i'm american, and every time i say something that's critical of american government, ideals, or culture- someone has to say, "why don't you go live somewhere else and then you'll appreciate how great america is and all the freedom you have"
where does this notion that the world is some giant totalitarian, fascist dictatorship, and america is a little island of democracy and freedom come from? I know people from a lot of countries (including america) that think that AMERICA is a fascist, blood-thirsty, imperialist nation that exploits less fortunate people all over the world in order to maintain the wealth of a tiny percentage of the american population.
i would understand, if i said- "f*ck america, i'm moving to sudan" people saying i didn't appreciate america, but, if i were to move to, say, finland- would i just get thrown on a train and taken to a concentration camp as soon as i got there?
2006-07-29
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