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Nearly nine out of 10 Americans (86%) are \u201ctired of having a country;\u201d frequently cited reasons include a lack of significant results from the democratic process (36%), dissatisfaction with customer service (28%), and exhaustion (22%), as reported by The Onion. \u201cI don\u2019t want to get bogged down in the country anymore,\u201d Wilmington, DE accountant Karie Ashworth said. \u201cI\u2019m not up in arms or anything, I\u2019m just saying it\u2019d be a lot easier for everyone if we just gave it up.\u201d Of those who were against maintaining an American nation, 77% said they believe that having a country is \u201ccounter to the best interests of Americans.\u201d Another 12% said \u201cthe time and effort citizens spend on the country could be better spent elsewhere,\u201d and 8% said they just didn\u2019t care. Roughly 3% said we ceased to have a country years ago, and explained that they had been stockpiling weapons to protect their independent compounds. Read More<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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