Americans, Too comfortable? Options

[*steve330*]

The other day I was talking to a Retired Captain from the navy and we were just discussing things in general when we came up to the topic of America. He brought up some very good points, and while I'll try to say them the best I can, the way he said it was really good.

Basically he was saying that perhaps one of the biggest problems with Americans nowadays is that we're too comfortable. We've gotten so used to not having to worry about things on a daily basis that we're not nearly as ambitious as Americans used to be.

Another thing he criticized was fund allocation. Surprisingly, he didn't say that money needed to go towards science/technology like so many do. In his words, "What has science done for us as a people?" I mean sure, technology has made us more comfortable on a day to day basis and made it easier for us to kill each other, but when it comes down to it, Americans got to their current status because of it's people, not it's technology.

[kimmytree]

For some odd reason, I get the feeling like he was referring to our involvement in Iraq and Afghanistan. I know alot of Republicans claim that people who are against the war dont want us to be involved because they're lazy, and because its not convenient.

Weird. I might be totally off on that, but it just seems like he was referring to us going to war over terrorism without actually coming out and saying it. Us being at war obviously makes us less comfortable.