Why do Americans have to tell themselves every 5 minutes they are "Free"?

Question

Seems if you say it enough you'll believe it!

I did say it in the questions about Canadians, I've been meaning to ask but kept forgetting. That was a mental prompt to post.

I agree BOTYE, but the powers that be seem to have other ideas.

I'm not clever you little Angel, I'm a Jenius.
BTW, like politicians, you didn't answer the question!!!! Ha Ha.

Answer 1

I'm Australian and tell myself that all the time. One day i wil either be free (more so than I am now) or have a complete psychotic episode....LOL

Answer 2

I dont say it every 5 minutes but i do believe that i am extremely blessed by God to live in a country with as many opportunities as i have. I am not going to sit here and talk about how bad @ss America is and how we are the best country in the world to live because i have never lived in any other country. What i will say is that i have it alot better than the starving people of third world countries. I am not an arrogant American but a greatful one. Anyone who would talk down on all Americans is a steriotyping son of a *****.

Answer 3

It's to make the rest of the world seem enslaved, vile and corrupt. It's a great political tool for creating reasons for war and to help boost the profits of shareholders. People will forget everything in a decade.

Most people were mislead to think that they have real economic freedom. That our monetary practices are the best and that true freedom is only delivered by a government telling them so.

Do people still naively tell their kids that someday they could become President?

Same old story, again... and again.. and again.

Answer 4

Nobody can be trusted with unlimited power. The more power a regime has, the more likely people will be killed. This is a major reason for promoting freedom

There once was a man from Nantucket,
Who wanted to sell me a bucket,
But he could not,
There were too many laws,
So he threw up his hands and said, "Vote Libertarian!"

Answer 5

Because, "a lie told a thousand times is easier to believe than the truth told once".

Talk to your grandparents, or even your parents, and see how different things are now. Ask about what they were able to do when they were kids that is illegal now.

I am a combat veteran for this country. I have fought and bled on foreign soil for our freedoms. Yet, I see them being gradually taken away and noone seems to care.

If you throw a frog into a pot of boiling water he will jump right out. If you put that frog into a pot of cool water and gradually turn up the heat, he will boil to death.

That's what I see happening to us - slow, gradual changes that are eroding our freedoms a little at a time and killing us.

I love my country but I fear my government.

Answer 6

I don't have to tell myself every 5 minuets....because I live it every second of every day!

"And I'm PROUD to be an American, where at least I know I'm FREE. And I won't forget the men who died, who gave that right to me. And I proudly STAND UP! Next to her today, Cuz there ain't no doubt I love this land! God Bless The USA!"

On the flip side......when has YOUR country ever crossed my mind? Never! "Don't Tread On Me!"

Answer 7

One only has to do a bit of international travel to return and want to kiss the ground of the U.S.A. I'm thankful to be an American. I am thankful for the sons and daughters who have laid down their lives so that we can enjoy freedom today.

My husband and I was traveling in China and a mid-twenties, yuppy from the U.S. was sitting nearby on our train. He ranted against the U.S.A. It was astonishing. Here we were in a train passing huts and deplorable housing with outside trenches in the ground for plumbing, stopping for a meal of Chinese brocolli and hoping we weren't eating "dogs". We stopped at a factory where people were working, probably from dawn to dusk, making pennies.

Later, we met with a man who had just been released from prison for his faith. To do so, we were led up a circular flight of stairs to a dark room with one light, no heat, and secretly communicated about our mutual faith. I wondered, what happened to the young man with so much to say? I wanted to tell him, if you're so unhappy, please stay. No one should have the privilege of living in the U.S.A. with an unthankful heart. It's foolish to speak otherwise.

Answer 8

I'm not free. It seems you can't do anything without getting a ticket, or fined at the least. Well unless you follow the rules of the American CULT.

Answer 9

Because we feel blessed to live in America, and we do not forget our blessing.I would rather be poor, ( I am not ), living in America than rich living in any other part of the world.

Answer 10

We don't, our politicians are the ones trying to shove that down our throat. I guess thats why we're in Iraq. So I can work a crappy job for minimum wage. Hurray for freedom...