As I sat in the MUNUC conference this weekend, I had some enlightening thoughts. The most interesting observation I made was Saturday, as my committee debated pandemics. I noticed that every time a country said something, the U.S. jumped right in. It seemed like if they didn't approve of what another country was saying, they made sure everybody knew about it. It was almost as if they thought they had some sort of right over the rest of the world. As I noticed this, I couldn't help but wonder if our country's representatives acted like this in the real world.
Yesterday, when I came home from Model UN, I was looking for an article for Current Events. As I browsed the websites, I noticed that every article had one thing in common. They all wanted America to stay on top. Why though? Why do we have to be the best all the time? What's so wrong with being second best, or 5th best or 50th? Aren't there more important things in life than politics?
I just couldn't wrap my head around why. It was all I could think about. I still don't really understand. I understand it's human nature to want to be the best, do want to dominate. I also get that we don't want to be a poor country. But why can't we just be happy? I don't think I will ever really understand, but I can't get that thought out of my head. I decided that I'm not going to let it effect my thinking though. I'm not going to blindly strive to be number one. I'm content with what I have, I don't need a silly title to make me proud of where I live.
