@60 scroll down the article link you sent, moron, and you'll see our murder rate far exceeds that of western europe, japan, china, australia, etc..
http://www.businessinsider.com/1homicida…
And yeah, somehow the fact that our homicide rate per capita beats Ethiopia and El Salvador does not instill much patriotism in me.
I'm skeptical you've spent much time abroad given your posts, because if you had, you'd come to understand that this isn't the way that it *has* to be. No country is perfect, but for a "first-world" superpower, fuck.
America, fuck yeah. ughhhh!
I also preferred Ann to Abby, but the one currently doing the writing is atrocious. I'm sorry for her loss but the most kind thing she could do for her mother and aunt's legacy would be to retire. She has none of the wit or common sense, and it's funny to see the quality of the letters she receives has dropped dramatically from what Ann and Abby used to get. Like does indeed attract like...