Thank you. No argument for or against the US is bulletproof, because this country is far from perfect. But I would stand up for it in a heartbeat, because I've never lived in fear of the government (as much as I might complain about it), never worried that I wouldn't have food or water, and never felt as though my own future was out of my hands. Yes, I'm an idealist, but isn't our country (our world, for that matter) what we make it? We should all be idealists.

The title says it all. I am sorry for the idiocy of my state.