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I Am Tired of America

If you think this country is bad, you need to start visiting other countries. See what socialism has done to Venezuela, or what statist policies have done in Europe, never mind third world countries. You'll change your tune instantly... unless your are deliberately, willfully, dishonest and ignorant. Not only is life good here in America, but its justice systems, its security, and most importantly its opportunities are incredible. There is a reason why immigration is massive in the direction of the US. Even Europe, as great as it is, has a net negative in migration to the US, largely because of the expanded opportunity here that doesn't exist in their less open economies.

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Fungirlmmm · 51-55, F

Have you travelled the world extensively or have you read the letters of American soldiers that have watched their comrades be blown up while trying to show compassion to children in wartime. I generally am an inclusive individual and I try to like people until they prove they can't be trusted. Here is the thing though I have traveled extensively because of my job and my personal preferences. Did myself and co-workers do anything to provoke middle eastern men to urinate in containers and along the ground and then throw this at us? No, we were very respectful of customs and took classes prior to going to insure we knew them. Were they upset merely that we were American. Yes, because that was their threatening comments to our "guards/escorts." Did the soldiers in the European country not long ago, do anything to deserve being shot and killed merely because he was in his uniform? Now I could lump all these things together and say, "wow, all these people hate me because I'm American" but then I would be like all the rest and not see the big picture. There are most certainly persons that hate all Americans and would never give us a chance but most of us really do appreciate the freedoms we have and when we have to leave our country we want to come home. Those that do not appreciate our country as it is could take steps to help improve it... Start by volunteering in your community, run for a political office, go out and vote, or maybe find a combat soldier and sit and listen to him/her tell you what he did for your right to criticize HIS/HER country, but if all we do is sit at home in our butt nothing will change.