Advice for Noob’s (Newbies to America)

#1. Don’t think you already know America. Be wary that the bleached and bloated views you may have already formed have passed through the highly filtered media machines. 330 million people will generate a lot of stories, and the more extreme ones are what make it through. Put America on a bell distribution curve and you will find an incredible diversity of opinion and thought, with a large number of caring and thoughtful people in the middle. This is the hidden America; the ones stuck in between the vocal extremes to the left and right. There are some great people here – go find them!