Why do us Americans think we are entitled to do whatever we want? Where do the roots of this mindset lie? What are some examples of American entitlement gone too far?
2007-03-26 09:52:35 · 11 answers · asked by Cardman100000 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
Not "all" Americans think they are entitled to do what ever they want, actually most don't think that way at all. And I am one of those people.
2007-03-26 09:56:18 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Land of the FREE (...and the home of the BRAVE)....Let FREEDOM ring...Note the Declaration of INDEPENDENCE:
We hold these truths to be Self-Evident...Endowed by their Creator to have certain inalienable rights.....that among these rights are Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of HAPPINESS....That's what every nation envies and comes to America to have: the AMERICAN Dream...We don't have a clue what the IRAQI dream is or the Hungarian Dream...but everyone knows the "Have it ALL" American Dream...it's what's POSSIBLE in a Free Society....and IMPOSSIBLE in a totalitarian regime...Every nation has a hand out for Foreign AID and bad-mouth and hate and target our citizens....I think we'll see dramatic changes now that this is the Information Age and Citizens are taking over the most popular ways to post on the internet what They consider important...YouTube and MySpace and Other Blogging will infiltrate the public dialogue and views will not be left to Hollywood and the unveiled Mass media to perpetrate its myths and jaundiced-views to the general population....Some people care and some do not...but all will be impacted: C'est la vie...
2007-03-26 17:02:46 · answer #2 · answered by Jain D' Vine 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The definition of sociopathic behavior is bearing no moral responsibility for ones actions whatsoever. Essentially, we are a nation without consequence. We build military bases wherever we choose, invade countries for injustices that are happening within their own borders, then we give them money and tell ourselves we're really "helping" them.
9/11, however tragic, was not a surprise. It should have been a wake up call. But what did we do instead? We let Bush lead us further into a war, involved Afghanistan, and now they hate us, too.
2007-03-26 17:07:42 · answer #3 · answered by Shepherd 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
anything is possible. We believe it.
Entitlement gone too far--the rich who do not give to the poor.
2007-03-26 16:56:21 · answer #4 · answered by winkcat 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Frivolous litigation is a good example of that. It's a lie that our parents told us "When you grow up, you can do anything you want..."
2007-03-26 16:56:20 · answer #5 · answered by Beardog 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because in America we can do whatever we want, almost anything anyway.
2007-03-26 16:55:38 · answer #6 · answered by MJMGrand 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is in our nature to be arrogant...we are after all the best nation in the world with all our freedoms.
2007-03-26 16:56:10 · answer #7 · answered by gifford 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
free country
2007-03-26 16:55:01 · answer #8 · answered by KingK354 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Are you crazy we are taking so much crap right now, we arejust confident thats it!!
2007-03-26 16:55:24 · answer #9 · answered by Markoo 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
some are too spoiled....i know kids who have too many clothes too many books videos....its ridiculous....lets use libraries... Its cheaper too...
2007-03-26 16:56:38 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋