Say something nice about Americans

[Kanda]

The moon landing (which I remember watching live, in 1969); an awesome technological achievement for the 1960s.

Didn't happen.

 

[Jeff Robinson]

 

[goosegrease]

I have nothing against American people or, as a country America. Like any society it has it's problems and those problems reflect and are reflected in it's citizens. The thing is that as the worlds largest imperial power and the worlds largest exporter of media, at least English language then it's problems just become glaringly obvious to the rest of the world.
Cheese cake is very nice as well.

 

[weltweit]

Didn't happen.

What conspiraloon rubbish.

OF course it happenned.

 

[weltweit]

I have met a lot of Americans who are very generous with their time and their hospitality.

 

[maomao]

Have met lots of nice Americans. And they made most of my favourite music.

 

[AKA pseudonym]

They generally have good teeeh..
um im struggling here....

 

[Johnny Canuck3]

I can't think of any single trait that applies to all of them, so it's hard to answer the question.

 

[frogwoman]

one of my oldest friends is american

i like the whole american ethos/approach to a lot of things

abraham lincoln

i woul.d add more but i am pissed

 

[Fedayn]

Tamla Motown
Stax
Atlantic
Mirwood
Loma
Okeh
Eugene Debs
James Cannon
Big Bill Haywood
John Reed
Joe Hill
Knights of Labour
Rachel Gurley Flynn
IWW
Too many films to name

 

[upsidedownwalrus]

I like their straightupness.

The British tend to be totally negative, meaning that even someone who doesn't mind or even likes you can give the impression of being negative against you.

The Canadians tend to be the other extreme and all that's awesome and amazing and stuff, but you know it's fake.

The Aussies are like us only darker somehow

But the Americans tend to be more straight up - if they like you, they'll make it clear. If they don't, they won't.

 

[isitme]

yeah some americans are nice people, some are twats same as anywhere

 

[isitme]

they made hiphop

if it wasn't for them everyone would listen to the sort of music that editor likes

 

[DotCommunist]

Outside of the popular media stereotypes they aren't actually all right wing tossers.

 

[Detroit City]

A lot of us here (me included) have been somewhat critical of the denizens of the land of the Stars and Stripes on here recently, particularly in the healthcare thread. Nevertheless, IMO a country which can produce Creedence Clearwater Revival and Bugs Bunny can't be all bad.

I'm starting this thread in the hope that people will share some positive comments about America and Americans. Anyone like to start?

 

[N_igma]

John Rawls
Noam Chomsky
Thomas Edison
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Martin Luther King Jr
Robert E. Lee
Bill Gates

 

[turing test]

America and Americans-all pretty much overrated as far as I am concerned.

 

[Dillinger4]

Case in point.

 

[camouflage]

abraham lincoln

Banning slavery wasn't his primary concern, h'd have been quite happy to permit it if he felt he could. Said it himself.

Americans aren't all twats. There must be millions of cool ones that are cool despite being American.

I think part of the issue, is that the definition of what is an American has been captured by right-wing christian nationalist ignorant militarist cunts that think the owning of a 4X4 is a national duty, and that forms of collective social responsability is a worse idea than raping and then eating babies- WITH LENTILS!!!! .

 

[turing test]

I'd agree if you hadn't brought up lentils

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Over 60% of them don't have a passport.

yeah, but that's much better than years ago when a far larger percentage didn't own one

I think only 7% owned one less than 10 years ago

 

[Orang Utan]

they are the most hospitable people in the world
they are open, friendly, warm and good-humoured

 

[turing test]

.

 

[turing test]

I think only 7% owned one less than 10 years ago

That can't be correct

 

[Orang Utan]

they invented detroit techno and punk

 

[littlebabyjesus]

The US is a big place, and can't you get into Canada/Mexico with an official ID card, a little like Europeans can in the EU?

Not quite the same as us not having a passport.

 

[turing test]

You need one to go to the Caribbean for example.

 

[camouflage]

I'd agree if you hadn't brought up lentils

Lentils are considered un-American I beleive, not being made of steroid-rich beef.

Turns out they're quite tasty, wouldn't try em with raped-baby though.

 

[klang]

music. starting with gospel via swamp blues and hill billy to c&w, soul, motown, funk, r'n'b, garage punk, psychedelia, blues rock, the canion scene (byrds, csn, neil young etc), nyc stuff like ramones and the dolls, then 9ts stuff like nirvan etc. all good music, and america deserves credit for it. i actively dislike american politics, tv, hollywood, burgers and imperialism though.

 

[camouflage]

they are the most hospitable people in the world
they are open, friendly, warm and good-humoured

I doubt that. Have you met every culture in the world? Probably not, so you speak in ignorance and such "in the whole world" sayings are ultimately meaningless. Maybe you found them all open friendly and good-humoured, but you're a certain type of person with a certain accent. All that can really be said is that you got on with the ones you met.