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But if everyone who thinks like you leaves, then the "fascist regime" will never end because there won't be anyone left to oppose it.

Just because you don't like the way this country is run doesn't mean you should leave.

I hate saying that too I rather just tell them " Jeg kommer fra Danmark" (I come from Denmark ) then say "I come from America"
We think we are such a strong country , but are we really that strong?
and besides it's impossible to say "American Race" due to the fact that everyone immigrated here from somewhere (unless you native american of course)

nowadays a lot of people I know are "ASIAN" Rascists
just because they are different from us in looks doesn't mean they shouldn't be treat with respect

I wouldn't blame them either,
we really need a wake up call and even our goverment is corrupt

A bunch of Americans are so unaccepting of other people that they would go to another country and tell them how wrong and corrupt they are ><

I also hate when from America go to a foreign country and "assume" that the world speaks "English"

rofl
Canada is in North America, as are the United States and Mexico.
America also includes South America, as you didn't specify.

Spanish teachers like to note that you should never ever ever say "soy americano" because pretty much EVERYONE is, except of course for the Spanish. rolleyes

Speaking of Spanish, I have class in 10 minutes.

Hmmm, I think I have a number of things to say. I live in Wisconsin, USA and am attending a state university.

One: I am attempting to learn French. It is very difficult for me. Part of the problem is we, usualy, do not begin learning a foreign language in the US untill our teen years. Also, I apparently struggle with learning a language in the first place as I am having far more trouble than my class mates. I do like the language and enjoy reading it, but my understanding is slow and I can not understand it when it is spoken.

I would not expect the French people to talk to me in English, but I would greatly appreciate it! I would say what I could in French to them in return and say 'merci' a lot!

Two: It would not take much for me to move to England. This is NOT because I hate the US though. It is because my personal nature is far more akin to the British way of life and thought than that of my birth country. It is just how I am.

I refuse to be embarassed that I am from the US. I have been told that when one goes to Europe it is better to say that you are from Canada. If I go to Europe while a citizen of the US, I will not do this. Accept me for who I am, just as I shall accept you regardless of your ethnicity, creed, sexuality, age or gender.

This does not mean I like or approve of everything that is the US. Of course not. Do you back every action or habbit of your country 100%? I doubt it. But I am human and my country is comprised of humans; we are fallable and forgivable and changeable.

Three: Please say US or some thing like that when you talk of the United States. We are not 'America'. We are a part of America; so are Canada, Mexico and more than half a dozen other coutries. Calling us 'America' and/or 'Americans' only reinforces the idea that we are arrogant and self centered.

Four: I do not fit the 'fat, lazy, rude, disrespectful, stupid, racist' stereotype either. In fact, I would say most in my country are simply absorbed with their own lives and do not have a thought one way or the other about 'others'. However, I would say this is true for most people in most countries, not just in the US.

Five: We are a young country playing on a world stage with countries that are ancient. Yes, there were native peoples in the US long before the US was founded, but, for better or worse, they are not the culture that is on the world stage. The country/culture on that stage is only 200+ years old. This age difference means that we, as a country, will generaly have very different philosophies, approaches, ways of thought and action than many older countries. We are still growing up so to speak and yet we are standing with growenups. This creates a chaotic mix and many tensions.

With the exception fo the exceedingly rich and a handful of powerful families (who also happen to be rich), the power of the individual in America is just about equal to that of an amoeba. Those who advocate change are going in dozens of different directions, and even if they had the same ends in mind, they'd be a minority crushed by our two-party political system.

The only way to fix some of the problems would be to scrap the constitution, which would bring about a whole new set of problems and likely enable the government to trample over individuals' rights.

Why shouldn't I devote my life to changing and fixing America's problems? I'd never make it in politics. I'm 1/2 middle-eastern, and all you need to do is listen to some of the criticism against Obama to see that Arabs are the one group it's still considered okay to hate and rally against. I'm queer, which means a fair chunk of the country thinks I'm the cause of socioty's ills and going straight to hell. Many of my political opinions don't fit with the mainstream. I'm not a Republican or a Democrat, which is basically the end of a political career before it even starts. And on top of all that, as interesting as politics are, it's a game of lying that I wouldn't be willing to play.

I don't think that other countries are better or worse than the US; each has its own unique problems and strengths as well. I don't know that I'll become an expatriot, but I do believe that for some people, it's better to seak out a country they can consider to be their home rather than spend their life fighting because they happen to have been born somewhere.

Is it wrong not to want to spend one's life fighting a battle that can't be won?

I'm not american, I'm Nigerian.

I'm only in the US for its education advantages. Besides, there is no way you can have the good without the bad and ugly. So guys, suck it up unless you are actually going to do something about the whole situation.

That's how it is with A LOT of people. What was meant meant to be a revolutionizing and refresh thing is now extremly ugly, gross, and disgusting stare