tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3384549931449064855.post1886258927177506241..comments2021-09-18T08:47:46.873-07:00Comments on Ketutar says so: Why I love my countryKetutarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17817006362006690145noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3384549931449064855.post-60069371596910717852018-02-18T09:07:13.714-08:002018-02-18T09:07:13.714-08:00Of course it's ok for your children to feel th...Of course it's ok for your children to feel that your country is special. You should. Everyone should be proud of their country and love their country. Unashamed, unapologetic, unabashed. <br /><br />But there's nothing special in having a flag and even though a lot of countries don't have rights, a lot of countries do. USA ISN*T "the freest country" in the world. Canada is freer than USA. Canadians have more legal rights, more personal freedom and the society is more tolerant. So do New Zealanders and Scandinavians. Most of USA's "freedom and rights" are words, and nothing more. <br /><br />There is one thing USA is the best in the world and that's private entrepreneurship and economical possibilities. A lot of people have come to USA and they have brought with them their will to succeed, their ideas, their resources... but with the today's "alien hate" that will end. Your president is on war on open media, freedom of information, science and <br /><br />And being proud of things that aren't true... <br /><br />"It is interesting to me that those who criticize our people or country, not always, but often, choose to live in the USA instead of their own country."<br />Most of the people I know who criticize USA wouldn't live there even if you paid them. I think you should check <br />a) why they choose to live in the USA <br />b) what is their own country <br />c) do they criticize that country even more and <br />d) what do they criticize? <br /><br />I can acknowledge the good in something while criticizing the bad, and there IS bad in USA just like in everything else. To me it feels like one may not say ANYTHING that COULD be IN ANY WAY understood as criticism, or one "hates USA". And it doesn't matter if you do speak of the good as well. I used to think WE had a bad national self-confidence, but it's nothing compared to yours.<br />Ketutarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17817006362006690145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3384549931449064855.post-15102952358465501432017-09-15T20:22:07.443-07:002017-09-15T20:22:07.443-07:00Yes, everyone does love their own country. And yet...Yes, everyone does love their own country. And yet, America's constitution is unique. Our citizens have rights many countries do not. America is a place that people try to escape to for the freedoms and opportunities it offers. It is okay for our children to feel that our country is special. It is interesting to me that those who criticize our people or country, not always, but often, choose to live in the USA instead of their own country. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com