Message #44046

[Superchaos2585]

Brilliant. I actually did have time to read this in it's entirety and not skim it, and I can really sense how you feel. I can't claim to know or have any idea, but I get a sense.  I can make a few parallels to the ignorance of some people in my country, but it's by no means anywhere as bad as your country is.

One of my biggest complaints about American citizens is that they don't realize how good they have it. They'd be humbled by talking to you and your countrymen, but they're too ignorant to do so. Because of that, we get a bad name all around the world. People love to hate us. They think we're spoiled fat pigs who do the world no good. We might be spoiled, and I hope most of us realize it, but we've brought the world a lot of good, and we help drive the world's economy. Now I don't necessarily agree with what my government says or does, but I'm thankful to have been born and live in such a wonderful place. I just wish the haters would take the blinders off and see things for what they are.

It's similar to people hating Russia/Russians as you explained.

It might not be the best place by everyone's opinion, but I wouldn't trade it to live anywhere else!