If you've lived in the U.S., which I know you haven't, you'd know that America has some of the brightest, most enlightened people, and some of the stupidest, most ignorant people. There are over 310 million people from all corners of the earth, from every religion, every economic strata, bringing their cultural experience here to a melting pot, to enjoy, ostensibly, liberty, and the ability for upward economic mobility. We don't rely on a make believe monster in a lake for our Gross Domestic Product. ;-) (Ouch, that hurt!) :)