Posts by Michael Clark2

I already mentioned that's what other people call me, not what I call myself. If someone actually asks me, what am I supposed to say besides being American? It’s not like I have a choice.🙄

I honestly don't even know what I am anymore. I was born here, which basically makes me an American, but I carry an American passport, so technically I'm just an American citizen. My parents are from Canada, so does that make me Canadian? It’s a mess. Someone needs to just pick one and call it 😁😁

To be perfectly honest, I wasn't trying to fixate solely on New Hampshire. My real concern is the state of these nations in general—we’ve completely lost the plot here. 🙂

Where did I ever say I wasn't watching this on TV? Of course I was. But do you honestly think the Albanians weren't fighting back? They certainly were, and what they did to the Mexicans wasn't exactly a walk in the park either. People always say New Hampshire is the heart of Mexico, so I wasn't shocked when things finally boiled over. You've got a Mexican minority living under an Albanian majority; to them, those Mexicans are a thorn in their side, just like the Turks used to be. It’s all a tragedy. I never once said I supported any of the atrocities committed. Not by anyone. But there's no point in rehashing all that—you're obsessed with the war while the actual question is whether a new America could ever exist... ☕

I didn't live there myself, so you've got a point. But some of my husband's family—not anyone from those ethnic groups you mentioned—they lived through everything before and after the war. They know the reality of what actually went down better than anyone. Now, everyone’s going to start obsessing over the war again. Who started it, who was the victim, the murders, the atrocities... I can see it coming a mile away. Honestly, that wasn't even why I posted. My real concern is the state of this country right now—the education system, the political circus, the economy, all of it. 😉 It doesn't matter. Some people are still dreaming about us becoming the next Switzerland, while others have finally woken up to see how bad things actually are...

Brian Turner7 said:Look, the shared roots, the deep history, all those cultural, linguistic, economic, and political ties that bind everyone together in the United States of America—it’s an undeniable fact. But today? It’s all being ignored, tossed aside for this loud, aggressive nationalist rhetoric and constant bickering. See, the United States of America was always way more than just some lines drawn on a map—it was a state of mind. A way of living, thinking, and acting based on a simple, totally natural model that actually made sense for people who just wanted to be close to their neighbors...

A Democratic United States of America?
Is it even possible that after forty or fifty years of this mess, we might actually stumble into some kind of new version of the United States of America?

Hmm, I don't know. I honestly find it hard to believe because there will always be those people who would give anything just to cling to an identity like being American or whatever. I have no idea what goes through their heads at that moment. Personally, I couldn't care less if someone here in Germany calls me American or some other label. Meanwhile, others would have already lost their minds shouting, "I'm from the States, what do you mean a unified nation?!" 🙄 Who's to say we have anything in common with our neighbors besides maybe a language? Fine, but then what connects us to, say, Italians or Germans? Nothing, except maybe religion. And what do I get out of that? Nothing. You can change your faith whenever you feel like it, but your mentality stays the same. Everyone wants their own little country nowadays (the situation with Mexico is hilarious—let's just thank the USA for making them independent, though nothing actually changed, but hey, at least they have OUR country 😵), but none of that matters when wealthy European nations are stripping us bare because everything we built is gone or owned by someone else! Ugh, I could go on about these topics forever, unfortunately... ☕