I think America is awesome because it's where I was born and raised.

Had I been born and raised somewhere else I'd probably think that country was awesome.

Mr0llivand3r:

Sensenmann:

So why do you think America is Awesome.

NO HATE SPEECH

because we are the only country whose citizens are allowed to say whether or not they think it IS awesome

Exactly what makes me annoyed. Its not just america... Its the entire western world, which involves Germany, France, Britain, Luxembourg, Belgium and many more.

Zetona:
America has some beautiful landscapes and a proud tradition of independence and freedom. Unfortunately, we also have a bunch of people who want to destroy the land for money, and a bunch of others who vehemently disagree with the idea of giving freedom to everyone.

America has done some great things, but Bush has so degraded our standing in the eyes of the world as to make us seem much worse than we are. Plus, with the recession he gave us as a parting gift, it'll be difficult to change that without destroying ourselves economically.

Yes, because a single man has put economies all over the world into recession. it was just bad luck that the economic cycle hit these past 8 years like it has, but no single person can be held responsible for it. Sure, hes made incredibly stupid decisions, but you cant blame everything on him.

JakubK666:

EDIT: Also I love how few people realizes how badly that song mocks USA...

I get annoyed by those people, the song says: 'Slavery, Fuck Yeah!' and still people comment on it 'Yeah man, this song is so fucking true america is the shit' and all of that.

Aardvark:
There's no such thing as the USA. It's a myth perpetrated by the leaders of the Muslim world, who are in need of a Great Satan to keep the people distracted while they live like kings. They have callcentres and datacentres dedicated to generating all correspondence reportedly from America. All those US soldiers wandering around Iraq? Mercenaries paid to be there, pissing people off.

Between Canada and Mexico, there's a great rift that leads to the centre of the Earth. Canadians and Mexicans, the superstitious lot they are, keep well away from the precipice and don't mention it to anyone, for fear of demons stealing their souls.

I haven't stolen a soul in weeks, stop scaring off the tourists.

Because I get to say we're the best and it pisses everyone else off HA!

No, but seriously. I'm an American, and America isn't perfect. It's still a young country and like a young adult kid (we'll say) it tends to think that it's always right in what it does. It's just young and nieve (sp). But we're improving, we just elected a president who's of different color for the first time, and maybe the world we'll begin to see that America isn't trying to be bad.

Plus keep in mind, whatever bad things America has done throughout the world, were perpatrated (sp) by it's leaders NOT its people! Congress does more to piss off everyone else than the other 300 million people who just try to live here. like me.

Mr0llivand3r:

Sensenmann:
This is no hate speech... Just wondering, and it angers me when people say that they, Americans are the best.

Infact, by doing this many who hate America for it's stereotypical hate of ROE. So its the clone of that french thread, but reversed and for America.

So why do you think America is Awesome.

NO HATE SPEECH

because we are the only country whose citizens are allowed to say whether or not they think it IS awesome

Well I think England is awesome so that screwed up your argument, I can say whatever I want (except for hate speech) I shall now go into the street and shout out Gordon Brown is a one eyed wanker

You provide me with great entertainment.

Sensenmann:

Mr0llivand3r:

Sensenmann:

So why do you think America is Awesome.

NO HATE SPEECH

because we are the only country whose citizens are allowed to say whether or not they think it IS awesome

Exactly what makes me annoyed. Its not just america... Its the entire western world, which involves Germany, France, Britain, Luxembourg, Belgium and many more.

It is a good thing to love where you live. Are you Portugese? Then love Portugal! More power to you.

America is awesome for all it has done for the world. Are we the BEST? No, because that's dabbling in the realm of Opinion.

It just really irks me when people bash America - there's little actual reason to, if you actually look at history - but some people just want to.

ZorroFonzarelli:
I signed up for this forum specifically to respond to your question.

My response? America went and put a man on the moon because we felt like it.

A more elegant reason is this:

Gordon Sinclair, 1973:
"The United States dollar took another pounding on German, French and British exchanges this morning, hitting the lowest point ever known in West Germany. It has declined there by 41% since 1971 and this Canadian thinks it is time to speak up for the Americans as the most generous and possibly the least-appreciated people in all the earth.

As long as sixty years ago, when I first started to read newspapers, I read of floods on the Yellow River and the Yangtse. Who rushed in with men and money to help? The Americans did.

They have helped control floods on the Nile, the Amazon, the Ganges and the Niger. Today, the rich bottom land of the Misssissippi is under water and no foreign land has sent a dollar to help. Germany, Japan and, to a lesser extent, Britain and Italy, were lifted out of the debris of war by the Americans who poured in billions of dollars and forgave other billions in debts. None of those countries is today paying even the interest on its remaining debts to the United States.

When the franc was in danger of collapsing in 1956, it was the Americans who propped it up and their reward was to be insulted and swindled on the streets of Paris. I was there. I saw it.

When distant cities are hit by earthquakes, it is the United States that hurries into help... Managua Nicaragua is one of the most recent examples. So far this spring, 59 American communities have been flattened by tornadoes. Nobody has helped.

The Marshall Plan .. the Truman Policy .. all pumped billions upon billions of dollars into discouraged countries. Now, newspapers in those countries are writing about the decadent war-mongering Americans.

I'd like to see one of those countries that is gloating over the erosion of the United States dollar build its own airplanes.

Come on... let's hear it! Does any other country in the world have a plane to equal the Boeing Jumbo Jet, the Lockheed Tristar or the Douglas 107? If so, why don't they fly them? Why do all international lines except Russia fly American planes? Why does no other land on earth even consider putting a man or women on the moon?

You talk about Japanese technocracy and you get radios. You talk about German technocracy and you get automobiles. You talk about American technocracy and you find men on the moon, not once, but several times ... and safely home again. You talk about scandals and the Americans put theirs right in the store window for everyone to look at. Even the draft dodgers are not pursued and hounded. They are here on our streets, most of them ... unless they are breaking Canadian laws .. are getting American dollars from Ma and Pa at home to spend here.

When the Americans get out of this bind ... as they will... who could blame them if they said 'the hell with the rest of the world'. Let someone else buy the Israel bonds, Let someone else build or repair foreign dams or design foreign buildings that won't shake apart in earthquakes.

When the railways of France, Germany and India were breaking down through age, it was the Americans who rebuilt them. When the Pennsylvania Railroad and the New York Central went broke, nobody loaned them an old caboose. Both are still broke. I can name to you 5,000 times when the Americans raced to the help of other people in trouble.

Can you name me even one time when someone else raced to the Americans in trouble? I don't think there was outside help even during the San Francisco earthquake.

Our neighbours have faced it alone and I am one Canadian who is damned tired of hearing them kicked around. They will come out of this thing with their flag high. And when they do, they are entitled to thumb their nose at the lands that are gloating over their present troubles.

I hope Canada is not one of these. But there are many smug, self-righteous Canadians. And finally, the American Red Cross was told at its 48th Annual meeting in New Orleans this morning that it was broke.

This year's disasters .. with the year less than half-over... has taken it all and nobody...but nobody... has helped."

(http://www.tysknews.com/Depts/Our_Culture/americans.htm)

Are we perfect? Goodness no. Show me a nation that has done more for the world and we'll talk...

Thank you for this post and welcome to the Escapist. This is exactly what I would say, as any time the rest of the world needed help America jumps up and help. I'm glad that it was a Canadian that said this, since it encompasses what other countries should take into account. It would be worse if an actual American had to explain this. So I seriously thank you for saying what needed to be said and not being an America-hating bandwagon type.

To address the rest of the community on my beloved Escapist. Blaming the poor economy on the president is about as factually inaccurate as you can get without saying that it's based on the amount of fairy dust collected. Considering that the purse strings that control spending are held by Congress, and the Congress is controlled by Democrat geniuses like Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid, saying that it's Bush's fault is uninformed jargon. The facts are that the economy is dependent on many factors, and any time that there is a war going on it's going to be bad. While Bush's economic policies aren't the best, considering he just wants to spend, spend spend; Obama wants to do the same thing. Last I checked Bush didn't say there were 57 states either, so the IQ is going to go down, not up.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EpGH02DtIws

Oisnafas:

Zetona:
America has some beautiful landscapes and a proud tradition of independence and freedom. Unfortunately, we also have a bunch of people who want to destroy the land for money, and a bunch of others who vehemently disagree with the idea of giving freedom to everyone.

America has done some great things, but Bush has so degraded our standing in the eyes of the world as to make us seem much worse than we are. Plus, with the recession he gave us as a parting gift, it'll be difficult to change that without destroying ourselves economically.

Yes, because a single man has put economies all over the world into recession. it was just bad luck that the economic cycle hit these past 8 years like it has, but no single person can be held responsible for it. Sure, hes made incredibly stupid decisions, but you cant blame everything on him.

Your words are exceptionally true, but good luck trying to point that out. :)

george144:

Mr0llivand3r:

Sensenmann:
This is no hate speech... Just wondering, and it angers me when people say that they, Americans are the best.

Infact, by doing this many who hate America for it's stereotypical hate of ROE. So its the clone of that french thread, but reversed and for America.

So why do you think America is Awesome.

NO HATE SPEECH

because we are the only country whose citizens are allowed to say whether or not they think it IS awesome

Well I think England is awesome so that screwed up your argument, I can say whatever I want (except for hate speech) I shall now go into the street and shout out Gordon Brown is a one eyed wanker

that's fine. if you have the freedom to say whatever you want, then good for you. i don't know why you're so fucking angry

we're not better than any other economic superpower, but not worse either. it doesn't take a tremendous understanding of the human mind to realize that if one lives in one of the more powerful countries U.S., U.K., china, japan etc... then they'll generally think that their country is the best

Aardvark:
There's no such thing as the USA. It's a myth perpetrated by the leaders of the Muslim world, who are in need of a Great Satan to keep the people distracted while they live like kings. They have callcentres and datacentres dedicated to generating all correspondence reportedly from America. All those US soldiers wandering around Iraq? Mercenaries paid to be there, pissing people off.

Between Canada and Mexico, there's a great rift that leads to the centre of the Earth. Canadians and Mexicans, the superstitious lot they are, keep well away from the precipice and don't mention it to anyone, for fear of demons stealing their souls.

While much of this is true, there is actually a little place right in the middle of this whole called Colorado. This place has some of the best mountains in the void for snowboarding, rock climbing, camping, etc.

I guess what I'm trying to say is that Colorado is awesome...the rest of America, eh, it's ok.

It's a holdover from WWII mentality, I think. Propaganda about "AMERICA IS THE BEST, WE WILL WIN" dropped the "WE WILL WIN" (but it has come back as of 2003) for a while as everyone was content to think they were better than the rest of the democracy-hating world (despite America not being a true democracy). Admittedly I don't hold a lot of warm fuzzy feelings for America, but it's not that bad of a place in general. If you ignore Pat Robertson, Fox "News", and all the conservaties shouting about how they and their family are doing things the way they should be done, it's not that bad of a place. Unfortunately it can be hard to get past those things.

ZorroFonzarelli:

Why does no other land on earth even consider putting a man or women on the moon?

Because no other country wants to build a Starbucks there?

Ohoho, I jest - I quite like the US.

I wonder what would happen to the world if America suddenly decided to stay in its own affairs...[/quote]

See WWI and WWII for more info.

http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h1601.html

runtheplacered:
I'm a United Statsian (Yep, made it up) and I definitely don't find the U.S. to be anything spectacular. It's just a country, like the other 190ish countries in the world. I've never been much of a patriot and don't believe in things like "Better dead then red!" So, I guess I'm not the person to ask.

Alright someone else who understands that the US of A shouldn't be reffered to as America. I really don't understand how that got started either but we do sort of don't have a "Real" name as United States is more of a state of being than a name like Egypt, Japan, Britian or Russia are in comparison. to the point thought I'm not a Stars and Stripes Patriot either but I'd like to think I'm a decent Citizen.

I have lived in America all my life and I am proud to be a part of this country, good and bad. For example, how many places in the world would we not be able to have a discussion of this nature? What really gets me is Americans who claim this is "the greatest country in the world" without having been anywhere else. They make the rest of us look retarded.

Americas awesome? I hadn't noticed

Thanks captain awesome 12. Seems to be a decent group here, really diverse, yet seemingly respectful. Hope I don't spoil it. :)

Brian Name:
[quote="ZorroFonzarelli" post="18.82546.1129118"]
Why does no other land on earth even consider putting a man or women on the moon?

Because we don't want to pour millions of pounds into a project to get us to a barren hunk of rock. If I want to go to a barren place with no atmosphere I'll just go to Eastbourne

I personally dislike America because most of them are bloody ignorant as seen in this video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJuNgBkloFE

Brian Name:

ZorroFonzarelli:

Why does no other land on earth even consider putting a man or women on the moon?

Because no other country wants to build a Starbucks there?

Ohoho, I jest - I quite like the US.

LOL good one. Every country has good people and bad people, including America.

If anyone has a problem with Americans (the people), I'd love to be able to change their minds about that, and believe (like most Americans do deep down) that the best way to do so is to respectfully debate and discuss.

I get defensive when someone has a problem with America (the nation) though.

The US is (reasonably) the only nation founded upon a belief: All Men Are Created Equal. (although admittedly it took a while for us to really get that right....)

All other nations are based on ethnic cultures, peoples, or religions. By nature, American culture IS different. This isn't good or bad, but I would like to hope that those of other nations truly get to know us before passing judgment on us - one way or another.

BTW - the Brits rock too. Any people that can be a true friend in good times and bad (sometimes even when they know better) is simply that - a true friend. I've been lucky enough to travel to London and Portsmouth, and they are great folks.

ExplosionProofTaco:
I personally dislike America because most of them are bloody ignorant as seen in this video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJuNgBkloFE

Goodness no, not all of us. Not even half of us. Videos like this are really funny, though, because it showcases those of us who are ignorant and lets the majority of us giggle.

We can be a bit insular at times, admittedly, even self-absorbed. That's part of our charm, though - when someone on the other side of the planet needs help, we don't care who they are or how they feel about us - we are there to help. :)

Well, it seems the majority here doesn't like America, well, guess what? I don't lie it either, I would like to go on vacation there only to see new things but... Country wise I don't even think they are average. Sorry if I offend anyone but as it's been said, their government is the uttermost corrupt well of power. Patriotism gets confused with fanaticism, culture wise I don't really see any real artists, sure there are some but not that big of a deal compared to the rest of the countries. What really makes me look down upon them is the blind bravado in which they chant "My country is the greatest" sure I think that about my country but I don't preach on it, also I have my own valid arguments which I have yet to hear from an american.

Not trying to offend but, give mics to thirteen year old american kids and it's the equivalent of launching a full scale attack on moral fibber and sanity.

Oisnafas:

Zetona:
America has some beautiful landscapes and a proud tradition of independence and freedom. Unfortunately, we also have a bunch of people who want to destroy the land for money, and a bunch of others who vehemently disagree with the idea of giving freedom to everyone.

America has done some great things, but Bush has so degraded our standing in the eyes of the world as to make us seem much worse than we are. Plus, with the recession he gave us as a parting gift, it'll be difficult to change that without destroying ourselves economically.

Yes, because a single man has put economies all over the world into recession. it was just bad luck that the economic cycle hit these past 8 years like it has, but no single person can be held responsible for it. Sure, hes made incredibly stupid decisions, but you cant blame everything on him.

I think that most of the anti-American opinions here are a result of the Administration's foreign policy actions, economic conditions notwithstanding.

ExplosionProofTaco:
I personally dislike America because most of them are bloody ignorant as seen in this video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJuNgBkloFE

I personally dislike people who lump all Americans together based on one video. I'm sure I could go to New Zealand and interview hundreds of people on the street and put the stupidest ones online.

By your logic, I could say all people from New Zealand care about is rugby, racing, and beer and all men from New Zealand are "strong, unemotional, and prone to violence," according to:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culture_of_New_Zealand#National_stereotypes

ThePoodonkis:

I wonder what would happen to the world if America suddenly decided to stay in its own affairs...

That happened in the 20's and helped cause the great Depression (=.

ZorroFonzarelli:
snipoo!

Dude, I couldn't agree more. Thank you so much for posting this, and I hope you stick around in the forums long enough to contribute to more discussions like this, because believe me, this comes up every couple of weeks.

Anyways, I love America an think that it's awesome because from the moment of my birth, I am free to choose a path for my life, am not forced into military service or anything, and am well taken care of. I have a house, food, a career of my choosing, all thanks to people that WILLINGLY, they are not forced, to defend our great nation. There's a lot more reasons, but I don't want to rant.

Ricky_the_Best:
Well, it seems the majority here doesn't like America, well, guess what? I don't lie it either, I would like to go on vacation there only to see new things but... Country wise I don't even think they are average. Sorry if I offend anyone but as it's been said, their government is the uttermost corrupt well of power. Patriotism gets confused with fanaticism, culture wise I don't really see any real artists, sure there are some but not that big of a deal compared to the rest of the countries. What really makes me look down upon them is the blind bravado in which they chant "My country is the greatest" sure I think that about my country but I don't preach on it, also I have my own valid arguments which I have yet to hear from an american.

Not trying to offend but, give mics to thirteen year old american kids and it's the equivalent of launching a full scale attack on moral fibber and sanity.

Come on over. We like people, despite what you may have heard. :)

Americans, as a people, are different because of our notion of the 'melting pot' culture. Are we physically or socially "Superior"? Well, errr.....NO.

Do we celebrate our achievements? Yeah, and we should.

I think too much is made of the Americans that go around spouting off their opinions as if they were facts, and our media-based culture being thrown in the faces of everyone else world-wide probably doesn't help.

Our government is just as corrupt as any other one, but our system has established checks and balances that keep it in check. The fact that Americans' political mindset is that of a pendelum and we don't vote in three Presidents of the same party in a row also keeps it level.

America's government is no more corrupt than it could be for a nation its size.

As far as Patriotism and Fanaticism goes, Nationalism is in between and we are nowhere near the level of 1936 Germany.

America has plenty of artists; the nature of art is different, nothing more. I worked at a family-owned art gallery for 8 years. We like our stuff. :)

Lastly, no one likes "blind bravado", but you said it best when you mentioned that most of this came from the 13-year-old American kids, etc. I am 29 - most Americans are proud of our nation and our accomplishments.

We like other peoples, because America is formed of other peoples that have come together for a shared vision of freedom and prosperity.

I think America is awesome because it's the best country in the world to be a gamer in.

I think America is awesome because we are the only country to love the best sport in the world, football.

I think America is awesome because we have a section of government (the courts) that keep the idiots we elect to office in check.

I think America is awesome because we develop some awesome technology over here.

I think America is awesome because we have the best college system in the world.

I think America is awesome because, while it sometimes is a problem, we place much reverence on our freedoms, which I feel is important in order to maintain those freedoms.

Just a few reasons why I think my country is awesome. Not that it doesn't have it's own fair share of problems though...

America is a child of a country at a measly 232 years old. It is a juvenile self obsession, also, they were the only government of their kind when the formed, so they can claim other democracies are "America clones"

Sensenmann:

Mr0llivand3r:

Sensenmann:

So why do you think America is Awesome.

NO HATE SPEECH

because we are the only country whose citizens are allowed to say whether or not they think it IS awesome

Exactly what makes me annoyed. Its not just america... Its the entire western world, which involves Germany, France, Britain, Luxembourg, Belgium and many more.

Just saying, America was the first country on that list, in a chronological sense, you could be executed for insulting the head of your country in Europe, but after the alien and sedition acts were repealed, you could call president Jackson a J*ck*ss and he would probably make it his party's symbol, oh wait.....

i'm american. i love my country. and as great as it is, there's flaws with the country. like our president can be better(he's not evil or the worse president people, just remember that asshole linden b johnston), our president elect has no experience and our current economy sucks. but the best thing about this country is both the first and second amendment. the freedom of speech and the right to bear arms. now i can cuss with a my rifle in my hands all i want!