Answer with a hand on your heart. Are you proud of being American?
I have a question for the Americans...
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@IlDiavolo
That's an interesting question, and one that I have been pondering a lot myself. Obviously no country is perfect and the U.S. is far from it, so maybe not proud. That kind of blind loyalty to a country is honestly kind of a weird concept to me. If you asked if I am proud that my country is a (more or less) democracy, I would say yes, but if you asked me am I proud that my country practiced slavery, or has an unfair system for electing government, I would say no. However, I am grateful to have rights like free speech. They say that if you really love something, you'll try to make it better, so that's the way I like to look at it. America is by no means perfect, but at least there is a system in place so that "we the people" can make it better, and have been, ever since its creation.
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@IlDiavolo
Yes
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@IlDiavolo
No, it's inappropriate to be proud or ashamed of that which you have not chosen or done.
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@ADreamOfLiberty
No, it's inappropriate to be proud or ashamed of that which you have not chosen or done.
So, this is a "no", right?
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@IlDiavolo
Yep, you can find it by substr ( 0, 2)
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@IlDiavolo
I am British, but resigned to the fact that I am an Earthling.
I consider myself lucky to have been born British and consequently able to live in comparative peace and comfort for the past 64 years.
I'm grateful for what I have and don't blame others for what I cannot afford.
Am I proud?
Yep, I'm proud of my Dad for stepping up to the plate during WW2.
sure
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@ADreamOfLiberty
it's inappropriate to be proud or ashamed of that which you have not chosen or done
Thats what I tell people about my small bent dick, but no one believes me.
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@IlDiavolo
No, and I doubt I ever will
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@IlDiavolo
America is a dying empire. It's hard to be proud of a rotting corpse.
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@Greyparrot
America is a dying empire. It's hard to be proud of a rotting corpse
Dont worry, the only Empire that can survive is the Empire of Satan. All other Empires must bow to it or collapse.
Roman Empire collapsed as soon as it started accepting Christian values.
Praise Satan's revenge!
Satan invicta!
I am proud to be an American, But I hate my fucking govt to an unmeasurable level. It is pure fucking evil. Don't conflate a country with its govt. The US govt is in no way representative of the American people or the country. I find this to be true of all countries.
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@JoeBob
sure
That "sure" sounds like "I don't care".
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@IlDiavolo
perfect observation
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@IlDiavolo
I suppose its not a simple answer, but if I went overseas and thy asked me where I was from, I would proudly say that I am an American.