The Love America Thread

[Drake Tungsten]

1. Real football
2. Beautiful women of every type
3. Lots of wide open space

2) The Ability to work hard and become whoever I want to become (unless I'm poor...)

Why do you think that the poor can't achieve their dreams in America? The American dream is still alive and well.

[Kramerman]

Why do you think that the poor can't achieve their dreams in America? The American dream is still alive and well.

This is true. I know many who can attest to this. Just because not all of the poor achieve, does not mean the poor cannot achieve. You just must be willing and able to work hard, have a little ability, and a little luck doesnt hurt either.

Kman

[Master Zen]

For the sake of fairness, this virulent US-hater must admit that there are some things he likes:

1) NY, lovely city (well, Manhattan). So representative of what once made the US great that it almost seems now like an un-american city.

2) Saturday Night Live (and not only because they mess with the prez)

3) Those huge brownie with ice cream desserts.

4) New England urban picturesque-ness. (Too bad you have a tendency to knock down historical sites and put glitzy-yet-lame skyscrapers instead)

5) Special thanks to Minnesotta for providing the world with Prince and The Replacements, sad that most of the world never got to hear the latter.

and the MAJOR REASON:

The Civilization series.

[Kramerman]

So representative of what once made the US great that it almost seems now like an un-american city.

I say it is a good representation of what does make America great...

[Lancer]

1) Winning WW1 & 2 and thereby saving the world twice...I don't want to forget to mention the Russians helped a bit on one edge during the 2nd one.
2)Rebuilding stupid europe when they blow themselves to idiotic tiny bits.
3)I'm here

[Lancer]

Or...

1)Cradle of world freedom. The reolution to kick out a king and establish freedom that worked. (We didn't trade a king for an emp like the French thanks to George Washington)

2)National parks and refuge areas, the US has alot.

3)Space program. Our Germans got to the moon before anyone elses Germans.

[aaglo]

1) Some american food can actually be pretty good
2) American women
3) American entertainment is good - they even tell us when to laugh (I call it "comedy-for-the-dumb" -entertainment)

[Ben Kenobi]

1. Paying for the final 10% of the St. Lawrence Seaway.

2. Saving Jets franchise by relocating to Phoenix.

3. Attempted Fenian invasion prompted Confederation.

Without the Americans' Manifest Destiny, Canada would still be a British colony.

[MRT144]

1)food...so much variety and such good quality
2)landscape
3)girls

[Seeker]

1. the Apollo Program: "We came in peace for all makind" The footage still makes me sniff, so much unrealized potential, so many shattered ideals. That era was truly one when it seemed America might actually become what its propaganda has always trumpeted: a mighty,vigorous, moral country of idealists who could change the world and make it a better place for everyone.

2. the ICBM: accomplished the impossible and effectively ended all possibility of major wars (at least until everyone has ABM systems)

3. the 'movie'. The french might have invented it, but it was the Americans who made it fun.

[aaglo]

...but it was the Americans who made it fun ....Edited out, because of the thread title...

[BeBMan]

1. I like the optimism many Americans seem to have. I know it is sometimes simply called naive, but I prefer it certainly over a pessimistic "the world (or whatever) is so baaaaad" view

2. Jeeps. Despite many US cars are hm...*censored cause this is a love thread* I like US off road vehicles

3. the fact that a president can only be re-elected once... (umm, we had chancellor Kohl for 16 years... )

Now can I add some negative things too?

[Alexander's Horse]

Originally posted by Dr Strangelove
1) America is a compassionate country which has provided refuge for emigre scientists such as myself.

2) I love America's military exchange program, it's given me a chance to get to know one particular Air Force General who has the zaniest sense of humor in the whole world!

3) In my new job I've got this fantastic War Room - you'd have to see it to believe it! Only in America could a complete doormat such as myself rise to the highest postition of service in the land.

My God - I never guessed you are in fact Dr Henry Kissinger

[Alex]

1) Bush
2) Eminem
3) "We want the Amazon forest, you stupid cucarachas!"

What? A "love" thread? Hm, sorry.

[Harovan]

The United States of America are an amazing country, it's fun to visit it and maybe to live there too. Most Americans are very nice people and can be awesome friends.

Spoiler:

I can't say, that I'm enthralled by American women (I prefer Russian women), but that's a matter of personal taste. What I don't like about America is her foreign policy and the arising Nationalism (they call it Patriotism). That's only a small part to my overall view of America, but unfortunately most of the discussions here are reduced just to these two subjects.

EDIT: Added spoiler for things not entirely on topic