I complain about America and take potshots because when all is said and done, I am a disappointed citizen. We have a great potential that we don't live up to. That is unfortunate because when we try, we really push the envelope. That doesn't mean I want to take any more crap from citizens of the world than they want to take from me about their countries. We may be pushy, but our culture is as legitimate as that of any other country.
Political commentary is one thing.
If you get in people's faces you should expect to be ridiculed. But slanderous comments about other people's cultures gets old real quick. This country is only 223 years old, and by most standards, that is pretty young. But in that time, we have managed to rake up some pretty impressive stats. If the barbarians are at the gates of this modern Roman Empire, we could have had a lot less to show for ourselves than we do and still be pretty proud.