Oh jesus. Look, I don't know anything about you really. All I know is it's fucking annoying when people constantly point fingers at the US. If one idiot does something wrong, point the finger at him. Or if it's a group, them. If you see someone complain, bitch at them. I've never EVER complained about gas prices to be honest. It's what it is and I pay for it, simple as that. I'm not the type of person that's gonna bitch about that. Unforunately, there are people that do it every day, but that's them. It's just ridiculously annoying to see foreigners point fingers at america as a whole. Sorry to say it, but it just makes you guys look dumber than you think we are. See what i'm saying? That whole "America Sucks" and/or "We're better than America" attitude is played out. I'm not even one of those "proud to be american" type people either. Not even close. I'm not very patriotic and that probably won't change. I live in a country with a bunch of scumbags mixed in with good people, just like anywhere else.
some nice points that i agree with, some i don't.
basically, it's like this. by mere chance you were born. by mere chance your were born on u.s. soil. by mere chance history took various turns over several millenniums, and that was after several hundred million years of pre-human evolution, landing us on the day you were conceived. so many things could have altered the course of history to which the end result would be you would never exist. although it's not entirely an accurate ideology, i'm still gonna say "you're pretty lucky to be here" in a way, and it's a pretty big coincidence in a way also. the picture i'm painting is that you are not responsible for the situation you were put in and neither am i. if i were an american and you were not, the situation here would probably be exactly the same but with the tables turned. i would be saying the anti-u.s. attitude is played out and you would be the one pointing the finger at the u.s. we're in different places and we could never understand each other but we both have a point so i don't think any of us should give in to the other either.
i feel that for every word i write, i render my post more and more useless lol.
it's a fair assumption that the anti-u.s. attitude is gonna withstand for some time to come, so we're gonna have to learn to live with it. the u.s. is a large player on the international scene. you have more influence, so you are more prone to have fingers pointed at you. that's the way it is. that's the price you have to pay to be an american.
i personally have a few issues with some u.s. politics, but more-so, i have a problem with the concept of america. you are not supposed to cram that much people and money into one country in one place. the way things are going in the u.s., china and other large countries is proof of that imo. although i think all the gun related crime in america is also rooted in the mentality of americans. your country was "founded on war," a term which you are probable familiar with. if during the civil war, every u.s. citizen had the mentality that everyone should own guns in order to protect themselves, that obviously left a trace in their children's minds. which then continued to leave traces. there was never a reason for people not to have guns, so i see it as very possible that the idea that everyone should be able to own a gun was passed on from generation to generation. the idea itself evolved, but the principle that everyone should own a gun, everyone is in charge of their own safety, and similar ideas persist in the u.s. today. i don't think this necessarily has something to do with your politics being "stupid", and it's easier said than done for america to change their laws regarding guns. you don't want to and it probably wouldn't change things for the better anyway. my issues with america are different. i don't blame america as a whole though, i blame your president(s).
i went on to blabber on for paragraphs, sorry. i'm ending it now. just some random thoughts. as a conclusion i guess i agree with you. there is a lot of unfounded hate for america in the world, a lot of ignorance as far as america's political agendas are concerned. and yes, i do know that there is a lot of good americans among all the stereotypes and assholes
