Prepare for a full-on essay, as I have much to say. As such, I will keep this post formal, and in the site's original font.
The United States of America
"We the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America."
~A slightly hypocritical statement.
As an American, I do love my country. As an American, I do hate my country. As an American, I may say these things so that others may testify and hear my opinion, as is the right bestowed upon me by the founding fathers of this country. Anyone who says otherwise is blinded by ignorance. No man can fully love and support his country, just as no man can fully hate and protest his country. As a citizen of this state, I have the freedom to express my opinion, the freedom to say what I feel must be said, and the freedom to say it when or where I feel I must, according to law. Therefore, fellow peoples of this fair Earth, I shall share my feelings and beliefs of this country, as I have the allowance to do.
I have my fair share of reasons why I love this country. I love my country because I have many freedoms. I may say what I want, and have any opinion I please. I may choose a career for myself, and I have many opportunities for education. It doesn't hurt that my favorite company, Microsoft, has the most support in my country since they are based here as well. I also love this country for the fact that a man usually has plenty of opportunities to make his share of money, with which he can pay for his lifestyle in a more or less adequate manner. Not only does my country have advanced medical care, but America pioneered the technological world from the 1800's to the early 1900's. Though many people think of our government or idiot people when they hear "America", some understand that this land also has just that, beautiful and natural scenes that range from dry and rocky canyons to cold and unforgiving peaks that eventually give way to beautiful and lush greenery. That said, nothing can exist without a corrupted twin hovering ever close, haunting the backs of our minds.
I also have my fair share of reasons why I hate my country. First and foremost, I hate our corrupted government that has become spoiled and rotten to the core. It wasn't so long ago that congress and the President did their jobs because they wanted to, because they were passionate about it. They didn't receive much pay for what they accomplished, and they didn't have nearly the personal funds they do now. Our government loves to think that they are the overlords of the planet, that they can regulate other countries and that they can enforce rule above them. The truth of the matter is, most of our country receives hate because of the spoiled and rotten few that taint our populace. America was once a proud and rich nation that many people looked up to. That hasn't completely changed, but most people around the world dislike and even hate us. It does not help that almost every time I speak with an individual from another nation, I get treated like a dog who thinks he is above everyone else. It does not help that I am judged according to the stupid and ignorant asses who seem to speak for the rest of us. That said, there are still many people who kindly accept us as their own. To those people, I say "thank you" and wish that the rest of the world would be so inviting. Even we Americans. The rest of the world does have a right to be a bit bitter towards us, though. Many times when a different colored or strangely dressed individual appears, people begin to talk. Muslims, Orientals, and even European peoples are spoken of unfairly here. It makes me sick. The whole world has it's fair share of this, but America seems to be the worst. Even so, every evil, has it's good.
I love my country, I hate my country and I am indifferent to my country. As a whole, I love being able to live here, but I cannot look past the petty things that many Americans do. I enjoy my freedom, but I do not enjoy the careless freedom of others. America is great and corrupt, just as anything else. Being an American means that I must look only down my path, and to enjoy the freedoms I am given in order to create a life that is wonderful and beautiful for me and my future family, my "American Dream". It means that I am given to helping others, and accepting help when I obviously need it. It means that I will be judged by others based on the mistakes of the few. It means that I will also find peace any place I go on this planet. It means that I am privileged enough to walk on the same land that many great people walked upon, and the same land that many evil people slithered across. It means that I am who I am today.
~Ryu Hayabusa