If I were more involved, I would be able to answer your questions but I'm sure they are rhetorical.

That being said, I don't think your rhetoric is completely on par with reality either...

20 months ago, we were looking at skyrocketing unemployment, and huge businesses on the verge of collapse. I haven't heard of a big collapse in a while. Back then it was like a new one every week.

America certainly isn't twice as bad.

Same sex marriage will happen sooner rather then later (especially given the balance of power thats partially held by the greens), the majority of the population supports it, its just a matter of time.

Abortion is subject to state laws and is more open in some states such as the Australian Capital territory where its completely free and less so in others. Thats the price you pay for having state based laws.

A larger percentage of Australia (though some reports I read said its roughly the same percentage) is Muslim then in the US and we don't have significant issues except for the odd thing here or there.

I would agree that racism towards the indiginous Australians is certainly an issue, especially in the Norther Territory and in rural areas. However steps are continually being made to combat this, the thing is , since such a small percentage of the populace is Aboriginal its easy to go for years without running into an Aboriginal person. Out of sight out of mind unfortunately.

well over 100 banks have closed this year. 

http://www.fdic.gov/bank/individual/failed/banklist.html

The CBO office has said while healthcare cost would have gone up without reform, costs have gone up more with it then it would have without it.

60 minutes just did a piece on the real unemployment number. It's 17.5%

We are far worst then we were a year ago. People just aren't talking about it.

My viewpoint is men should have the right to marry men. But it's not a gay right. I am not gay, and I should have that right as well.

It's a human right. Currently in the US, there are many restrictions our government has put on us that our constitution affords us. We need to fight to remove those restriction, but not in the name if "X" group.

If I lived in a time where blacks could not vote, I would be fighting to correct that. Because as an American, the constitution affords him that right. I would have not fought for the 14th amendment. I don't think it's needed. The Constitution says all men are created equal, and a black man is a man. No need for a black right.

It's a subtle difference, but it means a lot. As long as you have subgroups fighting for power, you will always have division. I want everyone fighting for all rights for all people.

This is the main thing I have against the liberal party. Class warfare. If someone has something better then you, it must be at your expense. This is just not the case. It breeds hate. If we could all fight for everyones lives to be better, we would live in a much better world.

I want a poor man to be richer, but I also want a rich man to be richer. Why can't we desire all peoples lives to improve there positions in life, and not just pick a group to hate, and a group to want to help? Makes no sense to me.

Yeah but do you know why that is?  It's mostly because of the lack of press shield laws for sources.

Which is totally different then freedom of expression.

Well, I'm a republican and I hate the Tea Party and their candidates. I even support Ron Paul, yet refuse to support his son.

In Florida, we have Marco Rubio running for Senate. He is completely anti-everything that benefits the citizens it seems. He seems to be the type of guy that would ban solar power because it cuts down the amount fuel used to create electricity. I'm voting independate with soon to be former governor Charle Crist.

Our governor race is just as bad. We have a multibillionaire running as the repub candidate that doesn't even know what minimum wage is. I'm voting democrat with this.

From what I can tell, the majority of repub candidates are idiots. If its just as bad in other states, I think everyone should just vote independate and then push for legislation to ban the party system.

It was all good till I saw Sarah Palin.

You live in Florida. You don't get to "support" either one of them :p

The funny thing, is Rand Paul (and Ron really) are actually independents. Rand was not the GOP supported candidate in the Republican primary. So if you want everyone to vote independent, they would vote for the guy you don't support.

Just our of curiosity, why don't you like Rand Paul? I can't see any diference in his views, then his fathers.

Do you have a source for that?

Their methodology doesn't seem to imply it.

http://freedomhouse.org/images/File/fop/2010/Methodology2010--final5May10.pdf

Racism against Aboriginals is pretty much ancient now.  It all but dried up 15 years ago, but it may as well be half a century.  Hell, a major part of any federal election now is who can give more to the Aboriginies, not who can downtread them.  Same-sex marriage rights I will give you, but in most states they carry legal equality, if not the word marriage.  Limited abortion legality?  The last time someone was convicted over anything to do with having an abortion (other than trying to PREVENT one) was an age back mate.

We do have Muslims, about 400k of them last I checked (hint, that's a lot to a country our size).  There is little to no racism displayed towards them, certainly not more than any other group.  Which isn't that much, given that over half of our largest city is now non-white...