How does America's geographic isolation ad xenophobia hurt her interests?

In this age, we are far from isolated.


Your second assertion is unanswerable in its current form, for it is too open ended - should we embrace extremism as in overt fanatical beliefs (Fundamental Islam, black ministers being racist, a secretive President (Obama still continues to keep his school records sealed)?





Perhaps if you specify which different or unknown things you feel we are fearful of, that would help.





Embracing different or unknown things does not imply progressiveness. And not all progressiveness is beneficial.





Questions





Are you afraid of the gangs which rule our cities? That is a new thing (different)?





Or the rapidly changing political makeup of our nation - immigrants coming here but remaining loyal to their home nation in an attempt to dilute our own political base?





Change is not always good, but can be devastating. Just look at our nation's moral aptitudes. Did not the permissiveness of sex bring about the tidal wave of abortions?How does America's geographic isolation ad xenophobia hurt her interests?
I think you are wrong on both points.





the US is no longer geographically isolated and it doesn't suffer from xenophobia.





I don't mind people coming here from other countries.





I just want them to do it LEGALLY.





If they are here ILLEGALLY, I want them removed.How does America's geographic isolation ad xenophobia hurt her interests?
Since there are people living in the United States from every corner of the world, you would have trouble convincing a rational person than the US is isolated or xeonophobic. By way of contrast, an example of a nation that is xenophobic would be Japan.
We are not xenophobia we believe people should come here legally.





Look who is the white house.





Those who come to this country illegally are the ones who bother us.
Were not xenophobic, were cautious.
Your question begs far too many questions.
that is why usa attacked iraq and afghanistan and now pointing guns at iran and pakistan.makes sense.doesn't it?
it helps