1776, wouldn't want to dispel any illusions, but:
The UK has a foot and mouth epidemic, because it let dried meat in from another country (Far East in this case). It's not the fault of the UK's farmers or the UK itself.
Foot and mouth disease is a global problem, a bit like the global warming 'nonsense' you refer to.
By the way, for Eagler's information, that's global as in outside the US borders.