Nekochan wrote:I saw a video clip from that show tecsa posted on the PNJ. The actor said that the USA is not the greatest country and then went on to give examples of countries that have freedom...and mentioned Japan.
Well, what is interesting is that on the same PNJ thread where this video was posted, there was also talk about The Patriot Act and how wrong it was for Bush to sign it (not mentioning that Obama has twiced signed to continue the Patriot Act with cooperation from BOTH parties) Anyway, anyone who claims that Japanese have more freedoms and rights than Americans clearly does not understand that Americans, under our legal system, have rights that Japanese citizens and other citizens of other countries do not have. In Japan, the police can arrest you and hold you for weeks, without filing charges. In Japan, you have no right to phone calls, and no right to have an attorney with you while being questioned by the police during these weeks that they are holding you.
So as far as I am concerned--that TV show is BS because the clip that I saw (concerning Japan having all these freedoms, at least) is total BS. The USA is not perfect and does not do everything right. There are many things that need to be changed in the USA. Some other countries do some things better than we do. But some things in the USA are better than in most other countries. I am tired of the America-bashing, especially of people vilifying the USA while praising everything about other countries. There is good and bad in almost every country. And other countries are not always the bright shining lights that some America-bashers try to make them out to be.
Amen sister!
If you don't like America and don't want to help make or support the needed changes, go to the country you like better and have a coke and a smile.