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We are different. We are special. We will succeed where all others failed. Why do humans kid themselves like that? Especially Americans?

Dating/marrying the guy that is a known player/cheater/liar/conniver because you KNOW you will tame him because he really loves you and you are special to him. RIGHT!  How often is that true?

What makes people really think they are so special others will change their spots because of that specialness? Is it an inborn thing or developed by being told how wondrous fair we are by our parents so we get a distorted view of what reality is? America believes we are special and will overcome anything other countries could not. Well maybe we are, may be we aren't but I sure don't want to test it. Do you?

Posted - August 29, 2017
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  • 16762
    That's not an American thing. Infatuation happens to everybody.

    As for being "special", America is the biggest bully in the schoolyard - for now. It used to be England, the Empire on which the sun never set. Who's next? China is flexing her muscles ...
      August 29, 2017 6:37 AM MDT
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  • 113301
    There are way more Chinese than there are Americans. If they flex their muscles people will notice. India too. We are way outnumbered. We're small potatoes. Puny in size, loud in voice/demeanor. Thank you for your reply Sbf! :)
      August 29, 2017 7:14 AM MDT
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  • "It appears that not all humans feel that way."

    The NIMH estimates that in the United States, 16 million adults had at least one major depressive episode in 2012. That's 6.9 percent of the population. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), 350 million people worldwide suffer from depression. It is a leading cause of disability.Jan 28, 2015

    SOURCE:  https://www.google.com/search?client=opera&q=americans+with+depression&sourceid=opera&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8
      August 29, 2017 6:45 AM MDT
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