tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post4283304874959040872..comments2024-01-05T06:18:18.086-05:00Comments on CommentaramaPolitics: Friday's Thoughts: Some Thoughts on AmericaAndrewPricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-89391329840177758902015-07-04T10:31:08.514-04:002015-07-04T10:31:08.514-04:00Critch, That is absolutely true. When we hear how...Critch, That is absolutely true. When we hear how much people supposedly hate us, it's always their elite talking and being reported upon by out own self-thought elites.<br /><br />When you get out among average people, you quickly see that they really do love America and a good size chunk want to come be to become Americans.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-70750872241738883522015-07-03T23:21:56.329-04:002015-07-03T23:21:56.329-04:00Something else, I rarely hear Americans use the te...Something else, I rarely hear Americans use the term "foreigner", at least in relation to people from other countries in the US. They use the terms immigrants and tourists; people who are moving in and people who are just visiting. Kithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01453591141757808708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-78606213376541997142015-07-03T21:33:24.613-04:002015-07-03T21:33:24.613-04:00When I was overseas I was always amazed at how man...When I was overseas I was always amazed at how many people I met in Europe and the Middle East who wanted to be Americans....we are still that place most people want to live in...Critchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07106908233705403513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-80779638985510600682015-07-03T13:48:36.303-04:002015-07-03T13:48:36.303-04:00Andrew,
Thanks for the comment.
"they are ...Andrew,<br /><br />Thanks for the comment. <br /><br />"they are where they are because they are the ethnic group who has always lived there and that means they should live there and they should do what their ancestors always did. American's don't think that way. We see the world as wide open and full of amazing potential."<br /><br />I think you are right. Kithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01453591141757808708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-50377164180902679022015-07-03T11:45:17.775-04:002015-07-03T11:45:17.775-04:00Nicely said, Kit. When I look at the world what a...Nicely said, Kit. When I look at the world what amazes me is that America is the first country that was voluntarily formed by the consent of the people and by them choosing to come here. We are a nation of immigrants in the most meaningful of ways because it was by choice that people came here and continue to come here.<br /><br />And all of that informs our sensibilities. The slogan "love it or leave it" is just not something you would see in other parts of the world because they don't see themselves as fluid, they are where they are because they are the ethnic group who has always lived there and that means they should live there and they should do what their ancestors always did. American's don't think that way. We see the world as wide open and full of amazing potential.<br /><br />What's more, those who come here don't come because they are required to or were following prey or because this land was taken for the expansion of their people. They come here to become Americans, something very special, and to live the American dream.<br /><br />And all that means that America is full of exceptional people... dreamers who have the will and desire to chart their own futures. That makes us exceptional. Indeed, if you ever travel the world, you will be shocked at how passive and fate-bound the rest of the world's population is compared to us. Americans don't accept problems and hope that someone more important fixes them... we are a do-it-yourself people because we own this country, we aren't just renting it, and we want to make it better.<br /><br />America is awesome. Americans are awesome.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.com