Popeye, Imperialista

This is what I don't understand...

Does anyone ever say this anymore? What happened to 'dunno? I love it that Keith Richards is famous for saying, "Why the fuck are you asking me?" when someone asked him what he thought we should do in Vietnam.

This is what I don't understand.

If "we" don't have confidence that our people are "smart" (read: Randian self-interested) enough to care about their own security, that they care more about being liked (read: multiculturalism) or fair (read: anti-war, etc.) then we may already be lost.
If our educational system (already pretty left of center to far left of center) has been indoctrinating people since the '60s, then despite a few remaining bastions of America-First (I mean this in a good way), such as Texas, the military, and possibly some Cubans, it's pretty much over for The American Empire.

Now, most people around me would be "happy" about this (read: guilt about wealth, "racism" etc), but most of them are woefully unprepared to consider that there could arise (Hello? Taliban?) an "enemy" that would make us (at some distant time in the future) rise again to protect ourselves, defend our good name, etc.

This all makes me a far right nut, I'm fully aware. Some of it, I admit, I try on just to see how it feels mentally (morally? what IS that about?). I think I would be interested in a sociology (hate that word) that would look at how countries/cultures are raising their kids. Are there any "patriotic" societies that are NOT totalitarian like Saudi Arabia, North Korea, and the "new" Venezuela. Is there any country in the world where people (1) really like who they are; (2) but are not wracked with guilt for what makes them more well off than others, and; (3) are well informed and patriotic enough to support a strong defensive military? Who would be the candidates?
I think most "euro-culture" (including Canada) if pretty high on the guilt (why global warming is so popular... endless guilt!) Most third world countries wouldn't be so proud of what they have (poverty) but might be positive about wanting wealth, though they wouldn't have a terribly literate population, hence subject to craziness like Rwanda. What about Asia? India? Japan? Switzerland?
More later.