please enlighten us as to when America was a 'beacon of justice, hope and peace.' Was it when they were slaugtering the natives?, or do you mean the period afterwards when any nation not willing to submit to the will of the USA finds itself being outlawed, boycotted, undermined by covert tactics and CIA funding of opposition groups, and even bombed. If u think the USA was ok before GWBush then you are totally mistaken. By the way if you think 'voting' in either the US or Uk elections can bring about any real change,then please think again. All you end up doing is lend legitimacy and endorse a system where the teams may change, but the game never does.