Harveyj:
Satire!?! Funny, but myopic I think. From this forum alone you can tell that the majority of Americans are well balanced, thoughtful people.
Their two party political system inevitably seesaws between the parties. (Internationally speaking both parties are on the right. Its part of who they are. Nothing wrong with that.) We are at a time when the ultra right has had sway for some time, they'll swing the other way in due course. That is the way it goes. I do believe there is a large percentage of very insular people in America, but then many nations are the same.
I really hope that this thread does not turn into an American bashing thread because the issue of global warming is very important. The thread should not be allowed to be derailed by anyone.