I just came back from a trip to the U.S.A. Beyond my shock at the grip the junk food industry has on the American population, and how unhealthy many people look, I noticed a few things that were interesting to my mind.
For example, many Americans seem to believe that a world in which only one country is divinely blessed can ultimately sustain itself.
It seems that in their mantra/prayer of "God Bless America", many Americans really mean "give our nation special status and progress, at the exclusion of the rest of humanity".
If so, then this is a prayer of ignorance.
A leader nation is not meant to trample upon other nations, just like a human leader is not meant to trample upon his followers. A leader nation is meant to set an example of a higher standard, and help uplift all toward it... all who are ready to lift themselves up.
I'm not sure if I have understood this American motto properly, but it seems that there is something not quite right with the way a lot of Americans use it...
... especially in light of the enormous hubris the American government is displaying on the world stage.
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