[C. M.]

Alas, the United States of America is super powerful and envied and feared. Granted America is not always ‘right’ in their interactions and often the people of America have no clue as to what the government is up to. I am American and now live in Canada. I married a Canadian and circumstances just ‘happened’ that we wound up living here. To be totally honest with you I find that anti-Americanism is hugely a fault of the media. Almost every article I read is focused on some editorialist’s opinion of what the US did wrong or is doing wrong or what Canada did better. It is very sad that all the good the US does has a tendency to be ‘overlooked.’ And it is also sad that a nation cannot focus on what is good about itself based on what it is or has to contribute to the rest of the world. For many years I lived in the US and went to work in the morning, came home in the afternoon, helped my kids with their homework, did housework, fixed supper and got up the next day for more of the same. I worked to teach my children to be honest, dependable people and never wrong another. I would say based on my experiences, this describes the average working-class American (Most Americans). For every perceived wrong that someone can name that the US did I can name 5 good things. I for one am proud to be an American and wish that others would try to understand that we are not bad people, not out to get anyone. And we are not arrogant or ignorant, just self contained. Of course there are exceptions….always. Diversity is what makes us, US.

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Name : C. M., Gender : F, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Christian, Age : 37, City : Saskatchewan, State : NA, Country : Canada, Occupation : Administration, Education level : 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class, 

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