Can You Love Your Country But Hate Your Government?
812912
PEOPLE make a country, not a government
955771
I am one of a dying breed in that I believe that in order to live in a country where you have rights, you sometimes have to fight for them, and while I do believe that everyone is entitled to there beliefs, and has the right to express their opinions there are times when doing so is counter productive for the welfare of the country that you live in. Rights are not without boundaries. My rights stop where yours begin, and the same applies to to yours. If you can't love your country, at least have some respect for it.
456943
How can someone punish the citizens in a country by denying them service because of the way their government behaves?
306681
Of course you're not all evil, however your goverment is elected to represent you, the people. So when your goverment goes around killing people for money it reflects badly on the people they represent.
1158472
No. I am Canadian and we make fun of our government too.
664014
Probably the same person who gives you the right to stereotype. Besides, the government sticks their noses where they don't belong. In case you haven't noticed, I'm not conducting the troops in Iraq. I'm too young for the army anyway, but that's beside the point. I've left the US and, though I don't know what that factor's all about, I say hate the government, not the people.
1051804
Because they cannot find a way to justify the actions of our government.  These are also the people who tell me to move to Iraq because I have a dissenting opinion.  Don't get me wrong, I love my country.  But I cannot say that I am too proud of the actions of my government or of its ignorant citizens.
906529
I love your country, regardless to what other folks might say. My time in France taught me a lot about your people and culture, and it showed me that people can be different. Some people cannot tolerate difference, so they hate. Yeah, your country is a lot like ours, and those who say otherwise either have a seperate opinion, or they have never truly seen France.\nOne must see the entire country in order to begin a major opinion upon the country's differences.\nBTW, your English is good, keep it up.
668654
No. I think some of the people who lives over there are happy they have their government the way it is now as opposed to what they had before.
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?
1082933
You will have a hard time explaining the loyalty and gratitude your government shows to America
312328
No, unfortunately they have often been found to be lying or bending the truth to suit themselves. \n\nWe have done some of the most horrible things in this world. Like assinate leaders of other countries, started wars on false statements or on outright lies, we have used atomic bombs & other horrible weapons, we pay countries money to get our way, we even possibly have had people killed like Marilyn Monroe or JFK for reasons that are poor at best. There are loads more, but you get the idea.\n\nDo we have good things that come from our Government, YES. But am I blind and stupid, NO. There is nothing wrong with seeing the Bad and Good. There is also nothing wrong with Critisizing the Government.\n\nAnd for those that tell me to "do something about it" I have and continue to do that, so please don't patronize me, you don't know me or what I do.
605824
you are very well come there its appear from the answer of the people of those country in here sorry but ur question and the answer of the people in here made me laugh if u cant value ur own country and respect ur nationality u really deserve the answer that people gave u in here \nwhy dont u stay on ur country and try to make it a better place ? why dont u wipe it from ur enemies ?why do u like to go to the place that their government killed alot of innocence people from ur country?\nwhy do u like to adhere to ur enemies?\nRemember we are shot with our own arrow.
509280
I am a liberal. Do I hate America? Of course not! I love America as much as you do, maybe more. I love the ideals of the Declaration of Independence where it states that all men are endowed with the unalienable rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. I cherish the Constitutional notions of checks and balances. I worship the freedoms laid out in the Bill of Rights. I take seriously the welcoming call of the Statue of Liberty to give us your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free.\n\nWhat you see as "hate" would be more properly described as "disappointment". I am disappointed when our leaders and our nation stray from these sacred American ideals. If there is any hate, it is not for America or Americans, it is for the leadership that betrays America.\n\nI say that if you love something or someone, then you are particularly concerned when that something or someone turns out to be broken or sick. When your child has a fever, you don't waste time bragging to everyone that he's an honor student, you take him to the doctor. And you don't accuse the doctor of hating your child when he points out that he has an infection. You thank the doctor, you get the prescription antibiotics, and you work hard to heal your child.\n\nFurthermore, you aren't "blaming the child first" by noticing that the child is sick. There's nothing wrong with pointing out America's problems. If you can't identify the problems, you can't begin to solve them. When America has done something wrong, however, I'm more than happy to blame America first. For example, America illegally invaded, occupied, and tortured the people of a sovereign nation that was no threat to us. Who am I supposed to blame for that, Zimbabwe?\n\nI have no intention of moving to France, the country that gave us modern democratic political philosophy, crucial military support in the Revolutionary War, that big green lady in the New York harbor, and steadfast alliance for our entire existence. As I've already pointed out, I love America, too, so there's no reason I should leave. Loving America means staying here and putting in the hard work needed to see America live up to her ideals.\n\nIf I see a friend doing something that could hurt him, I don't cheer him on and tell him he's doing the right thing. Admittedly, that would be the easiest (or most amusing, in a sick kind of way) thing to do. The harder—and more responsible—approach is to warn my friend of the dangers of his actions. It might piss him off, but I have to be willing to take that chance.
81216
Couldn't tell you about other US Citizens, but I don't hate Canadians.  My first two girlfriends are Canadian, my boss is Canadian and my favorite beer is Canadian. \n\nI think, overall, many US Citizens don't agree with some of the policies that the Canadian Government has.  Personally, it is your country and you should run it how you see fit.\n\nI do wish that you would make it a little harder to become a citizen, but I am not in a position to dictate that - I only know what I have seen as a recruiter.
389958
I don't think that a lot of Americans hate their country. I personally love my country and I'm thankful every day for everything we have been given and the opportunities we have, that other countries don't have and the sacrafices that had to be made so we could get to this point.\n\nI think the problem is that no matter what, Americans will never be happy. I think that you could give about 90% of Americans everything they ever dreamed of and they would still have a complaint. Our country is beginning to spin out of control and I think the American people are starting to turn on their own country, I think it is a very sad situation.\n\nI think Americans are mostly mad about the way our country is being led, the political system and how things are operating. Everyone sits and complains about how bad of a job Bush is doing, why don't they take some of that energy and support their country, just once. They hate Clinton when he was office and I'm sure every president prior to that and will continue to hate those that come. There is oging to be problems in every presidency, it can't be avoided, no one is perfect, but Americans will never be happy, that is the way they are. I may not agree with everything that Bush is doing, but I'm proud to live in my country, so I'm going to support my county, not try to fight it with everything else we have going on. Bush was faced with a very bad situation when he came in to office, it is easy to say now that he is doing a bad job now and is an awful president, but we will never know what Clinton, or any other person could have done in this situation. \n\nI look at our country and the people in it. I'm beginning to think that it is going to be Americans that cause the downfall of the United States, not terrorists or anyone else for that matter. We are losing so man people each day that are fighting for our country, but all the Americans want to do is complain and put down the leader of their country. I think some people need a reality check and need to decide where they want their priorities!
818635
I am not comfortable with giving the government, with all the screw-ups it makes on a regular basis, that kind of power. You cannot bring someone back from the grave.