Well in many songs, movies, games and everything you see great nationalism for America. I kinda think it's stupid to use amerifcanism if you intend to spread your thing trhoughout the whole world. For example bands/singers we all over the world listen to, have a few songs about america, and how great it is. Well, I don't think America is all that good, maybe its also part of my own nationalism, but I actually always prefer speaking english on stuff I intend International. If you say your country is good, Will you make friends with that?
Just was wondering how people thought about this (I also want to hear some from some americans)
It's ethnocentrism. It's the belief that you think your culture is the best and that it should be spread around so others can experience it. I don't think it's right to try to Americanize other countries but at the same time I do believe that America is one of the best countries in the world.
Actually Pearl Harbor was Japan's way of trying to keep the United States out of the war. So yes, Japan was thinking about protecting it's people when it did that.
Only half of that is true... Yes it was to keep United States out of the war, but no it wasn't to protect it's people, it was so it could finish conquering most of the Pacific and South-East Asia without the United States navy trying to stop them.
Many countries have made many good decisions but to say America has never made a bad enuf decision to have serious repurcusions AND that the world likes america is just a little naive, if not welcomely hopefull.
Lol can you please show me where I said that america hasn't made any bad decisions?
I never said you said it but someone else did. And the way you were saying what you did you basicly defended the person saying that thing I said they said.
If you read back thru the posts you will see and maybe even agree.
America is the best country because we accept are mistakes but the canadians, french, british, mexicans, and much more especially chinese and japenese they are just nothing but fat lazy bum bum on the high way of life!And if you dont like it kiss my rum just for the minute lets alll do the bum.
You see? That's patriotism right there. You're assuming anyone who doesn't bow down to the almighty US of A is "dissin" America isn't really all it's chocked up to be. When they went to war with Russia, they realized most Americans don't know what cmmunism is, so they played it up as some evil diabolical thing, and even today, Russia gets bad rep. for something they didn't do. Look at all the Russian villians in movies and comic books and games. Guess what? It's not a coincidence.
The US and Russia were not at war. 1. It was the USSR. 2. We didn't attack each other during the Cold War era. It all happened in other places across the globe in a series of distinct wars.
America is the best country because we accept are mistakes but the canadians, french, british, mexicans, and much more especially chinese and japenese they are just nothing but fat lazy bum bum on the high way of life!And if you dont like it kiss my rum just for the minute lets alll do the bum.
*Cough* And this is exactly what other people (like the British, Canadians, French, Mexicans, Chinese, Japanese etc.) dislike about some Americans.
Well only a few americans are like that but thats only because their the weak link.Every other country is basically losers because we are the proud and great while they are nothing but losers who take all the credit for anything and everything!!!