amber - you sound very american. what you say is what an american would say about america. so. yeah. american media is especially messed up but if you want to compare with other countries, theirs isn't great either.
i have no idea why people here bash the US so much. what is with this preconceived aversion? at least americans are open minded enough to be over the top.
at least there are all kinds of crazy people here and not just the narrow minded ones.