Patriotism
I just don't get it. Just because you were born somewhere doesn't make it the best country in the world. Every country has its greatnesses, every country has its flaws. Deal with it. This message should go to every person, but especially every person in the USA.
(unimaginative_username, Thu 15 Oct 2009, 16:26, 5 replies)

"the best country in the world"
is not the same as "the country in the world I like best".
(haberman is singing in the changes, Thu 15 Oct 2009, 16:33, closed)

Unless
You actually happen to live in the best country in the world *and* you like yours the best. But the odds are against that.
(Vice Admiral Sir Charles Cockbrush KCB MBE DSO, who is finding it increasingly difficult to log into b3ta.com wants to duck your aunt and kick your puppy, Thu 15 Oct 2009, 16:40, closed)

True
I get your point, but when only about 20% of Americans have passports (http://www.gyford.com/phil/writing/2003/01/31/how_many_america.php) you can't really make the case that they dislike other countries; they've never been to them.
(unimaginative_username, Thu 15 Oct 2009, 16:51, closed)

Bleedin Yanks
Yes, but many Americans make no sense at all in their dislikes; after all, this is a country which was founded by immigrants, pretty much everyone there is descended from immigrants - and look at how they treat immigrants...
(mcnelson, Thu 15 Oct 2009, 19:52, closed)

Look how they treat the native people of their land, too.
Anyway, it's not just Americans; a lot of the British are intensely opposed to the E.U. for unknown reasons (to me, it seems like the only reason is "they're not British, innit?") even though the free trade thing & all the other benefits helped rebuild Europe after WWII.
(unimaginative_username, Thu 15 Oct 2009, 21:11, closed)