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Originally Posted by squirrelyburt
I'm not understanding why there is so much hatred toward the country you live in!! No, we aren't perfect, but why base your negativity on statistics? I recently heard that America has more people in prison than nearly all other countries in the world. This is because other countries kill people for much lesser offenses!!! Just one of the quirks you can be hateful for. Anyone ever been caught shoplifting? Be thankful you aren't caught in the middle east the next time you use both hands. I hate that. Remember the American kid that got lashed/whipped in the Phillipines when he got caught for vandalism? Betcha he hated that.
Thus endeth my rant. God bless America.
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I think you are missing the point. Hatred... hardly. These people seem to love America. They *want* America to be number one and can't understand why it isn't. They feel that the current system prevents it from being number one. They look at how other nations achieve greatness and think... Why can't we have that too?
It is one thing to go about saying America is great. It is another to try and make it great.
I live in Canada and think we have it much better than most Americans. We pay higher taxes but the trade off seems worth it. As a result, Canada is near the top of many lists of the best place to live in the world.