Do you get paranoia over certain countries/nations?

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every single country on this planet in which any random form of religion plays a role is not reliable... at. all.

The USA seems like a very strange country to me, I don't see how it didn't become many more countries rather than one large one. When you think about the size of the UK and consider that many Scots, Welsh and especially Irish would prefer their own separate governments entirely rather than being a part of the UK and consider that these people share the same Celtic ancestry whilst wishing this and even going to war over it, it seems quite a miracle that the USA formed as one country and hasn't had many revolutions or civil wars and broken up. There is a kind of blind (no offence) patriotism and devotion though seemingly not to the government but to the flag and ideals rather than reality which is very strange, I think this also has to do with the constitution which is really old and should probably be scrapped but apparently it's sacred or something. Also the majority of the public don't seem that well travelled or informed of world affairs and get their information from the TV (or propaganda box if you prefer). I'm not saying I dislike or worry about the USA right now but I think it would be all too easy for a Hitleresque type of person to get enough public support, especially in a time of disaster because of the patriotism and propaganda potential.

I'm more paranoid about people from traditional societies.

I'm always wondering if they think I'm a dirty heathen/infidel/queer/abomination. As proud as I am of my heathen-infidel-queer-abomination status, I don't want to take unnecessary grief from people who don't need to know me too well. I also have a disability that liberal people tend to believe exists but traditional people don't, so I have to faff about trying to act more NT around traditional people. It makes me very self conscious.

Plus, although I live in a liberal country, most of the people in the area I'm from are traditional... so meeting liberal people and being able to drop the whole charade is like breathing fresh air.

To be honest, I've mostly felt more concerned with my own leaders and government, than someone else's bombs. We get one president that promises one thing, and another that cancels it the next.