A quixotic Question

The Dutchy of Grand Fenwick.

You are one of the rare bird to sing a rational song.
Thanks.
Some regular member here had opined that my views are not the views of american.
I agree with that Gentle person's observation..The world need any super pwer but a civilized congenial atmosphere to die peacefully.
Thanks a lot to you
Ramafuchs

two questions for Americans
As a Canadian I have two questions. Sorry if they seem naive but I have to ask.


1. Do you worry about guns or people having guns so freely?


The reason I ask is as a Canadian I have never seen or fired a handgun, as they are restricted weapons (Not that gun-crimes or crime does not happen here). It just seems to me that if everyone had a gun more people would be shooting at each other whether its accidental or not. I mean do you have to watch your mouth at a bar or in the streets just in case you get a crazy with a gun and you set them off.

2. Are you really that serious about drugs?

Not to be the typical Canadian but if i got caught with some pot here I would get a ticket if that, and if I had a lot maybe arrested but no jail time. I see people on TV getting arrested all the time for pot in the US, maybe its just the media but it seems to me they make it out to be as bad as Meth or Coke.


I have other questions but they can wait, but I will gladly answer any questions about Canada
http://www.city-data.com/forum/canada/100196-two-questions-americans.html
a Canadian English which pricks the brain cell.

1) Do you believe that a President of the United States should be allowed to break the law?

2) Do you believe that the balance of powers enshrined in our Constitution should be changed to make the President much more powerful, giving him the right to interpret the law as he sees fit?

3) Do you believe in altering our Constitutional system of checks and balances?

4) Do you believe that the federal government should be prohibited from regulating the individual possession of machine guns?

5) Do you believe that the Federal Bench should inhibit voting rights?

6) Do you believe that the police can strip-search a ten-year old girl even though there is no warrant to perform such an action and the girl is not implicated in any illegal activity?

7) Do you believe that the Federal and local governments have a right to violate your privacy?

8) Do you believe that the Federal government should be prohibited from enforcing laws that clean up our environment?

9) Do you believe that the Federal government should be prohibited from protecting the health, safety and welfare of its citizens?

10) Do you believe that a Supreme Court nominee who lies to or misleads Congress during his hearings should be confirmed?
http://www.buzzflash.com/editorial/06/01/edi06012.html

here are very simple questions which are easy to answer a begger in calcutta.

100 Questions that Americans should be able to answer

What are the colors of our flag?
How many stars are there in our flag?
What color are the stars on our flag?
What do the stars on the flag mean?
How many stripes are there in the flag?
What color are the stripes?
What do the stripes on the flag mean?
How many states are there in the Union?
What is the 4th of July?
What is the date of Independence Day?
Independence from whom?
What country did we fight during the Revolutionary War?
Who was the first President of the United States?
Who is the President of the United States today?
Who is the Vice-President of the United States today?
Who elects the President of the United States?
Who becomes the President of the United States if the President should die?
For how long do we elect the President?
What is the Constitution?
Can the Constitution be changed?
What do we call a change to the Constitution?
How many changes or amendments are there to the Constitution?
How many branches are there in our government?
What are the three branches of our government?
What is the legislative branch of our government?
Who makes the laws in the United States?
What is Congress?
What are the duties of Congress?
Who elects Congress?
How many senators are there in Congress?
Can you name the two senators from your state?
For how long do we elect each senator?
How many representatives are there in Congress?
For how long do we elect the representatives?
What is the executive branch of our government?
What is the judiciary branch of our government?
What are the duties of the Supreme Court?
What is the supreme law of the United States?
What is the Bill of Rights?
What is the capital of your state?
Who is the current governor of your state?
Who becomes President of the United States if the President and the Vice-President should die?
Who is the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court?
Can you name the 13 original states?
Who said, "Give me liberty or give me death."?
Which countries were our enemies during World War II?
What are the 49th and 50th states of the Union?
How many terms can a President serve?
Who was Martin Luther King, Jr.?
Who presides over your local government?
According to the Constitution, a person must meet certain requirements in order to be eligible to become President. Name one of these requirements.
Why are there 100 Senators in the Senate?
Who selects the Supreme Court justices?
How many Supreme Court justices are there?
Why did the Pilgrims come to America?
What is the head executive of a state government called?
What is the head executive of a city government called?
What holiday was celebrated for the first time by American colonists?
Who was the main writer of the Declaration of Independence?
When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?
What is the basic belief of the Declaration of Independence?
What is the national anthem of the United States?
Who wrote the Star-Spangled Banner?
Where does freedom of speech come from?
What is the minimum voting age in the United States?
Who signs bills into law?
What is the highest court in the United States?
Who was President during the Civil War?
What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
What special group advises the President?
Which President is called the "Father of our country?"
What Immigration and Naturalization Service form is used to apply to become a naturalized citizen?
Who helped the Pilgrims in America?
What is the name of the ship that brought the Pilgrims to America?
What were the 13 original states of the U.S. called?
Name 3 rights or freedoms guaranteed by the Bill of Rights.
Who has the power to declare war?
What kind of government does the United States have?
Which President freed the slaves?
In what year was the Constitution written?
What are the first 10 amendments to the Constitution called?
Name one purpose of the United Nations.
Where does Congress meet?
Whose rights are guaranteed by the Constitution and the Bill of Rights?
What is the introduction to the Constitution called?
Name one benefit to being a citizen of the United States?
What is the most important right granted to U.S. citizens?
What is the United States Capitol?
What is the White House?
Where is the White House located?
What is the name of the President's official home?
Name one right guaranteed by the first amendment.
Who is the Commander in Chief of the U.S. military?
Which President was the first Commander in Chief of the U.S. military?
In what month do we vote for President?
In what month is the new President inaugurated?
How many times may a Senator be re-elected?
How many times may a Congressman be re-elected?
What are the 2 major political parties in the U.S. today?
How many states are there in the United States?
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Raised in NC and Japan. Graduated from ECU. Mom of 3.

Forget it.The following 100 questions are so simple, if you are a real americans.
Questions i post and answers are there in the link down below.

Overview
1. Who are Arab Americans?
2. How many Arab Americans are there?
3. Where do Arab Americans live?
4. What are the population centers for Arab Americans?
5. Do Arabs have a shared language?
6. Do Arabs have a shared religion?
7. What is the Middle East conflict all about?
8. How does conflict in the Middle East affect Arab Americans?

Origins
9. To which places do Arab Americans trace their ancestry?
10. Is Palestine a country?
11. Shouldn't Iran be in that list?
12. So, not all people from the Middle East are Arabs?
13. Are there other groups from the Arab region?
14. Who are Chaldeans?
15. So, are Chaldeans Arabs, or not?

Language
16. Is Arabic the only language spoken within the Arab world?
17. So, do all Arab Americans speak one of these languages?
18. Many recently immigrated Arab Americans also know French. Why is that?
19. Do Arab schools teach other languages?
20. Is there any advice on pronouncing Arabic names?
21. Is there any trick to spelling Arabic words?
22. How is Arabic written?
23. Are characters in Arabic different than those used to write English?

Demographics
24. When did Arab people come to the United States?
25. Why did Arabs first come to the United States?
26. What prompted the second wave?
27. What race are Arab Americans?
28. Are Arabs a minority group?
29. Are Arab Americans more closely tied to their country of origin, or to America?
30. Who are some well-known Arab Americans?
31. Does the U.S. Census Bureau collect data on Arab Americans?
32. What is the educational level of Arab Americans?
33. What occupations do Arab Americans pursue?
34. How do Arab Americans fare economically?

Family
35. What is the role of the family in Arab culture?
36. Do Arab Americans maintain ties with their home countries?
37. What are gender roles like for Arab Americans?
38. Do Arab Americans have large families?
39. What kind of relationship does cousin mean to Arab Americans?
40. Do generations of Arab Americans live together?
41. Do Arab Americans typically get married at a younger age than non-Arabs?
42. Are marriages arranged?
43. Do Arab Americans prefer to marry each other?
44. Are there any Arab conventions for naming children?
45. What does the title Umm or Abu mean as part of a name?
46. What do Arabs mean when they refer to someone as Auntie?

Customs
47. Why do some Arab women wear garments that cover their faces or heads?
48. What garments might a woman wear to practice hijab?
49. Some Arab men wear a checked garment on their heads. What is that?
50. Why do some Arab women dress in black?
51. What is an appropriate way to greet an Arab American?
52. What are the customs for paying compliments?
53. What about gift-giving?
54. What is Middle-Eastern food like?
55. What is that pipe I sometimes see people smoking?

Religion
56. Do most Arab Americans belong to the same religion?
57. Is Islam mostly an Arab religion, then?
58. What is the Quran?
59. What is the difference between Islam and Muslim?
60. What are the five pillars of Islam?
61. What is Ramadan?
62. What is the proper greeting during Ramadan?
63. Must Arabs make a journey to Mecca?
64. What does hajj mean?
65. What is the difference between Sunni and Shi'a Muslims?
66. Are there restrictions on entering a mosque?
67. Is it OK to take pictures there?
68. Who is an imam?
69. What are important Islamic holidays?
70. Where is the headquarters for Islam?
71. Why do some Arab men decline to shake hands with women?
72. Is the Nation of Islam related to Islam?
73. What is Eastern rite or Eastern Orthodox?
74. Who are Coptics?
75. What does Allah mean?
76. Why do Muslims face east when they pray?
77. What are the other two holy cities?

Politics
78. Are Arab Americans active in U.S. politics?
79. Have Arab Americans won major political offices?
80. Who are some prominent Arab-American politicians?
81. Is there an Arab lobby?

Terminology
82. Should I say Arab, Arabic or Arabian?
83. Is Arab American, or American Arab preferred?
84. How should I refer to an Arab-American individual?
85. What if the story is about Arab Americans whose ethnicity is not relevant to the story?
86. What does Mohammedanism mean?
87. Is it Muslim or Moslem?
88. Who is a sheik?

Stereotypes
89. Are Arabs oil-rich?
90. Are Arabs mostly a nomadic people?
91. Do Arabs come from the desert?
92. Are Arabs frequently involved in terrorism?
93. What is meant by the phrase "Islamic fundamentalist"?
94. Is Islam a violent religion?
95. Are Arab-American women subservient to men?
96. What is that charm with the eye or an eye on a hand?

Coverage
97. How can I find Arab Americans in my community?
98. Are there issues about the way Arab Americans are portrayed in the media?
99. Is there a coverage pitfall that reporters should avoid?
100. How can I learn more?

http://www.allied-media.com/Arab-American/100Q.htm#79

stupid answers on easy questions
here is the link to listen and relax.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYmTEmUYj_8

Find law has this question.
What does it mean for something to be "un-American"?

Was Rumsfeld himself un-American?

What one considers un-American depends on what one views as characteristically American.
Was slavery American or un-American?
What was more American: the Civil Rights Movement or Jim Crow?
Can anyone truly rank the following on a scale of American to un-American: the Marshall Plan, the Enola Gay, the massacre at Wounded Knee, and the First Amendment?
Given U.S. history and its vicissitudes, one has a choice: either recognize that the term is malleable and essentially meaningless, or use it to claim what is best in the country's heritage, and to firmly reject what is not.

The real questions are what do we want to be as Americans, and what do we want our country to represent?
http://writ.news.findlaw.com/mariner/20070801.html

Not all the A2k members speak my language but some Americans reflect my views without any spelling mistakes. Here is one more question from an american.

The Washington Post on September 14 and 15 published two articles adapted from a new book by Barton Gellman entitled, “Angler: The Cheney Vice Presidency.” The articles describe how the Vice President’s office directed a domestic surveillance program deemed illegal by Justice Department lawyers, keeping all but a small circle of administration officials " including President Bush apparently " in the dark.

Only when President Bush discovered at the last minute that virtually the entire leadership of the Department of Justice was prepared to resign rather than participate in illegal activity did he give the order to the Department to make the changes necessary to bring the program in compliance with the law.

It seems clear that Vice President Cheney, his chief of staff David Addington, then-White House counsel Alberto Gonzales, and then-White House chief of staff Andrew Card participated in a conspiracy to commit a crime.
The question is, who is going to prosecute them for their actions?
http://www.americanfreedomcampaign.org/

Some questions are not that easy.
here are a few one's
Was it Americans that repressed the Native American or was it the British before them?
Do you believe that the Indians were in possession of some absolute wisdom and knowledge that shall now remain unknown to the rest of mankind until its end?
Have you ever spent time on or lived on a reservation?
Which native North American tribe is the coolest or your favorite?
I'm part Cherokee, does anyone else have Native American heritage?
How did the Pueblo Indians manage to live on cliffs?
Why are most of the United States named after Native American tribes?
What were the religious practices of Cherokee Indians?
Where did the Pueblo people live? (
If the Indians occupied America way back when.....Who occupied Canada and do they have Indian reservations?
What do you know about Native American Indian Shamanism? (
What is Yuuttaa?
Do dream catchers really work?
The colonists defeated and forced the Ute to relocate to the Uintal Valley Reservation by order of which US President?
What's the average lifespan of an Inuit man and woman?

http://www.answerbag.com/c_view/4263?page=2&

Yahoo has this question and get it resolved quickly.

Do you Americans actually ask any questions about "issues" in this election or is it all about childish.....?
....slagging matches.

The absolute rubbish we see posted on YA has nothing to do with actual issues and policy.

What's with the silly name calling and crazy accusations from both sides ?

I don't see many questions here about economic issues, crime, health, education etc etc.

Why is this ?

Does this stuff not matter ?

As a non American I find it to be amusing on one hand but a little worrying on the other that a people entrusted with picking the most powerful person in the world seem to be treating this decision as a high school popularity contest.

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Most voters in the U.S. seem to be interested in only one thing; their mundane self-centered lives, therefore willfully being lead like sheep to slaughter to the alter of veiled truths and compouded lies. Believing only in what diatribe the media feeds them on on political choices; no matter the issues. Political Ads get canidates elected. How very sad that they make their choice for our nations leader via TV sound bites and brief photo ops.
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"Most voters in the U.S. seem to be interested in only one thing; their mundane self-centered lives, therefore willfully being lead like sheep to slaughter to the alter of veiled truths and compouded lies. "

This rings so true for my own country too, Ireland.
http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080913235201AAoy0g7

TIME HAS THIS QUESTION which had arrested the attention of 151 readers.

No Questions, Please. We'll Tell You What You Need To Know.
(One guy has this retort.)
1.What do you make of recent political developments in Pakistan?

2. As a mother, what do you think of John' McCain's position that programs like SCHIP, which provides health insurance to low incomes children, should not be expanded?

3. How do you define "victory" in Iraq, and if the Surge has worked so well, why can't we bring the troops home now?

4. How do we pay for the occupation of Iraq?

5. If human's do not cause global warming, does that mean that we shouldn't do more to limit greenhouse gases?

6. DO you think that the American people are a nation of whiners as described by Phil Gramm?

7. How do you propose we provide health insurance and care to the 40 million Americans who currently have no insurance?

I could go on and on, but I think we do have a right to see how much she knows and what she thinks regarding the complex problems facing our nation. With all due respect to Nicole, it's not about the press and reading canned zingers off a teleprompter simply does not convey any grasp of the issues
http://time-blog.com/swampland/2008/09/no_questions_please_were.html

April 15th pew had made a survey.
Here is a quote.

Eight people out of the 1,502 respondents answered all 23 questions correctly.
At the other end of the spectrum,
The average respondent got about 12 of the 23 questions right, or slightly more than half. 10 percent answered 20 or more questions accurately - and 5% got more than 20 questions wrong or said they did not know the answer.
http://people-press.org/report/319/public-knowledge-of-current-affairs-little-changed-by-news-and-information-revolutions

Some questions are pricking, peiering and painful.
here is one q and the answer.

Is All Hope Lost, or Can We Find It?
By Andrew L. Yarrow

The resonance of Sen. Barack Obama's call for "hope" is striking, because hope seems in such short supply. This spring, 81 percent of Americans told the New York Times/ CBS News poll that "things have pretty seriously gotten off on the wrong track"; 9 out of 10 gave the economy a negative rating in a Washington Post/AP survey; and 74 percent told Public Agenda that the world is becoming a more dangerous place. As Phil Gramm so indelicately said, we are in a "mental recession." America's sour mood has many roots and faces. The economy - with the deepening credit crisis, a $9.5 trillion national debt, collapsing personal savings, a punctured housing bubble, the dollar's free fall, soaring gas and food prices, and China's relentless rise - seems headed to hell in a handbasket. We've been in Iraq and Afghanistan longer than it took to rout the Nazis, and for purposes that seem ever less discernible, besmirching America's image abroad. Political leaders appear corrupt and vicious. Finance, business and the media are close behind in public contempt. And this ignores pesky issues such as education, global warming, crumbling infrastructure and national security.
http://www.publicagenda.org/files/pdf/Viewpoint_American_Optimism_Is_All_Hope_Lost_or_Can_We_Find_It.pdf

How much attention have you been able to pay to the 2008 presidential campaign
Is your opinion of Barack Obama favorable, not favorable, undecided, or haven't you heard enough about Barack Obama yet to have an opinion?
Is your opinion of John McCain favorable, not favorable, undecided, or haven’t you heard enough about John McCain yet to have an opinion?
How likely is it that you will vote in the 2008 election for President this November - would you say you will definitely vote, probably vote, probably not vote, or definitely not vote in the election for President?
If the 2008 presidential election were being held today and the candidates were Barack Obama for President and Joe Biden for Vice President, the Democrats, and John McCain for President and Sarah Palin for Vice President, the Republicans, would you vote for Barack Obama and Joe Biden or John McCain and Sarah Palin?
Is your mind made up or is it still too early to say for sure?
Regardless of how you intend to vote for President in 2008, who do you expect to finally win the 2008 presidential election " John McCain or Barack Obama?
Do you feel things in this country are generally going in the right direction or do you feel things have pretty seriously gotten off on the wrong track?
How would you rate the condition of the national economy these days? Is it very good, fairly good, fairly bad or very bad?
Which of the following three statements comes closest to expressing your overall view of the health care system in the United States:
1. On the whole, the health care system works pretty well and only minor changes are necessary to make it work better.
2. There are some good things in our health care system, but fundamental changes are needed.
3. Our health care system has so much wrong with it that we need to completely rebuild it.

Do you think Barack Obama understands the needs and problems of people like yourself?
How confident are you in John McCain's ability to make the right decisions about the economy " are you very confident, somewhat confident, not too confident, or not at all confident?
Do you think John McCain says what he believes most of the time, or does he say what he thinks people want to hear?
If Barack Obama is elected president, do you think that will make the United States' image in the world better, make it worse, or will it have no effect on the United States' image in the world?
Do you think Sarah Palin is prepared for the job of Vice President, or isn't she?
If elected, John McCain would be 72 years old when he assumes office. Do you think his being 72 years old might make it too difficult for him to do the work the presidency requires, or do you think his age helps him have the experience and wisdom to do a good job as president?
do you think the United States did the right thing in taking military action against Iraq, or should the U.S. have stayed out?
What is your personal feeling about abortion:
1. It should be permitted in all cases;
2. It should be permitted, but subject to greater restrictions than it is now;
3. It should be permitted only in cases such as rape, incest and to save the woman’s life; OR
4. It should ONLY be permitted to save the woman’s life?
Is your family financially better off today than it was four years ago, worse off financially, or is it about the same as it was four years ago?
Think about your household income, would say that it is more than enough so that you can save and buy some extras, just enough to meet your bills and obligations, or it is not enough to meet your bills and obligations?
do you usually consider yourself a Republican, a Democrat, an Independent, or what?
How would you describe your views on most political matters? Generally, do you think of yourself as liberal, moderate, or conservative?
http://graphics8.nytimes.com/packages/pdf/politics/20080918_POLL.pdf

Politics has always been lousy with blather and chicanery. But there are rules and traditions too. In the early weeks of the general-election campaign, a consensus has grown in the political community"a consensus that ranges from practitioners like Karl Rove to commentators like, well, me"that John McCain has allowed his campaign to slip the normal bounds of political propriety. The situation has gotten so intense that we in the media have slipped our normal rules as well. Usually when a candidate tells something less than the truth, we mince words. We use euphemisms like mendacity and inaccuracy ... or, as the Associated Press put it, "McCain's claims skirt facts." But increasing numbers of otherwise sober observers, even such august institutions as the New York Times editorial board, are calling John McCain a liar.
You might well ask, What has McCain done to deserve this?
What unwritten rules did he break?
http://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1842030,00.html?xid=rss-politics
since the title of this thread is A QUIXOTIC QUESTION . I post all my views with suitable cuts and paste so that the regular 20 or 30 perusers of my thread can THINK

my questions are quixotic.
Here is my original question( without cut and paste to expose my IGNORANCE:
If- only if- you are not human then are you the flag waving -consume oriented compassionate AMERICAN?