America Doesn't Suck Its Just Made Mistakes

This blog is in responce to all the anti-American hubs I've read lately. I decided we needed another hub reminding people that America doesn't suck. I'll start with refuting the most popular points.

"Einstein isn't even born in America," (America is not...) Thats true, he was born in Germany. Do you have a point? Just because he wasn't born in America doesn't mean we can't appreciate his intelligence, or his contributions. What kind of a nation would be be if we did not include people of other nation's into our scientific community? I mean have you ever studied American history - we're founded on immigration. Besides this, the major contributions of science were built off the previous contributions. And here is a crazy thought: some of the scientists took information from people (are you ready for this?) who aren't their same nationality. Crazy I know, we Americans can be so open and inviting (whats all that about?).

Yes, I said it, "ugly Americans" here not used literally. I said there are horrible Americans, because there are. There are horrible people of every nation through out history. As an American, my horrible person (or idiotic in my case) is my president. Lets go back to Germany, yes they spawned Einstein but was that all they did? I seem to recall an event that killed 6 million Jews, lead by one German leader Hitler. Does that jog any of the minds of people who say that "America can kiss my ---?" But lets not stop there, lets look at other countries who have made mistakes. How about Russia's Stalin? Stalin caused much more deaths then Hitler did. Sadaam Hussein was a ruthless dictator, he maintained peace of the three religous sects of his region through utilizing violence, rape, and fear. This leads me to my next point, the war in Iraq.

To all the people, who says that America sucks because we are in a pointless war, I say to you: I agree. There are many American organizations, with American people who run and support them who are against the Bush Administration and the War in Iraq. Of course for every one sane (sane here meaning against the war in Iraq) person there is two insane Americans. The point, however, is that all Americans don't suck. America is not universally a horrible nations. We're just hiking through a muddy spot in our history.

Why would a sane person support the Bush Administration?

I have no idea. As a proud American, I do not agree with those people. In some people, I see blind loyalty. Blind loyalty is, in my view, unamerican. Look at America's very origin: we fought against the British to get our freedom. Had we a mind to blindly follow the government, we would be Brittish today instead of American. Fast forward to the Civil Rights movement. What would have happened if Martin Luther King decided he was unamerican for wanting to end discrimination? There would still be segregation.

But I digress...

Look at what the Bush administration has accomplished: FISA, the Patriot Act. The Bush administration has secured the right to warantless wiretapping, search and seizure without a warrent or even informing the person whose property was searched. This undermines the American constitution. Bush is not an American, he is an imposter in the oval office. Not to mention having our names associated with Guantanamo Bay. Guantanamo Bay tortures and imprisons foreigners without even giving them a trial - it goes against our nations foundation.

To Joaojeronimo who said, "You were not the first in space and most of the people say you were even not the first on the moon and everything was shot in a studio..." Conspiracy theorist, much? If you're going to say that America is not the king of the world, that we're horrible people at least back up what you say with facts. "Everything [spacewalk] was shot in a studio," that is what we call a conspiracy, this is not a fact. Until you can have legitamate proof it is not a fact.

Jao continued to say, "You invented the atomic bomb." Let me refute this with your own words. "Maybe because of living in America he [Albert Einstein] got contaminated by some sort of American illness that would later make him invent the atomic bomb and tell president Roosevelt about it." You sound confused, let me clear this up further with another thing you said: "Einstein wasn't even born in America." So either Albert Einstein is a German and America can not take credit for his contributions or Albert Einstein is an American who invented the atomic bomb - which is it?

Jao continued to say, "Creating a lot of movies that teach nothing and tell nothing, like Rambo, just to keep your national morons on the TV." Seriously, you think bad movies is on the same level as the atomic bomb? While I agree with you, with some exceptions, (and subscribe to BBC) I hardly think making bad movies is as pressing an issue as getting out of Iraq.

Jao continued to say: "Being the world's biggest polluter (aww don't worry china will take over you in Pollution.... but also in political power, army, industry, etc, etc, etc... ohh yeah people in China are not that stupid...)" You just contradicted yourself when you said that you are the biggest polluter but china will take us over on pollution. Again, you are very confused you might try editing next time. Second, since when does America think the Chinese are stupid? Why don't you ask that to the Chinese-Americans? Because crazy as this too may seem, people from other countries actually immigrate into America because they like America. And once these immigrants become citizens, or settle into America chances are they don't automatically hate or think their home is 'stupid.' So again, I say, why don't you ask that to all the Chinese American citizens?

"Ohh talking about China, why don't you also invade Chine because of not compiling with human rights ? You did that with lots of other countries, why not China now ?" First of all, have you seen the figures of our national debt? Second, have you seen the number of deaths of Iraqi citizens? Its more then ten times the American deaths (and that figure isn't updated). We're not in Iraq to help Iraq, if we were trying to help them there would not be quite so many deaths. I don't know why we're in Iraq as all the original reasons have been concluded in one way or another - one of the reasons I am against the war in Iraq.

"Although that, he went from "Kiss our asses because we're the best in the world!" to "Ok don't kiss our asses, we're not perfect".

This is a progress :) A small one, but a progress :) so Congratulations :)"

For this you get a big "excuse you?" You can stop with the attitude. First of all anyone who claims to be "the best in the world" is obviously not of sound mind, because no nation in the history of the world is perfect or "best in the world." There is a point during every nation's history that shows them to have made mistakes.

So don't kiss our ass, or bow in our presence, just stop universally condemming every American citizen. Crazy as the following statement may sound: we do not share a brain. One mistake is not indicative of the Nation. It is indicative that we have had our share of idiots/horrible leaders. Though as far as horrible leaders go, the deaths caused by Bush's bad mistakes have not entered the millions. In my mind, one death is too much, but at least Bush has not caused six million deaths.

"America Doesn't Suck" is a general statement.

In reference to the government it is, in terms of the Bush administration, an understatment. In reference only to the government the title would be: "Right now we suck, but Things Soon Will Change."

In Reference to the citizens, America is so big and diverse you can't pidgeon-hole all the citizens into one catagory. Sure there are people who admit no fault in our country, there are others counting the days to the next presidency. There are also a large group of people who just don't care

In reference to the observation: "If it's in the name, it isn't; like in the 'United States.'" America is United in strength as is any other Nation who sticks together though tragedy and through deadly mistakes. Deadly mistakes here refering to the War in Iraq (that is just my opinion). We have 3,000 plus of our own soldiers dead, which is too much. We also have caused 85,778 - 93,575 iraqi deaths, according to iraqbodycount.org. So let me get this straight: we start a war with a country first to capture and imprison those who aided the attacks on 9/11. From vengence, our reason changes to helping the region by ending the violent reign of Sadaam Hussein. Sadaam Hussein is dead (as anyone who has seen the video of his hanging knows). And now we're trying to clean up what we messed up. By messed up I'm refering again to Sadaam Hussein. Yes, he was a ruthless dictator who used rape, violence and fear as a means of ruling a people. He was also the only reason civil war did not break out within the region between the three religious sects. Needless deaths accumulate, both American and Iraqi, while we stay in Iraq.

As an American citizen I have met some of the children whose fathers have died needlessly in this seemingly neverending war. I have met women whose husbands have died overseas. Does this sound like something the majority of a nation agrees with? Really, it does? Of course, there are people who support the war in Iraq. I do not agree with those people and eagerly await the next Presidency, hoping that it is Obama's presidency.

For the record, I don't think it is only America's job to help countries who have fallen prey to violent leaders, or to solve bad situations (like Africa for instance). It is the job of United Nations. As the War in Iraq illustrates, one country can not make enough of a difference. Only through a multi-nation unity and talks of reform, over war strategies, can peace occur.

I'll conclude this with an observation of my own: Fighting for peace is an oxymoron.

In responce to "let's declare peace,"

I am totally with you. I'm waving the white flag as you read this. In case you misunderstood, or I did not clarify well enough: the U.S. is my home, but I don't hate Europe by any means. I think human beings (as a species, not sperated by language or nations) all have something worthy to contribute to the world, and I think the death of a person, regardless of their race, religon, or hometown, is something to avoid at all cost.

I wrote this hub, because some of the anti-American sentimates I heard (as quoted above) were just obvious prejudice with little to no base in fact. What informed American wouldn't appreciate Europe? For one thing, there would be no America if not for early European immigration or the Brittish command of 'the new world.' I just don't like to hear prejudice.