Are you proud of your country?

[Tenchu]

Originally Posted by noodle

If I was american, I'd be proud as well... I was just pointing out the little "sets us apart".

WTF??? ... Why?

[YukisUke]

Originally Posted by Tenchu

WTF??? ... Why?

I agree. Why would you be proud of being an american? I'm not.

[MMM]

Originally Posted by YukisUke

I agree. Why would you be proud of being an american? I'm not.

[Megabyte117]

Originally Posted by YukisUke

I agree. Why would you be proud of being an american? I'm not.

MMM's reply nicely sums up anything I could have said. If you're going to denounce the country, at least support your stance.

[ThaDuke]

Of course I am proud of my country. I live in what is undoubtedly the best country in the world: The United States of America. Where anyone can come to this country and become an American. The land of the free. Even though we have a socialist in the white house, we still remain strong.

Despite what Michelle Obama says, I've always been proud of my country!

[YukisUke]

Originally Posted by Megabyte117

MMM's reply nicely sums up anything I could have said. If you're going to denounce the country, at least support your stance.

Fine I will. I'm not proud to be an American because as an American, we're looked at as bullies and people who look out for themselves. I don't want to be looked upon that way. Plus I'm of color and when you're living in the US, white people tend to make your life worse. Sure I'm in the "Land Of the Free", but it doesn't feel like it. America has all these things wrong with it and yet almost the rest of the world has everything about itself in check already. Being an american is one of the many things I'm not proud of. As for you guys, criticize me all you like. I'm standing by my opinion. And if you do criticize me, remember this: I am entitled to my opinion on this forum. If you state your opinion on JF, I wouldn't drag it down or criticize you. Just remember that in the future.

[ThaDuke]

We as a country should be united as one. That's one of the problems with our society as a whole. I have no problem with anyone that I don't know.

But..some people are just ignorant and bigoted. We call these people, hicks

[MMM]

Originally Posted by YukisUke

Fine I will. I'm not proud to be an American because as an American, we're looked at as bullies and people who look out for themselves. I don't want to be looked upon that way. Plus I'm of color and when you're living in the US, white people tend to make your life worse. Sure I'm in the "Land Of the Free", but it doesn't feel like it. America has all these things wrong with it and yet almost the rest of the world has everything about itself in check already. Being an american is one of the many things I'm not proud of. As for you guys, criticize me all you like. I'm standing by my opinion. And if you do criticize me, remember this: I am entitled to my opinion on this forum. If you state your opinion on JF, I wouldn't drag it down or criticize you. Just remember that in the future.

Just out of curiosity, how many years of your life have you spent living outside of the US?

[YukisUke]

Originally Posted by MMM

Just out of curiosity, how many years of your life have you spent living outside of the US?

None woud be the answer. And why do you ask? So you can come up with a smart and cunning comeback?

[MMM]

Originally Posted by YukisUke

None woud be the answer. And why do you ask? So you can come up with a smart and cunning comeback?

Pardon me for being smart and cunning. Didn't realize those were bad things.

America has all these things wrong with it and yet almost the rest of the world has everything about itself in check already.

But what do you know about the rest of the world? I don't mean to be so direct, but I feel like a broken record when I say, again today, that the people that say "I hate America" most often have never lived anywhere else, so you really don't know what it means to live in America and appreciate what you have until you have lived somewhere else.

Do you think as a person of color things are going to be "in check" in Japan? In Korea? In almost every other country in the world? (your words)

Get outside your borders and you will realize that no place is perfect. Either make it yours or move on. You are not proud to be an American, but you don't know any other lifestyle, so how can you know if you are not proud or not? You know how the rest of the world sees us? How can you know that unless you have been out there?