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semper fideleis my friends. every man and woman has the right to be patriotic and loyal to the end, even to the point where it seems conceited or arrogant. americans are pegged as the prime example of a self-absorbed country due to its excess of commercial support for patriotism such as supporting their troops, but is it really a suprise? its generally regarded as the most powerful country in the world, your bound to hear what the over achievers have to say about their performance sooner or later. more power to them, its quite obvious their methods are effective at achieving some fraction of the goal they intended to reach.
im canadian and very patriotic about my country, theres no where else in the world as culturally diverse as we are and this exemplary coexistence has changed my life for the better.
Im going to have to respectfully disagree with that last part, we here in america ever since the mid-to-late 1800's have been regarded as "the great melting pot of the world" for a reason we have native americans (i am one), asian's, hispanic's (that includes mexico and all of the south american countrys as well as people from spain), Russian's, European's (all country's especially ireland)EXT. my point is that we Literally have people from every country you have ever heard of and probably quite a few you haven't heard of. again with no disrespect i live in the upper peninsula of michigan and i know and are friends with alot of people in canada, but MOST im not saying all but most people in canada are french, alaskan native (eskimo) and mexican.
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Fiery_penguin_of_doom wrote...
@Pd: Rbz and Tsurayu both have valid points. Religion plays a huge role in our politics. Everything from censorship, gay marriage, abortion, ten commandments in government buildings, the list goes on.
Anyways, on the topic at hand. I'm an American, I love my country but, my complaints about the general idiocy that seems to be taking hold of the people like some sort of stupid plague. Another complaint is the way the government has been ignoring the very principals of what it was to be American.
I love my country(land) and I believe it
is the best. We have a variety of terrains and awe inspiring views. Especially, when traveling through the Appalachian mountains or new england. As for my government, the founding principals (such as the constitution) are what I believe to be the best crafted legal documents in history but, the current incarnation of government as well as those that have been around in our lifetimes are nothing less than sickening to me.
It has it's flaws but, there is nowhere else I would want to call home.
i believe i have the perfect thing to add to that
"It has been said that democracy is the worst form of government except all the others that have been tried"~~~~~Winston Churchill~~~~~
Nomad wrote...
America is a gift to humanity, just look at all the good that came out of the self proclaimed greatest nation on earth. Sure they like to war monger from time to time but who doesn't? The swiss! And who wants to be like them! Chocolate and cheese eatin' pansies, if you ask me.
Now, I'm Canadian and i know for a fact that America has contributed more to civilization and just general progress than any other country. I've had this conversation a million times with my friends goin over every pro and every con to our southern neighbours and i'm not saying they aren't flawed but i am saying they are better. They know it (hence their arrogance), we know it (hence our hatered)...
and dems da brakes!
if i could i would give you + rep
I agree with you completely on virtually everything you said, we have done more to advance civilization than any other country (exept mabey ancient rome (they were geniuses)) on the planet. you may disagree with me but consider this. our NASA program invented everything from aluminum and titaniam, to invisible braces, water filters, long distance telecommunications, cordless tools, smoke detectors, shoe insoles, ear thermometers, memory foam, and scratch resistant glass and that is only ONE part of our country. we invented the Radio and we were the first ones to discover, harness, and commercialize Electricity. (little break for the eyes)
we Essentially invented home computers with Apple (Steve Jobs is the LORD!!) and microsoft. we invented the internet which is arguably one of the most important invetions in all of human history. we won 2 WORLD WARS and a cold 1, invented the nuke and have helped more country's than any other in the history of the planet (money, humanitarian supplies, medicine...EXT) and perhaps our most important contribution to the human race....Democracy...our American Revolution, our blood and our Freedom IS ( ya thats caps to emphasize the IS) the reason that all the other democratic nations ( Britain, Germany, France, Canada...i don't need to list em) are in existence today, your very FREEDOM is because of us. otherwise the planet would still be under the rule of Monarchy's.
So please before you bitch and complain about the U.S consider all of what we have contributed to the world (and i didnt even begin to scratch the surface) so in a conclusion we get bragging rights for pretty much everything and for good reason
LET THE FLAMING BEGIN!!!!!