Serious question:  Why do so many white Americans feel that the USA belongs to them more than to anyone else?
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Good question.\n\nI'd like to think that it's because the Caucasian race originated to the USA from England, and England ruled them with a pompous and ignorant heavy hand.
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Because they feel the name "American" makes them superior to others and as a results they do not feel the need to educate themselves or learn about other people and their cultures/religions.  It's a me, me, me society we live in.  Money doesn't help the situation either.  Also, people can be educated and still be ignorant.\n\nCommon sense...is it really all that common?
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I don't think the majority of this country has a superiority complex. Government might... ha ha. Americans are self-involved and don't seem to care what goes on in other parts of the world. That might fuel the superior stereotype.
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That is an interesting point about America from its neighbour. It is a pity that Americans have not earned the good will of even one of his neighbours. They need to have a re look at their international relations and relations with their neighbours.
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Well, this may come as a shock to you, but Americans DO own MOST of the world.  The entire world's economy is based on the US dollar. Technology and productivity, human rights, and quality of life have improved ALL OVER THE WORLD because of American innovative thought and ( YES!! ) compassion!\n\nWhy are we now embroiled in a situation where MANY ( NOT ALL!! ) non-American's hate us?..I think it is JEALOUSY!!\nYes, there are GREEDY and SELFISH American's...But I think you'll find those faults also in other cultures.\n\nBottom line: Americans only want the BEST for everyone!!..We don't want to conquer or impose our will on anyone.  But we will fight to preserve our way of life! And the world would be better off if other governments would simply recognize that fact, and let us HELP them.\n\nDon't under sell American resilience and resourcefullness!\nWe will be a powerful force to deal with for MANY more years.\n\nDon't tread on us!!
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Because most of us Americans live under the belief that because our nation is so great and whatever, then so are we, and the rest of humanity just doesn't compare. Which is fine, I could careless, I live in England anyhow.
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Part of it is that we have a geographical advantage. We do not share borders with countries that might invade us. We are out of the reach of all our worst enemies, at least with conventional weapons/forces.\n\nAnother is the historical blank slate we started with. Since we more or less destroyed all the former inhabitants of this land, we did not start off as a nation with any significant ethnic disputes. We also did not have to compete with former inhabitants for resources. We pretty much took all the best parts of the country over for ourselves and forced the descendents of the former inhabitants onto worthless property with no or few natural resources.\n\nWe also were not saddled with the outdated cultural hierarchy that many European nations still have to reckon with, which left us free to get straight to business once industrialization became a consideration.\n\nThe turning point in American history, I would think, probably has something to do with the near extinguishing of its former inhabitants. That one shameful act nevertheless enabled us to start with a clean slate, which is one reason why were able to become so powerful so quickly. If we hadn't created a huge ethnic problem for ourselves by importing slaves, all our immigrants (whether European or African or whatever) would have come willingly and would have cast off their old beliefs to start anew. Slavery was probably our biggest mistake, and we are still feeling the repurcussions of it today. Capitalism was not founded on slavery; that's ridiculous.
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p-cat-doll, you can't really say that "white people in general" have opporessed so many nationalities, and believe that, can you?  Give me a break!  The problem with many cultures, blacks included, is that they don't want to strive to live up to the American dream, or to conform to white american culture (no more slang? no way!) and so they continue to oppress THEMSELVES by using their culture as a fall back for the things they have done, do, and will do in the future.  It is only the non-white individuals that conform, get a great education, speak properly, act properly, and take responsibility for themselves that do well and are successful in America.  I know alot of non-whites who are well educated, well spoken, successful, middle class Americans, and you know why? Because they don't use their "culture" as an excuse (or blame whites) when they don't succeed.\n\nI totally disagree with you, and you are wrong.  Your kind of thinking is what keeps "other" nationalities behind in the United States.  It's not our fault, take responsibility!\n\n\nIn response to: p_cat_doll\n\n Hell No. White People in general have oppressed so many nationalities they should be banned from even having a calendar.
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Well, I have to say, you're being very stereotypical. It's obvious that you don't like Americans, but don't you think that you're generalizing, just a bit? Most Americans have moved on from being prejudiced. Now, I'm not saying that the whole of America isn't prejudiced, because there are a large number of prejudiced people. But isn't it the same in other countries as well? And how exactly do Americans show off? I don't understand. And perhaps we do sometimes get in business that maybe we shouldn't, such as Iraq, but that shouldn't be a reflection on our country, it's a reflection on the choices of the president. And like the person above me said, there are some tourists who think they're God's gift to mankind, but not everyone is like that. A few people shouldn't be cause to hate a whole country. No person, no country, is perfect.
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Some would call us Crackers.\n\nUs white folk feel entitled to automatic success because our white guy fore-fathers built this country politically and financially.  We don't try to learn about other races because we don't have to associate with them to make money.  We also don't like other cultures because we are afraid they will 'steal' our legacy.  It becames a self full-filling prophecy that is taught to the next generation of whities.\n\nTwo more notes:\nI don't think they are lazy, they just have never been exposed to other cultures and are confused about how to fit in.  When in doubt, people give up - because it is better to cling to your closed off world than look foolish.\n\nEveryone is looking to fit into a group.  And generally what you learned in high school applies.  Groups put down other groups and peer pressure is relentless.
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Of course. People seem to think that americans somehow have more rights than people from other countries. Why? Because we were lucky enough to be born in the richest country in the world? Our instrinsic value is the same no matter what country we're from or race we are. "American" rights are rights that our founding fathers believed that ALL humans deserved.
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People have been conquering foreign lands and peoples for all of earth's history. And yet only white Americans are supposed to hang their heads and give everything back. To whom shall we give it with all the mixing of races? And where should we go with so much mixed heritage in our blood? Things are the way they are now and we have to deal with it. We have laws for a reason. We have to protect the citizens who legally live here now. Yes we should protest. Where are all the loyal flag waving Americans now? Sitting on their butts crying for the plight of the poor illegals. If we were forcibly invaded by middle eastern people it wouldn't be happening this way.
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Well that has to do with a combination of history, human nature and pure and simple discrimination.\n\nLet's examine those one at a time:\n1. History - the USA was created by white men therefore white men gained power and control from the beginning. It is always difficult for another race to gain power when one race has complete control. Btw, this also applies to gender.\n2. Human nature - when any one race gets into power, it is human nature to want to keep power within that one race.\n3. Discrimination - there have actually been a few studies on this that were used to justify Affirmative Action. It is not that white males intentionally discriminate. The studies illustrated that when a certain type of person, say a white male, is conducting a job interview, that ppl tend to like ppl the most like themselves. I'm saying that a white male that say has a wife and kids is more likely to hire a white male of the same situation not because he intentionally discriminates but that is human nature also.\n\nBtw #3 applies to all races and gender.
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Hypocrisy.  Americans conveniently forget that unless they're Native Americans, they're *all* immigrants.  \n\nInstead of "I got mine, you get yours", we believe in "I got mine, so screw you."\n\nNo wonder the world hates us.
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it is the governments way of trying to make things right for what the blacks were put through many years ago. \n i don't think it is discriminiation. i do think though that it is sad that every nationality can have their own organizations, except whites. because if we were to have a group or organization to celebrate the fact that we are white, people would think we were some hate group or something.
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I KNOW THIS WHITE AMERICANS DONT KNOW SHI*T EVEN IF THEY STEPPED ON IT  LOL\n\n\nhttp://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8321638919907380752&q=SPM&hl=en\n\n\nYEAH BRITAIN WAS A GREAT POWER , BUT THEY STILL HAVE THEIR LAND LOL  THEY ROBBED US OF OURS
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My friend this is what the American left has done to America.  The left-wing media, government officials, soon enough to be the American people have been hypnotized to think that it's ok for everyone else to show pride for what they are unless you are white, rich, or conservative.\n\nThis is just one of the problems driven from Political Correctness and an overwhelming secular movement in America.\n\nWe must not be afraid of these ploys used by the liberals and we should take pride in the fact that we are all Americans, regardless if we are white or black, rich or poor, conservative or liberal.