Which do you honestly believe is in the heart of American's?
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I don't think it sums up all Americans, but many have noticed that we in America (and the west) tend to be extremely materialistic and that the value of one's life is determined in our societies by how much we own, how big the things we own, or how new the things we own are, etc. This has led some (Americans and Westerners as well as others outside of the west and Amerca) to point out that sometimes we miss the things of other value: family, friends, an active culture, an honoring of ancestry and family history, the chance to positively effect other people's lives and have them effect your life in a true and meaningful way that's value is beyond all material things.
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it's my theory that americans seem to take things for granted more than non-americans.
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Techinically, if you are an American, both of those are your flags... get it right.
855270
I like Americans, I live in Australia and Americans are portrayed as being quite well mannered with respect for the bible and patriotic, however they do have a reputation around here of being the worlds "bully", trying to control every other country, but maybe that's the fault of the Bush government????
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what do you believe in?
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You have been duped by the media once again.\nThey LOVE Americans!
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I think 100% Americans
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The good ole U S of A
1030956
Ditch this special relationship claptrap, theres no nead for us ordinaries to be influenced by the political machinations of self-serving power-hungry nincompoops (sorry I just love using that word...).  I'm British and I have nothing but love for my septic bretheren.  They gave us Jazz, Elvis, Hendrix, WWII etc.  \n\nSeriously though, the real Americans I know are wonderful people, if a bit keen on everything and I really hope that someday they'll realise what a dreadful mistake they made in declaring independence from us. \n\nI love America too, but before I trade in Blighty for the New World, they've got to get rid of the death penalty, TV evalgelism, rubbish cars (and drive on the left), "We're No.1!", McDonalds and most importantly that pillock in the White House.
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What do I think? I think it's an example for the rest of America
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This short, to the point statement should be read by everyone in AMERICA !    \n\n  Theodore Roosevelt's ideas on Immigrants and being an AMERICAN in 1907.\n\n\n"In the first place, we should insist that if the immigrant who comes here in good faith becomes an American and assimilates himself to us, he shall be treated on an exact equality with everyone else, for it is an outrage to discriminate against any such man because of creed, or birthplace, or origin. But this is predicated upon the person's becoming in every facet an American, and nothing but an American...There can be no divided allegiance here. Any man who says he is an American, but something else also, isn't an American at all. We have room for but one flag, the American flag... We have room for but one language here, and that is the English language... and we have room for but one sole loyalty and that is a loyalty to the American people." \n\nTheodore Roosevelt 1907
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Absolutly not, nice place, lots to do and see, most of the American people ar honest decent people. But on the whole you can keep it - while you are at it please don't send us :\nHot Dogs,\nShit music - Gansta Rap (West side)\nBaseball,\nAmerican Football,\nBasketball,\nGun Crime,\nCrap Fashion,\nRed necks,\nShit cars,\nAny more McDonalds and other various crap food,\nGeorge Bush,\nDavid Hasselhoff,\nAny more TV programmes.\nETC...\n\nOnly kidding.\nBut no we don't want any of the former colonies back.
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Not at all. We all have periods of self doubt. It doesn't matter if you're American or not. It doesn't make you any less American.
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Look at the Constitution of the United States and the Declaration of Independance. Those are the most American documents that exist. Read them and list what you think are right and wrong. If there is more wrong then right there, you are unAmerican.\n\nNow look at the America as it is and your list of right and wrong, then go out and do something about the wrong stuff. If you don't, you are unAmerican.
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I am Italian and live in Italy but have worked for US companies for many years and know many Americans.\n\nI think the answer to your question changes according to whom you address it to!\n\n- To some REAL AMERICANS are only the WHITES of ANGLOSAXON ORIGINS who originally went to America to colonize it. They are the more "extremistic" but they also have some good values that would deserve more attention\n- To some REAL AMERICANS are all those who entered, enter and will enter US LEGALLY, no matter what their nationality is.\n- To some REAL AMERICANS are only those who colonized the continent over a certain period of time (which is why also Black people can be considered REAL AMERICANS)\n- To some REAL AMERICANS are ALL those who believe in American Values (Or those that have remained), while all the others are not Americans.\n\nIn actual fact, in regard to immigration, there is NO REAL AMERICAN as the definition of IMMIGRATE, be it legal or illegal excludes the fact that one is AMERICAN; nor can someone who got an US citizenship two days, weeks, months ago, be considered A REAL AMERICAN, since he doesn't have "absorbed" any of those values (love for your country, belief in GOD etc etc), which characterize a REAL AMERICAN.\nA REAL AMERICAN IMMIGRATE, to me, is the one who, having entered the US LEGALLY, has put roots in a given place and has accepted and adopted the same values and lifestyle of the country feeding him, without biting the hand that's feeding you. This doesn't mean he cannot complain about what goes and doesn't go, but simply mean sometimes it's better to shut up than open his mouth to eat air.\nThe point with the US is that while on the one side the government monitors everyone's life, on the other side they allow too many people to do what they want to avoid being considered racist. And there is a great difference between being RACIST and BOWING with your BUTT pointed towards these hords of people coming in and WANTING WANTING WANTING WANTING without GIVING GIVING GIVING GIVING.
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It always apart of the US, what makes you think it wasn't?
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The feeling it gives me when someone sings the national anthem. The way people are different than other countries. The pride. The honor. Something deep in my heart believes in America, and I love it because of the way it is.