Waterbending-Otaku
What's wrong with living in the USA?
gonk I actually answered this on my formspring, so I'll just C&P what I said there:
"I think it's a lot of things. I'm not fond of the capitalist system and I think America gives corporations more rights than people. I don't like how right-wing America as a whole tends to be in terms of political issues, especially economic ones. I don't like that America totes patriotism and being #1 constantly. While I think it's healthy to like where you live, I think that thinking your country is the best at everything isn't good, especially not for foreign relations. America as a culture tends to be very self-absorbed.
And really, I just don't identify with America. I'm extremely liberal and America tends towards the more right-wing side of the spectrum. It's getting better, but it's still not nearly where I would like it to be. As well, the education system is very messed up. I've met educated adults that I considered otherwise smart that couldn't tell me the difference between Sweden and Switzerland. That fact troubles me, to say the least.
That being said, though, I think America has done a lot of great things (but a lot of terrible things as well, on the same token), I just don't personally identify with it."
