Are you still Proud to be an American?

Question

Things are quite a mess these days especially due to the government. But, if you put your feelings about the government aside for a moment, ask yourself, are you still proud to be an American?

Personally, I am very proud to be an American. There are ups and downs to everything, but I can't imagine being happier anywhere else. The government is definately a mess, but I fo the most part stil believe in the good of this country and I always will.

Answer 1

I find some of your answers to be amazing but since this is a free country, you get to air your differences here in this forum or in many other ways. I have to agree with some of you, the ones that answered this NO should truly find another country to love.

Love it or Leave it!

Of course I am proud to be an American. I have been very fortunate in this country, it represents opportunity and the freedoms that we take for granted are being overlooked here by a couple of the people who answered No.

You don't have to like the President, the government or the policies to be a proud American. The mere fact that you are able to voice your dissent is what this country is about.

Answer 2

Personally, yes.
I believe that you need to look past these last six and a half years. Considering what our country was founded upon, that being Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness, and the political, international, economic, and social steps that have been taken to get us to where we are today, I can't find a way not to be. Sure we have had our lows (Jackson, Johnson, Carter, Nixon, and Bush), but as for our country, I believe that over the course of the last 200 years we have not only flourished, but we have also made our country a precedent in this new world.

So yes, I am proud to be an American

Answer 3

Of course I am still proud to be an American. Just because things aren't going well doesn't mean I give up on my country. I work to make things better. What do you think would have happened if people in the Northern States had given up pride in being Americans just because the country was in trouble during the civil war? World Wars one and two and the great depression were also bad times for America but people didn't give up. They rolled up their sleeves and got to work improving the situation. America was better for it each time.

Bush and the neocons have made a mess of things and it may take herculean efforts to clean it up but Americans have a can do attitude and once again we will rise to the occasion and great things will come from this.

Answer 4

Absolutely! I can't think of anywhere else I'd rather live. Although our current administration is a bit freaky, think about this - we only have to put up with another year and a half - then it will be done and over with and it will be a very sad part of the American history!

Answer 5

YES, where else but in this wonderful country could a wealthy rich older (I assume) woman from Beverly Hills and a 16 year old brat from New York City go at it?

I found the comments made by this young girl to be sad and rather than explain herself, she rants on about this lady in Beverly Hills. Ashamed of being an American, then quit school, send back the welfare checks and leave.

Miss Princesa, If you are not proud to be an American then stop taking from our country and we will take up donations to send you to Dominica, Africa, Mexico or Canada.

Stop your free education, stop your enjoyment of freedoms, veil your face or paint stripes on it and hit the road and don't come back no mo!!! Oh and learn to spell. And for God sakes you are 16years old, dress appropriately! You look like a ho

Answer 6

I am proud to be the first German-American in my family. Sixteen years ago I stepped foot on American soil. My deceased husband who served overseas, brought me into this country. I never forget when I took the oath of alligance. With 525 different nationalities present that day, we took that oath proudly. I never regret it despite what the government is doing. It's us people that make this nation a great nation.

Answer 7

I'm gonna split a hair here.

No, I'm not proud to be an American. My grandparents, all immigrants, were proud to be American because it was something they earned, a goal they achieved. I was born a citizen of this great land, so I've done nothing to earn it and because of that I can't really claim pride.

BUT - I am unspeakably grateful to be an American, and cherish the freedoms I've been given by generations of people willing to fight to keep us free.

Ironically enough, my husband's family goes back to the very birth of our country, and is directly descended from one of the men who signed the Declaration of Independence.

I'm doubly blessed.

Answer 8

i'm a proud human and a proud socialist yet i'm not pleased with the two my united states of america or its historic previous. satisfaction is without doubt one in each and every of the main profound of each and every of the failings extraordinarily incorrect approximately this united states of america.

Answer 9

Some of you are disgraceful. Princessa and Rikuta should move to Africa and then try to be proud of the genocide and starvation. This question is about having pride in who YOU are, not what battles this country wages.

Anyone that is not proud to be an American, the exit signs are clearly marked. You take from the freedoms this country provides and you have the audacity to say you are not proud to be living in a free country. You need some oppression then we will see. You disgust me!

Proud to be an American, travel the world then tell me!

Answer 10

Yes I don't define my nationality by my government. After all that's a pretty dumb thing to do. No one can possibly agree or disagree with everything the governing body does all the time.