America The Beautiful?

It is easy to criticize America for the mistakes it has made. We are a very large target for worldwide criticism from just about every single country. Over the summer i spent a few weeks with Europeans from all over the different countries and areas of Europe and they all had the same basic thoughts, they thought we were a ridiculous people. Part of it was childish joking, of course, but there had to be a serious motive behind it. They saw the headlines of the shootings, the bombings, and all of the tragedy that happens in America and it gave them an impression. A false impression at that.

Yes, America makes mistakes. The president does, the government does, and the people of this country do every day. But often our greatness is overlooked. As a world super power, i would argue that we are a very responsible and charitable country. With this Typhoon in the Philippines, or previous tragedies like the Tsunami, America's greatness is on full display. The amount of aid our military provides is ridiculous, and the images prove it. While its easy to jump to conclusions about our country and our intentions i think that we should slow down and really look at what we are doing to help around the world.