What do you think of the US?

[StrangeVision]

Basically. The only way to get the US back at this point is an all-out Revolution. Remove the Federal Reserve and the Criminals In Action. Too bad it's easier said than done.

[AliceHoffmannArt]

Nah, definitely no hate.

I disapprove of harmful politics as I do for any country. I pity the victims of the harsh hamster wheel job system where it's apparently common to work multiple jobs in the lower wage classes and still be merely able to kinda survive.
Gun culture is terrifying to me too.
I'd love the US to adapt a proper health care system but it's not my fight after all.

Of course, there are parts of the US I adore.
Shiny innovations, entertainment... and I love burgers.

[Kura]

The last conversation where America came up.

• It was mostly just a whole bunch of us (Canadians, a good amount of which were born outside of or had parents born outside of Canada) talking about how scared or concerned they are for everything that is currently happening down there.

• Election wise, they trust that there are too many smart Americans so are not worried about the election.

• They also like to mentions that it's also REALLY weird that the US feels like it's so behind on laws/government programs in regards to people's rights or health compared to Canada. They're supposed to be like the older brother to us right? You'd think they've be getting this stuff done before us not lagging behind. So what the hell??

• Politics aside, they think it's a nice looking country with nice people.

• The ever so popular and casual joke of 'all Americans own at least one gun, so you don't want to piss them off or surprise them because they might just shoot you for it'

• Dos' American accents man... they are apparently either 'really sexy' or 'jesus christ no stop talking' there is no in-between.

The American there (visiting for the week) was surprised that ANYONE had anything nice to say about America, as he lives in it, hated growing up in it, hates what it's turning into, and fears for his live everyday there

[Aspie_Gamer]

Yeah hopefully as a last resort. I'm hoping that we can get a viable third party candidate like Jill Stein elected, but if that fails...then yeah, we need a fresh slate no matter how that ends up happening. :/

[Michelle]

Dos' American accents man... they are apparently either 'really sexy' or 'jesus christ no stop talking' there is no in-between.

LOL I wonder which accent that's referring to? I know when a lot of people make fun of American accents they're often talking about some variation of a Southern accent.
Though if I travel abroad and make anyone's ears bleed with my boring neutral American accent, apologies in advance. And if anyone found it sexy, well, that'd be a first! :u

[alaingrey]

I love parts of the US more than anywhere. I've lived in Scandinavia, and it was great to feel safe all the time? But also people are much more casually racist... they just don't think they are because it's not so much a big topic. (and not everyone, just like not every American is) ... I do really miss being able to walk around in the dead of night and not be worried about people jumping out of alleys with guns. Now I really have to try and not be out late, even in groups my friends have been robbed at gunpoint.
I love the US southwest. I grew up there living the real American fantasy of climbing mountains and canyons, drinking from streams, riding horses, fly fishing, swimming under waterfalls, wading in rivers up a canyon, wearing cowboy hats, doing rodeo sheep rides, getting to wear chaps as a normal kid fashion statement... When I'm an old man I want a creepy little ranch off in the mountains in Arizona or something and I'm going to sit and smoke a pipe and collect rocks because that's the thing to do.
As for travel, I think people abroad like young Americans, because they're glad we're trying to be smarter than our previous generations. Everywhere I've been across the world (Asia, Middle East, Europe...) people loooove to talk about American culture, because it's had such a huge impact through movies and games. I apparently look and sound very German (I have a really strong Northern accent that makes even my family cringe... ) and weirdly wherever I go, people speak German to me. I think people abroad are less nice when they think you're a German tourist than a young American tourist, depending where you are.
Anyways, enough of this. Basically I think there's a lot of cool stuff in the US. I used to have a real hate of it, because that seems more cool and edgy. But now I've grown up and I can appreciate how much I just don't really want to live anywhere else.

[heterodont]

IIII sincerely hope people don't try voting for a third party or else its going to be the 2000's election all over again. Forget which bush, but it's how Bush won the presidency because everyone went with a third party (Nader) and it wasn't enough to beat out the republican votes. I'm pretty sure it'd be the same case with this election too, Trump has a ton of supporters, whether you like it or not. Even though Clinton has done horrible things, she's still a better candidate for the presidency than Trump is (I voted for Bernie and I'm still extremely disappointed in what was revealed through the DNC email leak.)

Anyway, back on topic - I've lived in the U.S all my life and much like everyone else, certain things like healthcare and gun control make me raise my eyebrows. Politics is super weird and confusing IMO, but I wish it was as simple as just making a law to outlaw assault weapons or implementing universal healthcare, but the fact is the House? iirc is controlled predominantly by republicans, which for example is why Obama couldn't do as much as he could because the House kept shooting down every bill he tried to pass. Which is why its, IMO, annoying when people from other countries mock the U.S following a shooting or whatever for not having something that should already be in place - not to say everyone does, but there's usually a vocal minority that doesn't quite understand why it's not as simple as that.

Even though a lot of things are morally questionable, it's still a tad bit better than other countries.

[SpavVy]

Dos' American accents man... they are apparently either 'really sexy' or 'jesus christ no stop talking' there is no in-between.

This couldn't be any truer! xD
I think the Boston accent sounds pretty nice but I cannot stand southern accents or anything hick.

[realSean_Murphy]

What country did you come from?

[Aspie_Gamer]

The lesser of two evils is still evil. You shouldn't have to cheat the system to get a nomination not to mention that Sanders did consistently far better in the polls against Trump than Clinton did. Sorry not sorry, but the only thing Mrs. Hillary is good for is rotting away in prison for conducting her government work on a private server thus why Benghazi happened and over what the e-mail leaks revealed this weekend about her and the DNC. Third party or bust.

[69Michi]

What country did you come from?

I came from Vietnam haha. TBH I only like the foods over there.

[heterodont]

I'm well aware that Sanders did far better than trump, and even in publicity polls he did way better than Clinton. I'm just saying it's a possibility that it may be a repeat of the 2000s election, though I do agree that it sucks we're stuck in a lesser of two evils scenarios unless it's changed by force. ¯_(ツ)_/¯

It's funny to think how George Washington stated that politics shouldn't be split into two and that's exactly what Adams and Jefferson did following his death..

[Aspie_Gamer]

Doesn't mean we shouldn't try to get a third party candidate in office. If that fails, then yeah, lethal force it is. (hoping that it won't come down to that, but sometimes you have to do something really shitty to do something that's right. shrugs) About Washington, the guy probably wasn't expecting a two party system after he chose not to seek a third term even though he could've very easily won given his popularity.

[carloswebcomic]

Despite being born and raised in a country that was plunged into 17 years of horror and misery because of CIA intervention, I don't hate the USA.
To me it's just another country with good and bad points. I can't say I particularly pay a lot of attention to what happens there, well, not any more than any other country anyway.

[realSean_Murphy]

Despite being born and raised in a country that was plunged into 17 years of horror and misery because of CIA intervention, I don't hate the USA.

What country are you from?

[Puppisama]

I don't hate the US, it has its good sides and bad sides. The good side, people is willing to help and fight for changes, there are poeple that what they have proposed they have done it, the bad side, there is also people that seems to be ignorant and quite hypocrite with other cultures and aren't that open minded as they look like, no offense, you expect that from an undeveloped country like mine, where education is mediocre, I'm from Venezuela (South America) even tho we have the "blessing" of the oil, more like a curse I'd say, its a poor country. I never been to the US, I get that idea from what I read an see on the TV and Internet, which might not reflect the whole country, but an important side of it, but I'd like to go and eat all your donnuts hahaha. Also I hate the fact that is one of the countries that throws to trash tons of eatable food :c. Also, America includes both North America (Canada/US) & South America (From Mexico to Argentina), so its a mistake refering to 'Murica as the US only XD.

[carloswebcomic]

I was born in Chile. Now I live in Australia.

[VermillionWorks]

I just kind of want to get out of the US lately...

[Next121]

Sigh...

I've been through a lot. I've been through a lot of love, and I've been through a lot of hate. Both continue to this very day. Whether I lose or gain followers or deals with what I will say makes no difference. Although I will also say that whomever cuts me off is losing a skilled creator, albeit one that has never fully published anything yet.

To answer your question...I don't have time or energy. There is never time or energy to think about something that doesn't exist, that never will exist. Expressing love or hate towards this both concepted and practiced nothing is a huge waste. My time is better spent creating for its own sake, and I don't found my creations on hardly anything for the record; they're completely spontaneous.

[Carossmo]

I never knew what it's like... though I wanna visit there one day.

It's why I'm researching about what it's like there, seems people here have interesting insights about it.