Superficial America

I have come to the sad conclusion that the United States of America is built upon people with superficial dreams and excessive desires. Sometime I sit back and really wonder why other countries in the world hate us so much. And the answer that I come to is that us Americans are so materialistic and money-hungry that we throw away the very morals that we have kept sacred throughout our early lives.

Young people in American Society are bred to appreciate physical appearance and shun those who do not look as good as they do. Muscles and tan skin have become the norm, and anything that differs from that is no good in the girl realm. Guys love girls who appreciate an expensive Gucci bag, and five hundred dollar high heels. Is this really what we have become? Where bigger is always better? Splurging money on electronic toys has become almost an everyday occurrence. It is pathetic that people are not happy with a perfectly functioning 32 inch television, but want the newest 62 inch screen just so theirs is the biggest in the neighborhood.

All of these little excessive behaviors have also translated to a global outlook from and against the rest of the world. The American public is never satisfied with its resources and always seeks out as much as it can get, many times at the expense of other countries. America has become the world’s bully and an entity that is always seeking more and more. Something has to be done to change this mindset because it can only lead to destruction. It can lead to violence from other counties, broken relations, and the scariest thought, implosion. The people itself can cause this once simple, beautiful country to literally self destruct.

Where do we go from here?