8.02.2005

America the annoying

Sometimes I just want to move to Canada. I'm beginning to get fed up with how America as a whole is so full of itself, acting like it's the single greatest country on the planet.

Which really ties into my feelings on the war. Many Americans seem to blindly think that everything in our country is completely flawless, and for that reason we should impose it on other countries that may be having problems. Uh, newsflash everyone---we have no business trying to force other countries into being like America.

Really, we're overpatriotic. I mean, it's great to come together as a whole as we did post-9/11, for example, but really it's getting out of hand. We're displaying this sort of 'We're America, we probably kicked your ass in some war and if we haven't yet, we will eventually, so let me blast my national anthem at you because you're clearly a heathen for not moving into the country!' attitude.

I'm really tired of having red, white, and blue propaganda thrown at me all the time. Quite honestly, in comparison, the rest of the world is quite modest compared to us. We're just another country, yet we act like we own the world.

While on the topic, what's up with these 'Support Our Troops' ribbons? If you want to support the troops, send them a tank or some missiles or something they want. Make them some camos. But for the love of god, how is plastering a sticker on your car supporting them one bit? You lot have some twisted ideas of support.

Would I die for my country? Probably not. If people are dying just to keep a country together, there's clearly something horribly wrong with it.

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posted by Ianthe. @ 3:02 PM

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