What do you think is the single best thing about America?

[Degtyaryov]

I think it's safe to say we're all patriots here, but if you had to pick just one, what would you say is the one aspect of the United States that you love the most? I would say for me it's our Liberty; the country was founded on the notion of freedom and for all of our shortcomings (of which there are many), I think we're still the freest people on Earth. The American notion of liberty is a rather unique one, and I feel we're one of the few countries that still at least tries to respect the rights of the individual. So much of the world has adopted socialism to varying degrees, and the collectivist philosophy behind that is just fundamentally incompatible with real individual liberty.

 

[Double T]

Bacon

 

[mrjarrell]

Liberty? There's not as much left as many would like.

 

[vwarren]

Freedom!

 

[Classic]

What is the best thing or what used to be the best thing?

 

[Wysko]

The freedom to travel the country and world without being bothered. By car, RV, motorcycle and airlines,(Pre TSA nad grab era).

 

[forgop]

Not much anymore. Big brother watching everything, increased taxes, and acceptance of the general public to utilize their voting right to elect those who play modern day Robin Hood.

There's not much different today between the people and government other than increased dependence on government. The notion of being the greatest country in the world is a joke anymore.

 

[bluewraith]

America is not so great anymore!! - YouTube

 

[No2rdame]

One freedom we still have is to speak out against our leadership. Granted, it'll bring a whole new level of scrutiny on you including IRS investigation and Big Brother might put you on a watch list, but for the time being I still have the absolute right to go out into the street and scream to the top of my lungs how much I think Odumbo sucks as president (as long as I don't make comments about wanting him dead, injured, etc.).

Try doing that in many other countries and you can end up in jail or, in some extreme governments, they might just separate your head from your body for such activity.

 

[dhnorris]

The fact that I went to the store bought some posts, sackrete and some fence and had the ability to mark "mine" visible all the way from space.

 

[Mackey]

classic coke and twinkies
ok ok ...
Freedom of Religion or freedom to have no religion.

 

[rcwill]

May not always be perfect but it is the best country on the face of the earth...that's why people around the world want to live here.

 

[perry]

The Constitution.

 

[SSGSAD]

RCwill, and Perry, nailed it, for me !!!!!

 

[sempreobie]

The fact that our forefathers had the common sense to ensure that it's citizens be allowed to protect themselves!

 

[forgop]

May not always be perfect but it is the best country on the face of the earth...that's why people around the world want to live here.

Well, I think the ability to be here illegally with no consequences and sign up for free stuff may have a little something to do with it.

 

[Lebowski]

Increasingly less things as the days drag on, but there is still no where else I'd rather be. (Ok, maybe New Zealand)

The only thing we have here that can't be found elsewhere would be our gun rights.

 

[findingZzero]

Aaron Sorkin

 

[Trigger Time]

The guns of coarse !!

 

[forgop]

Increasingly less things as the days drag on, but there is still no where else I'd rather be. (Ok, maybe New Zealand)

The only thing we have here that can't be found elsewhere would be our gun rights.

They're trying to "fix" that though.