Can we just stop all the self-loathing and bitching for a second and remember some of the things America is great for?
For example, America leads the world in snark. Is there a greater resevoir of snark-inducing material than right here in the good ol' USA? I think not. Just look at the best shows on the tube: The Daily Show, The Colbert Report, The Office, Arrested Development, Family Guy, The Simpsons, Desperate Housewives, Sons and Daughters. Snark-fests, each and every one. And God bless them all. (Come back soon, AD, we hardly knew ye...)
The greatest snark-o-ramas of them all are right here, in dKos' own invention: C&J. Cheers to you, C&J, and all who make each C&J entry as snark-tacular as they are.
And schadenfreude. We have simply
got to be the best at that. Why, there's an entire segment of the economy that some of us refer to as "talk radio" devoted almost entirely to schadenfreude. I don't give a crap that the Germans invented it. In fact, I'm feeling it, right now, just for them, because of the way we pried it out of their cold dead hands. Ha ha!
The French invented entrpreneurialism too and we sure as hell kick their croissant-eatin' asses at that, I'll tell you what.
What about suspiciously well-groomed politicians? I welcome any another country on earth that would like to challenge our dominance in this area to step forward. Not so fast, Britain. You've been looking more than just a bit frumpy recently.
Harrumphing. We lead the world in that. Hell, Fred Barnes leads the world in that all by himself.
So if anyone wants to ask me WMFP is today, I'll give it to them straight. I want people to be a little more appreciative for all the stuff we do way better than anyone else.