Proud Americans

I haven't had a lot to say for a while now. I suppose it's been caused by a combination of disgust and apathy. It's hard to feel anything but apathy as I sit by and watch as our country slowly but surely spirals into its own filth. Why? That EVIL SOCIALIST OBAMA? Are you kidding me? He's about as far left as Ronald Reagan. I feel as if I need to reiterate that our President is not a Socialist. Let's have a dictionary definition of Socialism to finish off this notion. Socialism: a theory or system of social organization that advocates the vesting of the ownership and control of the means of production and distribution, of capital, land, etc., in the community as a whole. What does that really mean?The government owns the means of production. Period. He has not done any of that. Stop calling him a Socialist.
Which brings me to my point. We call him a Socialist- and all sorts of other names, mainly because of two factors: One) We have been told he's a Socialist by mainstream media Two) We as a country are not educated enough to know what this kind of social organization implies. Why? Because we are ignorant, fat, stupid, and easily led. I know this is the mantra of the erudite class, everyone else is stupid and easily led. One need only to look at the Tea Party rallies to see how easily led people are. Why? Because they want the easy way out. Our sense of work, culture, and self-worth has been so skewed and eroded that we as a country have lost sight of all that is good, real, and worthwhile. We'd rather be placated with stupid one liners that are easily replayed over the course of the day by the laughably bad TV and print media.
What should we, as Americans, be proud of? That we have an increasing number of people living in poverty? That we have more people going hungry? That we have managed to put power and money in the hands of the few rather than the many? That we still have 46 million people living without health insurance?
Americans- really, have nothing to be proud of until they fix these glaring problems. Put down the flag and pick up a book. Questioning your country and its motives, especially your government, is the most patriotic thing of all.