Hmmm... How many times has Britian been invaded by an European army?
Successfully four times in recorded history (Romans, Anglo-Saxons, Danes, Normans) + probably a few more times in the Neolithic and Bronze Age (Neolithic farmers, Indo-European bronze workers, then La Tène Celts).
And, how many Americans died to keep the countries of the EU from trying to exterminate each other?????
Once ? In WWI they really didn't do much. They arrived when everything was almost over. Actually Europeans only try to exterminate each others in WWI. WWII was about the Jews, Gypsies and other minorities. People weren't as free under the German occupation as before but freer than their ancestors a few centuries ago. So the answer to "how many Americans died to keep the countries of the EU from trying to exterminate each other ?" should, after consideration, be : never.
You hate the USA, but love their goods and services, especially their ability to protect you.
Yeah, American cars, American mobile phones, American TV's, American clothes, American restaurants... All very popular here. :wary2: BMW, Audi, Volvo, Renault, Toyota, Sony-Ericsson, Nokia, Panasonic, Hugo Boss, Armani, Paul Smith... all American, right ?
And, why are so many people imigrating to the USA today?? Could it be to get away from the endless bickering and dangers of their 'homeland'?
Mexicans* and Cubans ? In all fairness that's the only country where they can migrate without having to buy a plane ticket.
* Almost 1 in 4 immigrant to the US in 2010 is a Mexican. Half of all immigrants are from Latin America - mostly Central America - and one fourth from Asia - especially Philippines, China and Vietnam. (
source).
How many of us would honestly say that we would not move to the USA if we could have full citizenship????????
Wouldn't even if you offered me a job and a car in the package. Why would you want to live in a country where your neighbour could sue you any day because the apple tree in your garden encroaches on his property, or because your kids make too much noise when they play outside. Even if you win the court cases every time it's just too troublesome. Then one becomes paranoiac with the idea that the government or CIA is spying on you all the time, or that the police will fine you daily for driving a few miles above the speed limit, or that some Mormon or Baptist or Scientologist proselytisers, or Jeovah's Witness or another of the hundreds of religious organization in the US come and bother you at home every odd day... Too tiresome, I tell you.
Add to all this that the USA is plagued by the elements : tornadoes, hurricanes, bitterly cold winters in the northern half, suffocatingly hot summers in the southern half, and earthquakes is the only region with an idyllic climate, California. In the States if you live in the country you are usually in the middle of nowhere, hours drive away from all conveniences. So big cities are the way to go, but crime rate is usually far worse than in Europe. Just the idea of living in a country where almost everyone owns a gun would make me feel permanently uncomfortable. I guess it's ok if you grew up with it, but not if you didn't.