I'm not really patriotic since I kinda feel that's a form of nationalism, which I think is one of the reasons the global community isn't reaching its full potential. Having said that, I'm really happy to be living here (even with the ignorant people, but they tend to be everywhere).
I think I saw the movie My Fellow Americans but all I can remember was that it was essentially Grumpy Old Men minus Walter Matheau plus a road trip and James Garner. What level is that?
I'm not very patriotic, but I love living in New York in America and wouldn't trade it for any other place. Manhattan just has everything you'd ever need!
I guess by obligation of the military paying for my college tuition and me shipping out for military training in a few weeks I'd have to be "Level 5," although I'll say off the record that I appreciate our vast armaments more than a lot of other aspects of America, like, say, American politics. Fuck no, politics. If you showed me an M1A1 Abrams tank or an F-22 Raptor, however, FUCK YEEEAH!
Of course, there are foreign things I can get behind as well. Like the FN F2000.
I'm not very patriotic, but I love living in New York in America and wouldn't trade it for any other place. Manhattan just has everything you'd ever need!
@RedCricketChase: When someone says Manhattan has everything, I'm pretty sure you can expect for there to be a Chippendales or at least a cheap Chippendales knockoff.
Probably level 2. Freedom of speech is something a lot of people take for granted but even that's starting to disappear.
Yup, unfortunately that's been happening here for a while. Now you can get locked up for saying stupid shit on Twitter.
Anyway, as a British-born half-American who's seen the US pretty thoroughly from both sides of the fence, I'd say I'm about a 2. I like America and it's people, and I'm mostly fine with the celebration even if I think some people take it waaaaay too far. It's most certainly not without it's flaws, but that doesn't mean I won't wish it a happy birthday.
Britain on the other hand, is firmly a 1 at the moment. How people can actually celebrate the Jubilee and the Olympics when shit has gotten this dire is absolutely beyond me.
I like America. It's my home, and it's nice. I'll support our national team in the World Cup, even though they suck. However, I think it's unhealthy to go around shouting that we're the best country ever and that we are chosen among nations and blah blah. Am I proud to be an American? Sure, why not. Am I proud to be a Utahn? Yeah, of course. I always will be, no matter where my life takes me, and no matter how much I may dislike certain pieces of American culture.
That being said, I might where the Spanish national team jersey I bought last week in Spain to today's festivities. For the lulz.
@RedCricketChase: When someone says Manhattan has everything, I'm pretty sure you can expect for there to be a Chippendales or at least a cheap Chippendales knockoff.
Level 3. All my stuff is here. I'll root for the America athletes participating in the London Olympics this summer. I shop at Wal-Mart and eat Big Macs.
Level 2 or 3. I'm glad for the diversity, and some of the freedoms we have that some other countries lack, but there's still an awful lot we need to work on.
No reason to like America. It should be the opposite of that (JFK?) quote, we should be asking what our country can do for us. But with about half of all the people in it being conservative, anti-tax, meaning they don't believe in healthcare/schools/police/fire departments/etc. I mean, what's the point of America? You'd be just as better off hunting and gathering.
Are you saying half of Americans don't believe in public education? What a really enlightened view of the right.
Probably a two I guess. I don't really care. I'd rather live here than anywhere else and the people are chadbrochill, but I laugh at my next door neighbors whose house is covered in American flag colored things right now (they're nice though so it's K).
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