Please don't be offended, really, don't be.
Ok, as you guys probably know, I'm Dutch. better yet, I'm a Dutch guy with no real love for my country. Not that I hate it or anything, but I just don't care.
Nothing wrong with that if you ask me, but when surfing the internet I see a lot of forum post (not here) from Americans about the U.S. being so great and all. They are very patriotic.
I watch the news, I read the papers, I know America is not the promised land, there are happening a lot of fucked up things in the States.
I also understand that it is a rather large country with many different ethnic groups and lots of different religions. I've noticed this is sometimes used as an excuse for(some) of the violence that happens.
So my question is why are so many Americans patriotic and how can they keep that mentality with some much trouble all around?
Is this because it is spoon fed or is it just me being unable to comprehend? Is it some other reason?
Sorry if my rant is unclear, I'm just confused about the matter..
Oh, don't be offended.
