Any country run by humans, and any human, for that matter; can and WILL let you down at some point. Not a matter of if, but when.

No country, entity, or human is immune to this, because no person is perfect. Therefore no system composed of and run by humans will ever be perfect. No matter how many systems of checks-and-balances are present; no matter how many "options" there are on a voting card, there will ALWAYS be a Jim, Bob, or Larry to object. SomeONE will find some flaw to the system no matter what. And that someONE will invariably spout about and make their woes known.

It's this "sh!tty country" of America that allows us to publicly proclaim this w/o getting your head sliced off by a machete and stuffed three feet up your ****, in front of your family. So while the political parties, foreign policies, and economic infrastructures may be flawed; I say with certainty that "Mickey Z" has flaws within him that p!ss off his wife, friends, family, and co-workers.

Let the sinless one cast the first stone, sir.

Furthermore, while I agree that our nation has some areas that need improvement, WE ALL DO, as individuals. Concerning our foreign policy, please inform me of the last time Iran sent a care package to the U.S. for our starving children in the backwoods of SmallTown, USA. Please provide documentation of the last instance of Thailand contributing any significant monetary gift to the public education system that our kids glean information from.

I respect his right to create the gripe, as my grandfathers, my father, and my sister fought for this right. But what are his plans of action to instate change? Hot air about how much this country sucks, as he lays his head down on a warm dry pillow at night with a full stomach? Or will he invest his own time, money, and resources to create a turnaround.

Spend six weeks in a third-world country, or any other country outside of Europe for that matter, and vent with the same fervor about how much their government/soldiers/politics suck.

If you even make it back alive, you'll surely learn to tolerate the so-called "bullsh!t" that our terrible country forces you to endure. I promise you it's not so bad as Mr. Mickey says it is... poor guy.

$5 says any man alive in Cambodia, or Russia, or Ukraine, or Croatia will swap places with him in a heartbeat.

Driving a svelte sports car in a free nation with no religious madates and the ability to post this cancerous bullsh!t is a terrible life to lead, Maxwell. As said before, I'm sure any man in any of the afore-mentioned countries will gladly trade, and let you place hands on the plow where he is having to toil for mere potatoes.

I digress...

God Bless you, sir.