Hello! Thanks for reading. I am fascinated with American culture. I was born and raised in Iceland, so my barometer on American society has always been askew.
1.) Why is Donald Trump seen as a champion for workers if he is a part of the aristocracy?
2.) Why, if 80%+ of your congress is made up of men, do many Americans deny the existence of the patriarchy?
3.) America was built on the extermination of its native peoples; why is there, then, a massive movement against immigrants? Isn't that enormously hypocritical?
4.) The US government and its many state governments have no issues incarcerating people for drug related crimes. Obesity, however, is statistically more dangerous than any drug, so why hasn't the "War on Drugs" been changed to the "War on Obesity?"
5.) If the American constitution guarantees the rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, then why does the US have the largest incarcerated population in the world? Wouldn't that be a violation of the constitution?
6.) Why do you only have two parties? Wouldn't it create more diversity and variety to have multiple parties?
7.) Why does your Republican Party believe in smaller government while also believing in having more police, a larger military, and harsher punishments in the judicial system? Wouldn't those things contradict each other?
8.) Why do nearly all late night talk shows favor the Democratic Party candidate?
9.) In your constitution's 8th amendment, there is a clause against cruel and unusual punishment. Even though numerous psychologists have decried the use of solitary confinement for its torturous effects, it is still used. Why hasn't this practice been banned on constitutional grounds?
10.) Since communities with black people are patrolled more heavily by police, and since black people have a far greater chance of being cited for drug use, then why hasn't this been protested by your constitution's 14th amendment, which guarantees equal treatment under the law.
