The biggest threat to the United States is ...

[Blarch]

Poll question: The biggest threat to the United States is ...

Whats the biggest threat to our nation ?

[patrice]

1. You need to clarify what Globalism is. Are you referring to subsidizing Trans-National Corp

orations?

[Blarch]

4. Basically economic globalism.

I consider it the worst kind.

[Locrian]

2. other...

The belief that "the market" is akin to gravity and not man made. That it is infallible and without question. That it alone can determine the "best social balance". That greed is good. That resources are unlimited.

Everything else comes from that.

[hay rick]

30. New American religion.

When I was young, America prided itself on the strength of its democracy. Over the years, the media has shunted democracy off to the side and pushed capitalism into the limelight as the central pillar of "American" values. We have traded gold for dross.

A "free" market is an oxymoron. Any functional market requires fixed times and places, a means of exchange, a means of resolving disputes, infrastructure to enable the safe transport and exchange of goods/services, etc. A better description of the ideal market would be "efficient." This begs the question of efficient for what and for whom. At a minimum, markets should demonstrably help more people than they hurt. Society provides the conditions which enable the functioning of the marketplace and society (the majority of the people) should expect to benefit from that functioning.

Markets should be tinkered with occasionally as needed. Sometimes they will require more regulation, sometimes less. It's called trial and error and there is nothing sacrosanct about it.

[liberal N proud]

3. The republican party is responsible for global warming, the national debt

and other things that are causing this country problems.

[Blarch]

5. Nice point.

[Veruca Salt]

32. +1

:thumbsup: My thoughts exactly.

[salguine]

40. I know what forum we're on, but let's be honest—

the Democrats haven't exactly been fighting them tooth and nail, have they? Why do you think they still refused to bring impeachment hearings, despite the fact that the list of this administration's crimes is the size of a goddamn phone book? Because, in the course of the proceedings, a whole lot of Democrats would have been caught in that big, ugly spotlight, and anyone who's not blind knows it.

"The republican party is responsible for global warming, the national debt and other things that are causing this country problems!?" All by themselves? I think you're a little too impressed by them. They couldn't have done anywhere near as much damage as they have over the last eight years if anybody had offered even halfhearted resistance to them. Name ONE THING the Congressional Democrats ever denied the White House. Even after they took control of Congress in '06 they STILL kept rolling over and giving Bush absolutely everything he ever demanded.

I'm a liberal, too, but I'm not blind, and I won't hesitate to call out my own when they fuck up.

The question is, what do we do now?

[percussivemadness]

6. MacDonalds....

[dipsydoodle]

7. As you've included

the UK I don't take this seriously. If you'd included Secret Squirrel I might have done.

[Blarch]

9. How about this ....

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-402771/UK-poses-biggest-terror-threat-America.html

[dipsydoodle]

13. In living memory

Private Eye has only ever refered to the Daily Mail as the Daily Lie.

[bridgit]

8. The Debt

[gravity]

10. I say the debt

I don't see the republicans being much of a threat any time soon, but they left a big hole for this country to get itself out of.

[Danger Mouse]

11. National Debt. It's bad. Very bad.

[Common Sense Party]

12. Massive debt and 52 trillion in unfunded liabilities.

We must do something smart or there will be no country to hand to our grandkids.

[Sherman A1]

14. Other

The Republican Party

[Joe the Liberal]

15. The Republican party of course.....

They make a lot of the problems you listed there a larger threat than it was originally.

[mwb970]

19. As soon as I read the question I thought "Republicans, duh!"

Threats from the inside are always more serious than external threats because they tear the country apart rather than merely attacking (and meanwhile unifying) it. The major threat I see to America from the inside is from Republicans, represented by Fox "News" and right-wing hate radio.

[Fire1]

16. Debt.

[Pyrzqxgl]

17. Evangelical Religion: wingnut variety

[WinkyDink]

22. AKA: "Republicans".

[Sinistrous]

18. Not prosecuting the war crimes and treasons of the bush cabal.

Absent that, the nation has no soul.

[natrat]

20. people like pelosi reid dood frank-ie bullshit artists

[WinkyDink]

21. Always and forever: The Fascists calling themselves "Republicans".

[Speck Tater]

23. Other: Economic Collapse. nt

[TK421]

24. Other....Blagos hair will destroy us all !!!!!111

[BlooInBloo]

26. Yeah - wtf is up with that?

:rofl:

[TK421]

27. Dude....EVERYTHING is up with that ! It's a horizontal beehive!

out of sorts, definitely....

[NoPasaran]

49. He has the same barber as Slobodan Milosevic

Pjotyr, the Evil Bouffantchik of Belgrade

[BlooInBloo]

25. The American people.

[stillcool]

38. I didn't think of that...

but there couldn't be a greater threat.

[Jennicut]

28. The Rethugs have added to so many of our problems

The deficit, the economy, health care, two wars. They have done more then Al Que-da ever dreamed of.

[jesus_of_suburbia]

29. Debt

[spanone]

31. the media

[LaydeeBug]

33. apathy. nt

[jonnyblitz]

34. other. WARS, their continuation and/or escalation.

this is NOT a just single/"pet" issue (as some dim bulbs here at DU might imply) as it effects our national security and our economy(it drains our financial resources that could be utilized elsewhere).

[opihimoimoi]

35. The Ignorance Level continues to Stifle Answers and Solution for the Common Good

[zulchzulu]

36. The Mainstream News Media

Here me out.

The problem with the mainstream news media is that they have dropped the ball as clear journalists and a filter to stop wars, homophobia, McCarthyism, deception and all matters of actually hurting this country by playing along with neocons, theocrats and their hangers-on.

The mainstream news media scares me more than anything. They can project fear and help destroy democracy in a matter of a couple days if they want. And the ones in charge are ready to unleash fear at any moment for any reason.

[stillcool]

37. The Pentaon...or globalism

[demwing]

39. Corporatism, if such a word exists

It is a social, economic, political philosphy that is the antithesis of democracy and individual liberty and freedom.

[NoPasaran]

41. Sporks

The utensil without pity.

[Adsos Letter]

42. Demagoguery during a time of domestic crisis...

such as our current financial meltdown.

[MrSlayer]

43. Corporate fascists on both sides of the aisle.

Politics are a big show.

[Douglas Carpenter]

44. The Foreign policy neoconservatives are by far the gravest immediate threat to America and the world

Of course most foreign policy neoconservatives are in the Republican Party. However, unfortunately these dangerous and irrational ideologues are not limited to only the Republican Party.

If these evil madman have their way, America will be in a constant state of intractable conflict with not only the Arab and Islamic world but Russia and whatever other enemies they can cook up.

There will be no resources left over for advancement in education or social programs or even maintenance of the existing infrastructure if these ignorant and ethnocentric wacko's have their way.

[Chiefofland]

45. Republican Party

By far. Rogue countries can be contained by diplomacy and multilateralism, which the GOP is unwilling to adopt.

[mmonk]

46. An uninformed and misled people.

[NYC_SKP]

47. Because you specifially ask, "to the United States", I'll pass on global warming

And select Globalism, which is sold as something that lifts undeveloped countries but is really serving to bring down working class to third world levels while enriching the lives of the very few.

It's bullshit, this free trade global crap.

[Phoonzang]

48. Bhutan

[ensho]

50. climate change - the neo cons have already done their dirty deeds

and left D.C. littered with cluster bombs.

climate change trumps everything.

[OhioChick]

51. Globalization.....

Good Read: "No Jobs, No Recovery."

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=103x408939

[bitchkitty]

52. Corporate media. n/t

[Levgreee]

53. anyone say "bears" yet?

Bears is the correct choice...

[LWolf]

54. Other: Corporatism, with

religious extremism not far behind.

[QueenOfCalifornia]

55. Other

The non -existent media... Nothing will change until we have a real news media covering what is real... Until then, all the stuff on your list will sink like a giant hunk of granite.

[Vinca]

56. Outsourcing our jobs. What a brilliant idea.

I blame both Republicans and Democrats for it.