2007-03-23 03:56:37 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Other - Politics & Government
Profit of multinational companies and dictatorship.
C'mon guys wake up! Look just at your school system. General knowledge of the Americans is a disastrous. They don't know basic things. Even high educated people are lacking knowledge in subjects that are not connected with their job. Why? Because the less person knows, it's easier to manipulate with him/her. Informations on the TV ( which is the most popular media in US) ? Robbery, Pop star scandal, political scandal, murder, police chase ... Where are informations about what's happening in the science, art. May be some small short news when only TV freaks are watching!
Information blockade, that's what you have. On the other side, commercials everywhere - buy, buy, buy, buy, if you don't buy this you wont be happy, if you don't use our product you're a failure, with our brand from a schmuck, you'll become the most popular guy in the neighborhood. Only thing that they forgot to say is that because of their bigger profit your aunt Edna lost her job, and those Chinese girls and boys that are making their product now are not living happy life.
Informations from the rest of the world are selected by political lobbies, so that you know only what suites them. Land of freedom? Than why was Moor's "Fahrenheit 9/11" almost forbidden? Land of democracy? So how come that person who won less votes become a president?
You American patriots, you can hate me for writing this, but start to reed a little bit between the lines, and look for the informations that you don't get from TV. May be you'll see that it's not everything shiny and bright in the way it looks like.
2007-03-23 04:52:57 · answer #1 · answered by meow_bi 2 · 1⤊ 3⤋
I think the outside world sees America as a war-monger, racist and too big for its boot.
I've been to America and I did love it, but back home when you read the papers and listen to American policy, well, it just stinks and that's the image being portrayed around the world
2007-03-23 11:01:16 · answer #2 · answered by Ya-sai 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Do you mean the word specifically? Or do you mean the Country?
In my opinion America stands for freedom, bravery, popular
country to live in.
We stand for "democracy" and all that encompasses and if your not on our side your in our way!!
2007-03-23 11:04:12 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It was named after an Italian. His name was Amerigo Vespucci. I think Columbus named it.
As far as a symbolic meaning: Freedom
2007-03-23 11:05:26 · answer #4 · answered by tHEwISE 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i would like to know. the real question is where in the world did they come up with the states names> some of them I know are from England and France, but what about like Arkansas or the Dakotas? what the?
2007-03-23 11:05:21 · answer #5 · answered by gainsbourg 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Everything that makes life worth living
2007-03-23 11:00:37 · answer #6 · answered by espreses@sbcglobal.net 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Freedom is the answer. But the libs and dems are trying to sell that.
2007-03-23 11:00:59 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋
democracy, loyalty, pride, freedom.
2007-03-23 13:40:52 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I am not sure anybody knows these days. I thought I knew ............
2007-03-23 11:00:26 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
War crimes, pollution, domination desire
2007-03-23 11:21:53 · answer #10 · answered by Adam Smith 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋