Munich Madness

This week we read an essay written by Stefan Schirmer, the journalist from Munich, and I must say, I wholeheartedly disagree with him! I read the essay regarding rules and was disgusted by how he views America. We have been bombarded with all different shows/movies/texts that explain how poorly other countries think of us and not once have we examined the positives. Perhaps no country views us in a positive manner, but this is unlikely. My parents came to America for a reason -- they wanted freedom and Schirmer's view on freedom is far unlike our own. Freedom to him is freedom from rules and restrictions; like he explained, they may have a drinking age, but who follows it? Freedom for the Americans is set by our Bill of Rights and we are expected to follow the laws because if we didn't this country wouldn't be as successful. In my opinion, America, will all its pitfalls and mistakes, is still the most successful country in the world. America has its faults like every nation, but we aren't known the same way Iran or North Korea is. Schirmer, along with every other critic, deserves to show a bit of respect.