Dear America, I Want a Divorce

[heidiho]

In the words of a college student - this excellent editorial from the University of Minnesota daily newspaper sent to me by the 19 year old daughter, who is a student there:

Dear America, I want a divorce
I’ll always love you, America. I’ll always remember the good times more than the bad.

By Bobak Ha’Eri


want a divorce. It’s very hard for me to say, and I never thought I’d say it, but I think it’s the right thing for both of us. We’ve changed. We’ve grown apart. Things just aren’t the same as they used to be, and, frankly, I don’t see them changing anytime in the near future.
It used to be different. When I was younger and just out of college, we just hit it off. We were idealistic, adventurous, we tried new things and we were able to stay on the cusp of social development and technology. We had friends all around us; everyone looked at us like the model couple. We listened to each other. We were at the top of the world.

Then, four years ago, we hit a bump — a bump that’s continued into a slow, methodical derailment. We had a squabble about who ran the household, and we couldn’t seem to resolve it. You claim you won (you didn’t), and I just wanted to keep our relationship together. Then you started to really change. You found God. Now, I got nothing wrong with religion or spirituality, but your born-again kick is starting to grate on me.

More at:

http://www.mndaily.com/articles/2004/11/12/11250

[Worst Username Ever]

1. This is along the lines of how

many describe the democratic view of the US v. the repug view. Dems tend to think of the country as a spouse, working to mend problems. Repugs tend to think of it like a child looks at their mother, the US can do no wrong.

PS I went to the U, I love the MN Daily.