NationStates Jolt Archive

First of i want to say that i AM a American , and i am proud of it. With that said why must people be hated on the basis of there nationality. FIRST I ask that my fellow Americans stop OUR feelings of supperioty over the world, we have every right to feel national pride a patriotism , just as citizens of other nations can feel this way for there countries. But putting down other people on the basis of "we kicked your ass in the war" makes no sense. We should be proud of the heroic things past generations of americans have done in the name of liberation and freedom . We should NEVER call someone a NAZI cause there from Germany or a COMMIE cause there from vietnam (theres alot more i know ill stop here though). I Happen to know people from both parts of the world( I lived in germany for a time) and they are neither of these sterotypes. Sterotypes of Americans are also in europe im afriad, I ve heard plenty of stupid American this and War loving american that and one thing i would like to say to everyone. Citizens of a country do not represent the government of that country, they may agree or disagree with there governments polices but rarely does any international travaler go somewhere to force there countries government on the poeples culture they are going to.Some day I just hope we can all judge each other on our own actions and not be generalized as an american war monger or european liberal . Sorry for dragging on its just i ve heard alot of americans make generalizations about other people of other nationalities(mostly europeans) and I ve heard plenty of europeans make sterotypes of americans,(mostly that we are all stupid un-educated war loving hicks) alot of it has come this board and I just hope that we can learn to get over national pride and learn to become "International Citizens" as well as americans or germans or french or chinese, you get my point.... thank you for letting me get that off my chest
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You said it!!!!

First of i want to say that i AM a American , and i am proud of it.
That's all I read, and HEAR HEAR!

That's all I read, and HEAR HEAR!

Then you really should read the rest. And s/he's got a very good point.

Then you really should read the rest. And s/he's got a very good point.
I can't, it's all mixed in...I could only read basic parts. Such as the Nazi/Commie part. And the "we kicked your ass" part...

yeah

sorry it is a little hard to read i just typed it really fast and didnt really space well i guess

I can't, it's all mixed in...I could only read basic parts. Such as the Nazi/Commie part. And the "we kicked your ass" part...

yeah

Here are the highlights, then:

1)I ask that my fellow Americans stop OUR feelings of supperioty over the world
2) But putting down other people on the basis of "we kicked your ass in the war" makes no sense.
3)We should NEVER call someone a NAZI cause there from Germany or a COMMIE cause there from vietnam (theres alot more i know ill stop here though).
4)i ve heard alot of americans make generalizations about other people of other nationalities
5)I ve heard plenty of europeans make sterotypes of americans
6) just hope that we can learn to get over national pride and learn to become "International Citizens"

Here are the highlights, then:
ahh, okay


*thumbs up*

See, the world needs more people like him. Hell, we should make clones of him and terminate all those who oppose this new world order!

the sad thing here is that beacuse of this i will be labeled as a "pinko commie liberal" but thats a discussion for another day

Nicely said. Everyone should respect everyone elses beliefs. I feel immense pride in being a American, but i dont put down people in other nations because of problems we may have had in the past. I actually hope to go to Vietnam on a mission trip(or even better China)