I have been thinking. I am an American and here lately I've been watching what has been going on around me and the world and it is incredibly sad. The people of the United States as a whole (not all) take so much for granted and are some of the most selfish people around. We take our freedom of speech rights for granted so very very much. The availability of common products and medical supplies is taken for granted, even down to food. I listened to a radio show last night and the guy was asking people if they thought we should send 18 billion dolars to Africa to help with HIV and aids. Out of all the people that answered the question only a couple actually supported this. We mourn for our astronouts (7) and ar displeased by death but we are not willing to give money to help save lives. This is so dicouraging and degrading to see what my society is coming to. I'm sorry for my rant, it just makes me angry to think of all the people around the world who are hungry and starving or are in need of simple medical attention that are going to die when we could have helped them.