I'll put myself on trial here with your points.
You think the average American is "stupid" or "a sheep" or "brain washed".
Not guilty. I come into contact with school children everyday that impress on me how individual their thinking really is.
You prefer law be made by appointed judges rather than elected officials.
Not guilty. I'm against activist judges. Dictating from the bench that "under God" can't be in the pledge is an abuse of power, and worse, silly. The people of Massachusetts should have been able to vote in a referendum on the gay marriage issue, or their elected officials in the legislature should have made the decision. However, sometimes the courts can be useful in overturning laws -- for example, Brown vs. the Board of Education of Topeka, KS
You think of the United States, as a whole, to be "the greatest threat to world peace".
Hung jury. The key here is "greatest." I don't think we are the greatest threat to world peace, Russia, China, Israel, Pakistan, India, Arab fundamentalists, and European "head in the sand-ism" are also grave threats to world peace.
You think American culture is a grotesque cancer spreading across the world.
Not guilty. If folks want their McDonald's, then let there be Big Mac's.
You think that the United States is the greatest threat to the environment.
Hung jury. I think the industrialized world is the greatest threat to the environment. This includes the US, but Russia and China, for two, are much bigger polluters.
You think that the United States kind of "had it coming" on 9/11 because of years of its "foreign policy"
Not Guilty. But it's a loaded statement. Our "foreign policy" has engendered harsh sentiments across the world. Does this give anyone the right to kill innocents? Without a doubt, no.
You hope that the United States "loses" in Iraq.
Not Guilty. But then again, I never wanted us to fight a war there in the first place.
You would like to see China or Russia or the European Union act as a "counter balance" to the US militarily
Not Guilty. Although probably inevitable.
You consider Bush, Clinton, or any other US President a "War criminal"
Not Guilty. He's made mistakes, but he's not Stalin or Pol Pot.
You believe that US-style capitalism is a force for global ruin, individual degradation, or environmental catastrophe
Hung jury. I don't think it is intentionally so all the time. And there are many, many cases in which it is a force for global growth -- for example, I recently defended Halliburton for a deal made with Iraq in the 90's. Some would be upset that Halliburton sold oil equipment to Iraq -- but coupled with that sale were machines for sewage processing and water purification. Selling somebody a clean drink of water is never bad. US businesses can cause harm, but they also do a lot of good.
Good post. Cheers.