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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]When I first moved to the US from Europe (as a teenager), I found Americans to be friendly, polite, careful not to insult, eager to help, and overall decent and kind people. I have been living here for 30 years now (much longer than I have lived in the country I was born in), my spouse and my children are Americans, but I can honestly say that today I do not recognize America or a big chunk of its people. Parents who dismiss indecent behavior as "boys will be boys"; a president who has publicly insulted women, minorities, the disabled, and continues to do so without any remorse; public officials who keep on making lame excuses for such behavior in order to pass their agenda (and on, and on, and on)...  I understand that we do not all share the same beliefs. I understand that we may want different things from our elected officials. What I do not understand is how we can let (perceived) personal gains blind us in not seeing how low we have brought the country and the reputation of its people. 
My children attend private schools. They are not perfect for sure, but I would never, ever, make excuses for them for acting in an indecent manner or for their school for allowing it to happen. After all, one of the main reasons that all of us in this forum are shelling out hundreds of thousands of dollars for the education of our kids is so that they can become decent, principled human beings. I expected much better from the elite schools of this area and from the parents of the kids who attend them. [/quote]

This. This country needs a third party to tell both dem and rep that many people are so disappointed at the current system.[/quote]

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