Do you love your country, or can you tell me if are we all just stupid?
107225
There are alot of questions here so I'll try to answer them all.\n\n"When New Orleans was hit with the hurricane and wiped off the map, in my heart I felt I should give money to help the people. That was just common nature for a U. S. citizen to naturally do for our country or other country's around the world no mater what type of government they have in place." \n\nI feel two ways about this matter.  One is this Country gives to much monney to other Countrys and not enoth to this one.  But at the same time the people in Orleans where asked to leve and did not they had two weeks to pack up and leve but they did not.  What could we have done when so many people picked not to leve?\n\n"What I am concerned with is if the money I gave, got to a PERSON from that specific state or other country I sent the money to?"\n\nQuestion?  Who did you give you're money to?\nJust waching MSNBC and they said that there was alot of "fraud and abuse" that people where doing over there.  (check out url for more info.)  Makes you feel just a tad less sorry for these people.\n\n"Why is it that our government can't take responsibility and pay up, for there mistake in the first place. From what I have read, it was known that those levies could not hold a category 4 or 5 hurricane years or decades ago, but failed to strengthen them back when it was first discovered? \n\nI don't think any mistakes where made.  The truth is that  New Orleans is sinking as it stands now New Orleans is lower then sea level.  The reasons that thoes levies have not been fixed are one the cost is to grate for a city that is sinking and two they don't even know if it's posablem to fix them.  Even if they are fixed and we get another "Katrina" it's posable for this to happen again and again.  "IF" we do fix these levies we are putting peoples lives at risk.\n\n"Do you think it was rude of the two presidents to ask us to give more money when it is our nature to give, even until it hurts?"\n\nDo I think it's rude?  No, I don't.  \n\n"Did you help when 911 happened ?"\nYes, but I feel as if it was not enoth\n\n"or Live Aid?\nor Live8?"\n\nLive Aid, No.  Or Live8 don't know what that is.
1057085
You're joking right?\n\nWe all know who the biggest fool of the world atm. Who was foolish enough to occupy a country with 1/4 the number of troops that was needed and against 90% of the rest of the world's advice?
772849
Patriotism is ONLY the love for one's country.  It has nothing to do with what you believe in politically.  People have turned the word patriot into something that means that if you are a patriot then you are always right.\n\nDo you love America?  The country, not necessarily the government.  Do you love America?  If the answer is yes then, congrats, you're a patriot.  It's that simple.  Don't let politically inclined fools tell you you're not a patriot because you believe in anything else.  All patriotism deals with is love for one's country, ok?
316911
About my own country?  I love it here but there are some problems:\n\n1. Terrible education for kids\n2. Crime\n3. Gas prices, shoot, prices of anything!\n4. It's great we help people in other countries, but\n   I think we need to help our own for a while.  We\n   have many homeless people, families with children\n   included, who desperately need our help.  Cutting\n   back on too many things that would help these people\n   and spending more on other countries doesn't make for\n   happy, patriotic citizens.\n5. Elderly people who can't afford their medicine.\n6. Healthcare, and I don't think the goverment should\n   pay for it, but I do think employers, who are driving\n   around in flippin' Cadillac SUV's should give a little\n   to their employees who make it possible for them to buy\n   their toys.\n\n7.  On a positive note:\n\n    Grateful to all those who do try to change anything that would help our country in any way.
754369
Yes I would. I have a deep sense of pride and patriotism to my country. We are the greatest country on earth and that is evidenced by all of the aid that we give foreign countries and how we support individual freedoms and democracy. I know that it would be the job from hell but I would gladly serve the country and people that I love.
323461
Why do so many liberal wackos hate our country, while living here without making any contribution, only complaints?  I understand many liberal wackos realize they don't contribute and have a lot of self-loathing qualities.  But why blame this on the government?  Make yourself happy is what this country is all about, don't lay-about whining for others to give you more, when you give nothing.  Not good for your ego or morale.
932075
Yet you love our people so much. Two-faced. \nDo you not have the KKK, nation of Islam, New Black panther party, Neo-Nazi's to name a few? People going into schools and shooting children. Do you not see that? How are earth can you be so arrogant to put the UK down and say the US is so much better when your country has it's own problems (which you obviously fail to see). \nI can't be bothered with you anymore like I said the people think for themselves and can see you for what you really are. A sad child.
668797
No, I don't hate you, I just think you're stupid, misguided, and a danger to us all.  A nation without borders is not a nation.
262144
Are you really that dumb???
155569
Me...  Really I can't figure out if they are just morons, retards, or just plain dumb.  LoL.  Have a great day.
1158472
No. I am Canadian and we make fun of our government too.
986650
who is our Prime Minister? IS A VERY stupid QUESTION  our??? we don't know who you are or where you are so till you let us know where you are you will not get good answer \n\nps  THINK  THINK  THINK  befour you ask
696110
well i dont really care who does and who doesnt love us !! but let me tell u t what an iraqi citizen goes  throw, alot and still is each one of us has lost a love one and lost our homes we lost our country and still we stand on our feet fighting for a better future for our kids . but we have lived all kinds of horror and felt the deepst pain that no one of u can imagine!!\ni hope country sees happyness someday or someyear before we all die!!
1097875
No.  The only "utter stupidity" is thinking we can insult the majority of the free world and still stay on good terms with them.  Also, interference with the affairs with other countries will not earn us any friends.  People don't like to feel like they have no say in their destiny and that goes for independent nations, too.
700808
Welcome to Red States.  It didn't surprise me, and I laughed heartily.  Living in a Red State, Indiana, I see the ignorance every day.  It's not that they're dumb.  It's that many Americans have a world view only as it relates to the US.\n\n"They hate us for our Freedom, etc."  Please.\n\nThat's how Bush has excelled in elections by pandering to that cultural-centric view.  Very few US citizens have ventured outside their borders, so world view differences are not learned.  \n\nI'm also afraid the only effective result of the Civil Rights Movement is that people learned to hide their true feelings of others, but it doesn't take much to bring them out.\n\nThis is a great country, but we've got a long way to go.
324854
You Brits think that we spend any time worrying about what you think.  Whooped ya @ss one time, do it again! \n\nNo really, I would think that the common Brit would be smart enough to know that most everyone here is different.\n\nThru your question, you are implying that the entire population of your great country doesn't like the people of Argentina/ Bangladesh/ Columbia/ Denmark/ Ethiopia/ France/ Greece/ Holland/ Iraq/ Jamaica/ ...do I need to go on?  Does GB really hate the people of every nation on this planet?  Because that is who we are! \n\nLaGrange, Kentucky\nUSA\n\nP.S. Did you know Q Liz keeps here Thoroughbreds in LaGrange, KY\nLots of Ford four door dully trucks with horse trailers here. Clean air, sunshine and the smell of horse shit it the air....  Its a Brits paradise!
612596
my country right or wrong.\nright or wrong, my country!