I hate NEXT BLOG because I find crap like this

You know, I was done with political posts. But then I used Next Blog (bad, Trillian, bad!) and I stumble upon fear-infested pseudo-patriotic, America-as-the-underdog drivel and my blood boils.

This is up there on my list of most pathetic posts of all time.

Not only is the example incorrect (i.e. why the United Nations didn't help the U.S. with their war in Iraq), but it also shows how instilling fear and hatred in our youth is distorting the vision of a very great nation.

I'm not sure what it is about Conservative America's need to characterize themselves as an underdog, but it's laughable. The most powerful country in the world is motivated by fear and insecurity. The image of the self-rightous lone cowboy single-handedly fighting the problems of the world is a bit tired.

I'm impressed that conservatives have been able to change the war's focus from uncovering weapons of mass destruction, to helping "liberate" the people of Iraq and defending the U.S. from possible terrorists (I guess they've moved from Afghanistan and Saudi Arabia to Iraq). If this is the real reason why America is at war, I'm wondering why they're not invading every other repressive nation in the world. I think we all know the answer.

If this parent actually did this to their child (and I doubt it), then that man is not fit to be a father. There's no excuse for instilling that kind of fear in a child.