pacific Standard Time, 
bobmorris@rmci.net writes:


> I have traveled a bit and still say this is the best country to live in no
> matter the problems. As bad as it might seem to you Teddy, it is in my mind
> still the best country in the world.
>
> This exchange of opinions reminds me of a quotation from a friend of ours 
> who was, at the time, talking of the institution of marriage.  He said, "It 
> beats Hell out of whatever else there is."  I might say the same for this 
> country, despite all its faults.  I don't immediately notice a mass exodus 
> of our population to some other country, although I know a man with whom I 
> took a class in Russian who actually went there and stayed (to Siberia, no 
> less).  I HAVE noticed a mass influx of people from other countries who are 
> seeking freedom to think their own thoughts, to work as hard as they want 
> so they can buy what they need for their families, and so they can actually 
> have a decent home to call their own. One of the marvellous things about 
> this country is that we can all e-mail complaints about it, our leaders, 
> our government, our research, our sport, whatever, and we don't have to 
> worry about some men in black uniforms arriving in the middle of the night 
> to remove us from our homes .... never to be seen again.  Personally, I 
> prefer to think of all the things that are good about this country, rather 
> than the things that we consider bad or inadequate.  Negative thinking is 
> neither productive, nor good for our mental health.  If it's broke, do 
> something productive to fix it, don't just gripe!
>
> Barbara