Redefining what makes America great - Aspen Daily News Column

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Redefining what makes America great
by Steve Skinner, Aspen Daily News Columnist
http://www.aspendailynews.com/section/columnist/139480

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What makes this country great? I can certainly tell you that but it might be easier to identify what makes this country less great.

“The best health care system in the world” does not make the USA great. Freedom to build strip malls, ostentatious second homes, and timeshares are not adding to the greatness. Environmental destruction in the name of jobs or profits is not so great. Paralysis of politicians and the populace when it comes to earth survival and social issues is not part of our greatness.

Freedom to arm to the teeth with assault rifles is probably not a beacon of greatness. Weapons do not greatness make. The USA is the number one arms manufacturer and exporter of weapons in the world. That is not helping raise the greatness factor. This makes all wars our wars. Our wars are not great.

Continue reading this excellent column from today's paper, here: http://www.aspendailynews.com/section/columnist/139480

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Steve Skinner is a friend of mine, and he is a great American.

[midnight]

1. We need to move forward on economic issues. An economy built on killing

is a dying one.

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2. I like this part...

"Our national parks, beaches, mountains, rivers and natural places make America great. This greatness needs to be preserved and protected, not nipped, tucked, dammed, sucked, slashed and developed in the name of freedom or capitalism."