Reply #114: The Greatest.

[Fedja]

I find this thread of replies highly amusing, many people gone on an emotional rollercoaster. :D

Either way, a brief comment to those that pound their chests and claim that the USA is great because of freedom, democracy, and similar. Look up "freedom" and "democracy" in a dictionary and -really- compare them with the reality. The state and the corporations it serves have put their collective boot down on both freedom and democracy. Technically speaking, you have neither.

The mere fact that so many people can stand up and claim that the US is the "greatest country in the world" means they can't be self-crytical. And when faced with someone who can be, they resort to ludicrous answers such as "we did more good than bad". Sure, I may have robbed your house last night, but I give a dollar to a homeless guy every day.

If you truly loved your country, if you really really cared for it... You'd point at every single thing that's wrong with it. You'd rebel, protest, and criticize wherever you saw an opening. That's the only way to move things along, to change it for the better.

The true enemy of the US is the guy with the american flag on his wall, quietly complacent, who has convinced himself that it's "good enough". The guy that knows it's the best place in the world to live. The guy that's a "blank cheque patriot" because it's easier to cruise-control thorough life like that. Look around you, most people you know are that very guy.