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For several decades now the world and humanity has been slowly moving toward international cooperation and unity. The COVID-19 virus proves that no one country is an island, or perhaps planet would be a better metaphor, cut off from the rest of world. When a virus in one country can move quickly and silently to another country demonstrates that the Earth is a single country and humanity a single species. The United States and other countries can't afford to retreat into isolationism or segregation from other nations, because healthy economies depend on international trade. Finding a new vaccine or a cure for quickly spreading diseases is cheaper and faster it there is cooperation and free interchange of ideas between the scientist of different countries.

First, let me say, that for me patriotic feelings go beyond the military and national borders to take in the entire planet and all of humanity. I believe there will be world peace and unity, which doesn't mean we won't need national or international military units. The military, along with religion and science, are necessary and intricate part of human civilization. Civilization without any of these is impossible and would make life on Earth more difficult.

First, I don't think any skill is useless, even the ability to wiggle your ears has some use. I don't have that ability, however, I did go to school with a kid who could wiggle his ears. It was very entertaining. At recess he would wiggle his ears on demand. Of course, I went to a small town grade school that had a dirt playground without swing sets, monkey bars, or slides; we were desperate for entertainment at recess.