My response was to your statement, quote,
Christians have a mandate from Jesus himself to inhabit ungodly places, in that I was actually thinking of cities. I believe nearly all large cities are evil places yes, despite the truth that within the cities there are some good people.
Is the US an evil country? Mmm. That's a tricky question. Is any country on this planet not evil? Is this entire planet not a fallen sin burdened war cemetery? Is it not the home to two of the most evil creatures in the universe, men and fallen angels? Is the US an exception?
I think America, at present, is a nation and society quite frankly deeply divided and very much out of balance in most ways -- spiritually most of all. Of course, the United States is better than certain totalitarian countries, like perhaps Russia or some Middle Eastern states - but I do think that America has fallen in certain ways as I have mentioned before, which are frankly very difficult to reverse or address in the near future, and I am deeply saddened by this realization. I once loved America so much - I hung a flag in my room every day, my favorite music was from old patriotic songs, I strongly defended America's actions and policies against those even in my own family who criticized them. But nowadays...
Power corrupts...and absolute power (at least in this world) corrupts absolutely, or at least, some allege. I do not know whether I entirely agree with this - but it is true that vast power leads to ego and hubris and pride, and such things do tend to lead to corruption.
Do most Europeans and Australians even view America positively these days? Perhaps some non-Americans could offer their honest input?