Is Everyone Paranoid?

[cbtreks]

Or is it just Americans? I'm tired of my country and I'm tired of the people who live here. Over the past couple months, it seems more and more that the majority of Americans are selfish, self-centered, incapable of compassion, and have no critical thinking skills. Also, while they're proud of being American, they completely hate and fear the

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[curiouswombat]

I am afraid that, yes, it really is almost entirely Americans who seem to think that way

[enigmaticblues]

There is a particular brand of individualism in America that is a sickness. I'm not sure there's a cure for it either.

[cbtreks]

I've been thinking a lot about America and its love of "rugged individualism" lately. Too many thoughts for a comment reply though!

[cbtreks]

That's the impression I've gotten over the years - that this paranoia and desire to believe in conspiracy theories is largely American. *sigh* I have lots of thoughts about that and related issues but too many for a comment reply.

I wished we could've stopped the spring breakers from leaving Florida last month after all their partying on the public beaches.

[enigmaticblues]

I totally agree. I was relieved that the asinine post on Nextdoor here got shouted down by reasonable people.