First I would like to say that this author offers no proof besides her daughter’s statements to prove her theory that teens hate America. I am a younger American who travels abroad often and fully believes that America is the best country in the world. However having traveled to so many foreign countries I have witnessed many ideas and policies that the US could implement to make it better still. The problem with conservatives is that they claim to love this country the most yet want to limit its ability to get better. Conservatives teach us to hate our government and to allow the free market to better our lives. Yet the things we need to make America better start first with better government policies. Better schools and roads, more vacation and maternity time. Access to health care and living wages, protection against unfair labor practices. Faith in our government to bring us together. Yet conservatives expect the market to bring us these changes. Good luck waiting for that extra week of paid vacation. My family in Germany gets eight weeks every year.
