Do you love/hate the state this country is in? Why, please explain. (U.S.A.)?
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This country like any other has it's problems.  But America is like no other place in the world.  We have freedoms here that others can only dream about.  We have the will and strength to over come anything.  This country needs a strong moral center which it seems to be lacking on the west and east coasts.  There are the exceptions to that comment but most of the really liberal,(freedom w/o restrictions or consequences) crowd seem to live there.  I think we need to overhaul our social security system, our tax system and our education system.  If we take care of these basics then i believe we will be back at the top of the world in no time @ all.
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US has got to be the most hated. And I like living here and all, but I can really see why other countries hate us so much.
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America...The Land of the Free (unless we don't agree with your opinions).
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excuse me whoever u are i never said U.S sucks.im an indian and i like america more than my own country.this country sucks.i hope u know the u.s is one of the most popular countries in the world.look at my shittie country it ranks 152 in economy and the U.S is somewhere in the 2nd or 3rd.I wish i was an american ant not this shit what i am.
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It's the USA... We're falling apart. I'm ashamed to live here. What a mess. :-&#92;
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If I had to pick (ignoring the fact that I'm an American and take pride in America):\n\n1.) Vancouver\n\nVancouver is the city that makes Americans jealous.\n\n2.) Washington state, North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, New York, Oregon, Hawaii, California, Oregon, Massachussets, and Connecticut\n\nThe best places in the U.S. to live, without a doubt.\n\n3.) The rest of the Northeastern U.S., Washington D.C., New Mexico, Minnesota, Illinois, Colorado, Texas, Toronto, Montreal, and the rest of British Columbia\n\nAll great places to be. Decide whether you prefer dealing with know-it-all Yankees, soulless political hacks, cold Midwestern winters, mountain rednecks, Texas Rednecks, angsty Torontoans, self-righteous Quebecois, or Canadian rednecks.\n\n4.) The Maritime provinces\n\nBeautiful scenery and (mostly) good people, but the economy isn't doing too hot.\n\n5.) Florida, Arizona, Georgia, Charleston (SC), the Gulf Coast, the rest of Ontario and Quebec\n\nLots of good points, but some of the little things will drive you crazy.\n\n6.) The Midwest and the remaining Mountain states\n\nTake your pick: cold, desolate flatland with lots of friendly people, or beautiful mountain states with virtually no human settlement.\n\n8.) Alaska, Alberta, Manitoba & Saskatchewan\n\nCold, cold winters and nothing much to do. But at least you get your choice of free health care or no taxes and a US$2,000+/year government check (for you and every dependent).\n\n8.) The Deep South (excluding Charleston, the Gulf Coast, and Georgia)\n\nOppressively hot summers (and springs, and falls...), economic hardship and regressive social systems. I live about one hundred miles away, and I rarely go there. On the bright side, the people are generally nice and the winters are lovely. Normally New Orleans would be ranked way higher, but it's not somewhere you want to be at the moment.\n\n10.) The Northern Provinces\n\nExtremely cold and absolutely nothing to do. Keep an eye out for polar bears.
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Now, you are a Mexican person that I can try to understand.  However, I also feel as Hayleylov does about your "loving Mexico."  If you love Mexico, why did you leave it?  If you love Mexico, why don't you go back there and try to help that country?  Why don't you just admit that Mexico is an awful country because they don't love or help their people?  If they did, their people wouldn't be making tracks to the USA for a better life!  I would understand you more if you said that you love your people and your culture, but that you don't love the government of Mexico and that you want to do something to change things back home.  I like that you seem to understand how the American citizens feel about the marching in the streets of the illegal immigrants and the waving of their flag while doing so.  However, you also say, "I want our country to thrive here and some day we can have mexican people in the senate and we can help more of our people and become stronger but not by hating them it wont happen that way my people lets me nice to them."  That whole sentence is offensive to American citizens!  No, you should want your country to thrive in Mexico, not here, and you should fix the government of Mexico, not state how you want Mexicans in the senate [in the USA] - that is not the way into the heart of Americans. That still sounds like you are "taking over."  Stop that kind of talk if you want to be accepted in the USA!  I, also, am from two countries - I was born in the USA and now live in Canada, having immigrated (legally) to Canada with my family many years ago and I have legal citizenship of both countries. I also love both countries very much!  However, I did not come to Canada saying that we Americans are going to take over Canada and place our American people into positions in the Canadian government, etc.,  Yes, be nice to the American citizens and talk about how much you love the USA and your mother country of Mexico and how you hope to make things better for your people in Mexico one day.  That is a much better and more acceptable way to be speaking when you have come to another country.  Believe me!
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THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. why do you think everybody is trying to move here? To those of you who do not think we have the most freedom, either become involved in politics and do something about it, stop whining, or MOVE!!!
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With all due respect, you're a little off in your perspective.  The GOP may be guilty of many things, but hating America is definitely not one of them.  You would be closer to the mark if you said they love America with an almost fanatical air.  It's usually the Dems who are saying things along the lines of how embarrassed they are with the country, or how they don't like our system.  Rethink your perspective, read just about all of the posts on this site, and you'll see that I'm right.
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(Job interviews?  Wow.)\n\nThe power to remove a state can be viewed in two ways: as the power to punish a state for betraying the ideals of our republic, or as the power to reward a state for being capable of existing as an economically viable, independent, democratic nation.  I believe a strong case for both can be made for California.\n\nThe state of California is symbolic of what many people feel are the worst aspects of America.  Hollywood's movies are violent and sexually permissive and have the effect of "dumbing down" the populace; homosexuality runs rampant in many California cities; immigrants of all shapes and shades inhabit the state.  Many Americans abhor all of these aspects of California and, I suspect, more than a few of them would jettison the state if given the opportunity to do so.\n\nGiven the negative opinion of California by much of the rest of the nation, perhaps we should do the state a favor and remove it from the Union.  If California were an independent country it would have one of the ten most productive economies in the world (measured by GDP).  It boasts ample farmland, and I feel its human diversity is a strength, not a weakness.  The U.S. needs California more than California needs the U.S.  My only reservation would be the state of California's government, which has been hijacked by money-to-burn ideologues on both sides of the aisle and which I would not trust to run an independent country.
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yes - I love the country. I have been to Palawan twice and Luzon three times. It is brilliant! The filipinos are a lovely people. I love them. I dont like the smog in Manila or some of the smaller towns but other wise - It's fantastic place to visit.
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I would defend this country with the last drop of my blood. If it were up to me I would still be in the military helping to keep this country safe.\n\nLove it or hate it, this country of ours is still hands down the best on the planet. We have freedoms that most people around the world have only heard of. We have so many advantages that people take for granted, it is amazing.\n\nI love our country!!
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First and foremost, I want to thank you Almeida for asking this question. Second, I want to say that I hail from Austin, Texas. Third I want to say how much I HATE morons like the other three that answered this Q.\n\nNow, I was born and raised in Texas. I love this state but I also hate most of the people here. I am a democrat and can say that the majority of republicans in TX are uneducated red necks. I really REALLY hate that this great state is looked down upon as a bunch of morons. Although I can certainly understand why we are. YES, Dubya is the worst president of all time. YES, he is a complete moron and should be Impeached 100 times over! I and everyone else in TX with intellegence is ashamed of that ding bat and are sick and tired of these moronic repubs making us ALL look bad. Please know that there are those of us who are not blind sighted oil drillin repub trailer trash. And please GOD let BUSH and his minions get indicted for all the hell they have caused in this world! Thank you, and goodnight!\n\nIMPEACH BUSH!   \n\n-Signed, A Texan with a brain.
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I've lived all over Kentucky.  The whole state, in general, is a hell hole, but it has its better and worst parts.\n\nWebster County in the west and Campbell County in the north were really nice.  Beautiful land, some pretty nice people, a lot of history and character in those communities.\n\nLouisville: It SUCKS!  My two worst experiences in service in a restaurant have been there (this is considering I've been to 19 states, Washington, DC, NYC, Dallas, Indy, Florida, all over the place.)  People are impolite and will just cut in front of you in line in the dept. stores.  I've been a student at the Univ. of Louisville and the professors, residential hall employees, and advisors won't even look you in the eye when they talk to you, then they rudely run you off when you try to be polite with them.  And the girls smart off at you when you hold a door open for them.  Louisville is considered friendly by yankees from NY, NJ, PA, etc., but I know better.\n\nLawrenceburg: Live here now.  Sucks!  Full of scroungy, impolite rednecks who don't smile, talk, and frankly are rude when you try to be nice to them.  I work at Wal-Mart here; in 2006, I still have people ask me if we sell 8-TRACKS!!!  I kid you not.  Plus, the town is run by 10-12 "old money" people who don't want the town to grow.\n\nIn short, don't move to KY, but if you have to, do the western and northern KY areas, they do have a pretty good quality of life.  I like TX, MS, and AL personally.
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Cant help you,but WELCOME TO AMERICA baby.Hope you stay and like it here,its a pretty good country and we have our faults but all in all,its a great country.MERRY CHRISTMAS AND GOOD LUCK.
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Because we are the land of opportunity and freedom. Despite what we may or may not feel or agree on about America...compared to many places, it's a wonderful place to live and to follow your dreams..because you can.
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Because thier ignorant, thats why thier arrogant, 80% of americans never leave thier own state, they think thats the whole world and it's the best, even you say "my country is great but not the best" why do you think your country is great? why are you so arogant?