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[Raymac]

Originally Posted by Captain B

I dunno' about all that "united since 9/11".

I said "temporarily". You are totally right. Americans certainly have been far from united since 9/11, especially since the Iraq war.

However there were a few months after 9/11 though where nobody paid attention to whether somebody was left or right. We were all just American. Too bad it didn't last long, because I hate partisan politics...but I digress.

[Captain B]

Yeah, extremely temporary. I would think a dictator would have more of a chance to take the world than something like Pluto blowing up.

So long as we get our Jersey Shore and our manny-peddies, who cares who's in power? Most of us don't even vote so we clearly don't care that much. If it was 250 years ago we'd be up in arms - literally - about things going on and marching on Washington to the beat of drums beneath war banners. Now? Meh, I got kids to watch or the guys are comin' over tomorrow for football. Or hell, I don't have the time to go occupying Wall Street because I got a friggin' job. Y'know, I got shit to do, man! Maybe next week if this crap is still going on.

I can't imagine that attitude changing for the better unless it was a total collapse of society. I've already got a crew ready to go next time gas prices spike $5.00 a gallon. Tire shoulder pads and crossbows, baby. Gonna' raid us some gas stations.