Current Events > Americans, are you anti-american?

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Be honest, I want to see how many american traitors are on this board because there seems to be a lot of them.
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I don't think TC would like meeting Noam Chomsky.
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I mean I would love to live in a US that's a great country for everybody and not a plutocracy. That's probably not going to happen without some sort of crash that shakes up the plutocrats, though.
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Second option is the only option that matters.
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Not really sure TC has any grounds to get upset at others being anti-american considering his anti-vax beliefs.
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No, but that doesn't mean that I don't think America has serious problems that are being made worse by the people in charge (including and especially our Commander-in-Chief).
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I'm anti-anti-vax.
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Yeah this is something that concerns me as well and I think there is no better way to see the issue than looking at the dynamic between WWE legend John Cena and his arch rival Rusev.

People like Rusev who come into another culture but yet do not want to integrate or assimilate into it at all and instead just want to be a part of their entirely separate superior "culture" leading to intense hate, anger and bias.

https://imgur.com/57DjQ3B

Rusev is for collectivism. He doesn't care about Joe Q and he doesn't think anyone can achieve their dreams. He believes the little people have their place beneath the greater, running society for their betters. Focusing on genetic superiority and doing whatever is best for the State long before even considering what is best for yourself.

Meanwhile John Cena is for individualism. He stands up for hard-work. Hustle, Loyalty and Respect where any man or woman can live their dreams by putting the hours in, doing the impossible and pushing the boundaries. No matter who they are. he respects individuals and accomplishments from person to person. The cornerstone values and passions of the founding fathers and every redblooded American there is.

https://imgur.com/FCMxOal

Rusev sees John Cena as an anomaly. A reflection of a broken cog in a machine that he wants Russia to control. A man who doesn't know his place and harms the greatness of Russia and it's people by promoting lies, denial and poison to the world. Lies such as 'All Men Are Created Equal" and 'Never Give Up'

John Cena sees Rusev as an oppressive, cold and sad ghoul who doesn't understand love, doesn't understand dreams, doesn't know what it is like to be left on hard times with no guaranteed roof over your head and a broken knee and still hobble to work day in and day out just to prove everyone else wrong and achieve whatever it is that you want to achieve.

Now instead of Cena and Rusev learning from each other and slowly becoming part of a fluid improving culture. It's become two groups who wildly hate each other and want to remain separated solely because of a misguided ideal from Rusev that culture has to be a stagnant part of yourself.

And you have to wonder if the sheer biological superiority and ability of men like Rusev is what is leading to this anti-US boom in the nation as people see a physical marvel like that and go "Yeah, the US really can't compete."
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Im more disillusioned to our country being "great". We need to go a different direction than the neoliberal dystopia we're heading towards. I want this to be a great country, but unfortunately that seems to require a radical change that I simply cannot see happen peacefully
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I do want to see capitalism die but I don't hate the US. But I also don't think USA USA USA is number 1.
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Define die
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I am literally the most American and most pro-America user on this board tbh
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Im not anti American, but Im very much against what our federal government turned into. It pillages from the young and unborn to fund endless wars, fat government programs, entitlements, and welfare. Its a weapon that citizens use to steal, whether they are Lockheed Martin, welfare addicts, or overpaid government employees. The % of the economy that our massive government manages will keep going higher, and the endless appetite of statists will never be satisfied.

Deficit spending cant last forever, and we are obviously choosing to cover our eyes and ears as we head towards a hard landing instead of a more orderly soft landing.
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You realize no one who actually hates America will vote yes and every one that does vote yes is likely a troll?
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RoadsterUFO posted...

tennisdude818 posted...

Im not anti American, but Im very much against what our federal government turned into. It pillages from the young and unborn to fund endless wars, fat government programs, entitlements, and welfare. Its a weapon that citizens use to steal, whether they are Lockheed Martin, welfare addicts, or overpaid government employees. The % of the economy that our massive government manages will keep going higher, and the endless appetite of statists will never be satisfied.

Deficit spending cant last forever, and we are obviously choosing to cover our eyes and ears as we head towards a hard landing instead of a more orderly soft landing.

Agreed, Ill also add that Ive come to terms Ill never see any of the money I am forcibly taken out of my paycheck to throw at that welfare program known as Social Security. Its complete bullshit and I have no say in the matter. Boomers are content with robbing people my age and the assets of the unborn as so long as they get something.

And to top it all off, boomers where the wealthiest generation to ever live. Social Security is worse than a Ponzi Scheme because at least those are voluntary. SS is just a shakedown.
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