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Originally posted by c&c1913
I know I may catch some flack, but I really don't care. This is my honest opinion. Not aimed at anyone personally, just a general opinion.
I'm like this. Yes, we as black people and other minorities have it bad. But I don't see anyone saying that they're packing their bags and leaving this country. Nothing or no one is stopping you.
In some countries, women are treated like 2nd and 3rd rate citizens, denied simple human rights, denied education. Dogs are treated better.
There is no other country in the world that I'd rather live in than the U.S. of A.
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All that is true, Soror, and I, too, enjoy the privileges of living in the United States of America. However, all I am saying is that this nation and its government is not without fault; I am sure we can all agree with that. These faults that the US has effects and has always disproportionately affected many other countries throughout the world and although we as American people love our country and have the most freedom in all the world, we are not blind to the fact or at least shouldn't be blind to the fact that other countries have SUFFERED as a result of this nations greed and disregard for countries needs. I have extensive experience studying this issue and trust me, I know what I am talking about. You are right, I will not be moving out of the United States, or at least it is not my plan to right now, but it is my professional job to monitor international trends and the US' globalization effect on the rest of the world and there is nothing wrong with identifying the root of much of the world's distaste for America and trying to solve the problem.
Thank you.