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Many usually nice people that I know were surprisingly nasty and happy about seeing what happened to Paris Hilton. It seems that the class structure developing in our society is making very many people angry about the lifetstyle of the 5% or so of people who have the most wealth in this country, while watching the income and the aspirations of the middle class and poor people decline. It also brought into focus for me an understanding of the feelings that people in 3rd world countries must have about the lifestyle of people in this country. They must feel that we are as spoiled and unfeeling as we feel about Paris Hilton - and the underlying anger that has erupted with the Paris story among usually nice people in the U.S. is similar to the larger anger that is felt towards this country. Unfortunately, for the past 6 years we have had a President that has epitomized all the negative beliefs that other nations have about us. I hope 2008 brings about a positive change - perhaps our next president will be able to travel to other countries and not be greeted by angry crowds.
