I despise arguing politics, religion, or money matters. That being said, I have no hesitation telling people this is the chief reason I voted for Obama in the most recent election.
I know its a difficult topic to broach with civility, but I think that the United States would be a little better if more people openly discussed politics and policy, instead of just militantly sticking to their views (or their parent's views, and so on)
The US will be behind in technology and inovation. But now after seeing Google take the lead, they want to control the internet.