Let's name some things Americans are GOOD at:

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GTaudiophile

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Okay, I will say this.

Best military in the history of the world.
Most generous society on earth. American philanthropy blows everyone else away.
 

GTaudiophile

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Originally posted by: CPA
It's quit sad that with so many other anti-American threads on AT, that bashers still have to post in one of the few pro-American threads.

I am sorry, but I sometimes feel the best way to be PRO is to be ANTI.

Meaning, let's admit our faults and fix them.

You of all people know that indebtedness, lack of savings, too much credit spending, etc. are all unhealthy practices for the average American.
 

aplefka

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Originally posted by: Ns1
Originally posted by: aplefka
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Originally posted by: E equals MC2
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filling up landfills

producing top quality marijuana

Leave marijuana upto Mexico and Columbia.

they are not producing top quality marijuana

mexico produces top quality marijuana like china produces lead free toys


But seriously...

- Guitars
- Basses
- Amps/Cabs
- Rock music

Ehhh I think Europe as a whole has us beat there too. Especially as of late.

meh, I beg to differ. The only bands I like from that side of the pond are radiohead and artic monkeys. Well, current bands anyway

I was thinking since "rock" music existed. I would say that their mainstream music is probably a lot better than ours.
 

evident

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guitars HANDS DOWN i'll take an american made strat or gibson over a chevy cobalt any day :-D
 

manowar821

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Hehe, I like all the sarcasm here, but I'm going to actually try...

*Cheeseburgers

*We INVENTED techno (Detroit techno, anyone?) But I suppose the UK did raves a little better.

*Hardcore (punk, not electronic)

*We make a lot of paper

That's all I can think of, honestly.

Really, I couldn't care less about where they had come from, I'm not a nationalist. But for the sake of the thread I added my ideas.
 

manowar821

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Originally posted by: Linux23
The Atomic Bomb.

Russia was neck to neck with us, man. I think both the USA and Russia should be complimented for developing nuclear power. The competition made the atom bomb, not one or the other.
 
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Originally posted by: GTaudiophile
Originally posted by: CPA
It's quit sad that with so many other anti-American threads on AT, that bashers still have to post in one of the few pro-American threads.

I am sorry, but I sometimes feel the best way to be PRO is to be ANTI.

Meaning, let's admit our faults and fix them.

You of all people know that indebtedness, lack of savings, too much credit spending, etc. are all unhealthy practices for the average American.

the whole point was that we have enough anti...
 
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Originally posted by: manowar821
Originally posted by: Linux23
The Atomic Bomb.

Russia was neck to neck with us, man. I think both the USA and Russia should be complimented for developing nuclear power. The competition made the atom bomb, not one or the other.

you mean the Nazis? The russians stole it from us, not to take away from russian espionage
 

manowar821

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Originally posted by: IAteYourMother
Originally posted by: manowar821
Originally posted by: Linux23
The Atomic Bomb.

Russia was neck to neck with us, man. I think both the USA and Russia should be complimented for developing nuclear power. The competition made the atom bomb, not one or the other.

you mean the Nazis? The russians stole it from us, not to take away from russian espionage

You really think that some of the best minds in physics shouldn't be credited? I'm talking about Russian scientists. Some of them helped the USA in the Manhattan project. I couldn't give a shit what Nazi's did.
 
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Originally posted by: GTaudiophile
Okay, I will say this.

Best military in the history of the world.
Most generous society on earth. American philanthropy blows everyone else away.
Wow you actually said something positive about America. By far, America gives more money to other countries in time of need than anyone else, and usually more than everyone else combined.

 

DarkThinker

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Man so much positivity in this thread *shudders* it's time for some counter-balance:

- Total absence of banking secrecy
- Unwarranted searches, arrests and yours truly tasing!
- Cheesy Domestic Cars that have no class no style and bad gas efficiency.
- Highest overall percentage of Absolutely Unnecessary Ridiculous Gas Guzzling People Endangering My Penis is Bigger Than Yours Truck-SUV Driving culture in the world!
- People that are used to excess in what has become to be known as excessive. i.e If my real need is a car of size X, then let's get a car of size 6x because you know it's helpful...it hauls things around...pffft
- Worst re-election of an incompetent in the history of the modern world.
- Hip Hop / Rap / Thug Culture
- Punks / Emos/ Hippies
- Majority of the people have little to no family values, after off springs reach 18 most families are blown up into fragments.
- The neo-Cons
- Ultra biased middle-east policy
- WoW
- Domestic cellphone companies
- CDMA
- Clamshells ugh
- The obvious misuse of the word Football
- "Football" fanatics
- Microsoft : self explanatory
- Gayest fashion company in the world : That's Apple for ya
- Reality TV
- Fox News
- Illegal tax collections
- Majority population that knows crap about world affairs, Geography and Culture and lags behind in ...Hey who is that at the door??
Who's there?? What the ... What is this about??
Are you..ARE YOU ARRESTING ME?? WHAT FOR?? I am just stating my opinion...on an online foru... DON'T...JUST DON'T...DON'T TASE ME BRO!!!!!! DON'T TAAAASE MEEEEEEE AHHHAHHAAHAHAHAH!!! FREEEEEEEEEDOOOOOooooOOOOM!!
 

Fritzo

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The US produces the best entertainment in the world.

US Medicine is seen as the most advanced in the world (which is why it costs so much :| )

The US is regarded as having the best higher educational institutions.

And...despite what people here and in Japan think, US made vehicles are still considered high quality in most parts of the world.
 

Linflas

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Originally posted by: GTaudiophile
Originally posted by: CPA
It's quit sad that with so many other anti-American threads on AT, that bashers still have to post in one of the few pro-American threads.

I am sorry, but I sometimes feel the best way to be PRO is to be ANTI.

Meaning, let's admit our faults and fix them.

You of all people know that indebtedness, lack of savings, too much credit spending, etc. are all unhealthy practices for the average American.

All encouraged by our fine Federal Government which penalizes savings and subsidizes debt through our tax code. In spite of all that we still manage to be some of the most productive and generous people the world has ever seen.