OK, smarty pants, how would you "fix" America?

[SuperSneak]

There seems to be a lot of grousing about the good old U S of A around here. About how we are rabid imperialists, expansionists, meddlers, etc.
So here's your chance. How would you make over the USA to better suit your view of how we should behave ourselves, both domestically and internationally?
I'd like to see someone offer something constructive that still bears in mind the fact that like it or not, how this country changes will have an effect on the rest of the world.
What is your proposal that will make the world a better place without unleashing hordes of opportunistic fascists at the same time?

[Dauphin]

Show a bit more humility.

Do what you do at the moment, but at least pretend you are paying attention to what others think.

That is my only criticism, other than that what America does is upto you.

[DinoDoc]

Establish Pax Americana.

[Lonestar]

Only one way to improve America, really....








All Hail Lord Protector Lonestar of North America!

[Dauphin]

Edit - Sorry, losing my marbles.

[DinoDoc]

There must be a little Greek in you.

[Jon Miller]

Which poster is it?

Is it Markos?

Or Axi?

Jon Miller

[CapitanGarlic]

How would I fix america...?

Duct tape and superglue. Fixes everything.

[Bugs ****ing Bunny]

How would I fix America?

A gramme of good Afghan brown and a nice clean set of works. I'd tie them off and everything.

[David Floyd]

Improving America...

Foreign Policy:

-Close all foreign military bases immediately, beginning with those in the Middle East. Deploy no military forces outside of the Western Hemisphere (and in the Pacific, no naval forces past Midway Island or so).
-Complete, unrestricted free trade with every country, no matter who it is, from Communist China to the UK
-Withdrawal from all foreign military alliances, especially NATO
-Establish a policy of no more conventional wars or interventions, but let it be known that any direct attacks on America will be met with nuclear weapons

Domestic Policy:

-Begin to follow the Constitution EXACTLY as it is written. This means to end gun control, for instance
-Elimination of federal social programs, especially Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, Food Stamps, federal housing, federal welfare, etc.
-Elimination of the income tax
-Reduce the military across the board by at least 95% in every area except for ICBMs
-Scrap Echelon and any other federal law enforcement programs used for monitoring citizens without a warrant
-Immediate release of all citizens held without trial

I think that'll do for starters, although I can think of plenty more ways to improve the US.

[Jon Miller]

so you think that america should be ended or depopulated?

Jon Miller

[David Floyd]

Me? Eh?

[Jon Miller]

yah

MAD will nto work forever (nuclear weapons will not always provide deterrence)

and you would make it so that many would not want to live here (and so would leave)

Jon Miller

[David Floyd]

MAD has worked since the 1950s, no reason it wouldn't work today against nation-states.
And there's also nothing mutually assured in most cases - mostly it's just a warning that if someone attacks us conventionally, because we have almost no conventional forces we will simply go to a first-use policy on nuclear weapons. That sounds like deterrant to me.

[loinburger]

There was a similar thread recently, and my response remains unchanged. I'd annex Poland, build a canal between Lake Michigan and the Illinois River, and deport criminals with terms of 20 years or more to Australia.