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Full disclosure - I'm American and have lived here since birth, as is my entire family as far back as it matters. America was founded by political dissidents,

Full disclosure - I'm American and have lived here since birth, as is my entire family as far back as it matters. America was founded by political dissidents, religious nut bags, criminals, and paranoid sociopaths who couldn't cut it in civilized Europe. Today, America is controlled by billionaires that profit from and exploit that same paranoia and fear. Yes, America is a nation that is nearly entirely crippled by fear. Originally, we were afraid of spirits, and later we were afraid of werewolves, and then witches. Now, we're afraid of terrorists, gays, education, and essentially anyone who is different than us.

higherpurpose 13y ago
FEMA teaching its employees that the founding fathers were the "first terrorist organization in the United States": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPg9MdN9Gio&feature=youtu.be&t=32s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPg9MdN9Gio&feature=youtu.be...
looser 13y ago
Please, use the right words. America is not a country, it is a continent. America != United States We know that an "United Stater" is also an American, but there are Americans who are not "United Staters".
- a3n 13y ago
  Actually our name is not United States either, we are The United States of America. "United States," "the States," and yes even "America" are commonly used and understood nicknames. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_states#Etymology https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_states#Etymology People of the United States are most commonly referred to and understood as "Americans." If you say "I'm an American," virtually no one would think that you meant that you were vaguely from one of the two American continents, North or South. They would know that you meant you're a citizen of the United States; you know, America. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Names_for_United_States_citizens https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Names_for_United_States_citize... EDIT: Your downvote was not from me.

higherpurpose 13y ago

FEMA teaching its employees that the founding fathers were the "first terrorist organization in the United States": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPg9MdN9Gio&feature=youtu.be&t=32s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPg9MdN9Gio&feature=youtu.be...

looser 13y ago

Please, use the right words. America is not a country, it is a continent. America != United States We know that an "United Stater" is also an American, but there are Americans who are not "United Staters".

a3n 13y ago
Actually our name is not United States either, we are The United States of America. "United States," "the States," and yes even "America" are commonly used and understood nicknames. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_states#Etymology https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_states#Etymology People of the United States are most commonly referred to and understood as "Americans." If you say "I'm an American," virtually no one would think that you meant that you were vaguely from one of the two American continents, North or South. They would know that you meant you're a citizen of the United States; you know, America. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Names_for_United_States_citizens https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Names_for_United_States_citize... EDIT: Your downvote was not from me.