Am I Proud of the Country I call Home?

As the United States has developed through the decades, I must say I am not proud. Now be reminded that this is just my opinion and I wish not to change yours. Let me start with this: The prices of everyday things are way to high. As I was driving past a gas station, the price was raised to 4.95 a gallon; I don;t know about you but if you have a 50 gallon tank that is completely empty, you are pressing the price of 250 roughly dollars, plus tax. Secondly, we are in way too many wars! Even though we just finished one in Iraq, I do not believe that it will be our last for long. The wars that we are involved in can be dealt with in a more civilized manner. War is not the answer to everything. I feel like that is what our country has been doing is looking at every possible way to get into a war with another country. Not only does war cost much money, but it also an take the lives of our loved ones. Finally, we think too greatly of our selves. From my perspective, I see that America, interprets that we are greater than all others. This is NOT true. All countries should be totally equal, no matter if you are Japan, or Sealand(It is an actual place Google it). So as you see even though our 'cool stuff' is great, our social and money spending progress is not.