How does this make you feel, fellow Americans?

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Europe as free or more free then the USA? Not before we had to bail your asses out of fascism a while back, turds

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Europe as free or more free then the USA? Not before we had to bail your asses out of fascism a while back, turds

Again: Relevant to this topic how? It's to avoid adressing the claims, sure. Whatever you and your precious military did 70 years ago doesn't have much to do with the current situation.

"Your precious military"?

Our military ought to be precious to everyone for what it has done thruout its history, especially an American like yourself

I also think it is ironic that the author takes a crap on American nationalism for thiinking every other nation is worse, as part of an article on why America is worse

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It's necessary to have. I think it's mostly been misused since WWII, personally, but it's still not possible to abolish it.

American defense policy over the last several decades, of course, has been quite senselessly managed and I'd be very happy if the military lost a good deal of its funding.

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He doesn't claim America is "worse". He lists several points that annoy him in America, speaking as a European, and a lot of those points are true through my own experience on both sides of the pond.

Yes, of course, every place has its faults. Germany and everywhere else in Europe included.

The point is those are things that make him not want to live in America. Those are things that would make most Europeans feel uncomfortable in the States and not at home. I imagine you and most Americans can also find things in Europe that are foreign concepts to you that would make you uncomfortable.

Although, on balance, for me personally....I feel more at home in Europe these days. Wasn't always that way....but just the general quality of life and culture fits me more.

Thinking the military has been misused is one thing... and I would agree

Wanting most of its funding struck is naive. Thankfully Obama is pragmatic on military issues... I think it is because when you know a thing or two about what is going on you realize how critical a strong military is.