Patrick wrote:Frasiertime wrote:Patrick, you said" I have many many American friends, but people like you would probably brand them traitors in a heart beat since they never say that they think America to be great by any imaginable yardstick. Instead they are very critical of it and never tire of telling me how awful they feel"
I find it hard to believe that out of your many many American friends, not one of them can say anything great about America. I think you're taking this YOU PEOPLE thing a bit too far and it is offensive.
What I find offensive is the idea that to be considered the citizen of a country you have to like it, let alone think it is great. I mean even criminals don't lose their citizenship and yet they've done a lot more than badmouthing the mother land, they've actually hurt people. So when I hear someone be it an American, a French or some other member of a country that boasts a respect for freedom of expression, say that just because you are a citizen of a country that somehow obligates you to say nice things about it, it makes my skin crawl.
Ah ha! I just noticed that your 'location' is FRANCE!!!! Now it explains everything! You little jealous snit. Hows that inferiority complex working for ya, Patrice, or whatever your name is? Ha ha ha ha! You brought it on yourself, Patrice.