What do you hate about your country?

[Volkade]

As a New Zealander, I pretty much have the same issues as the Original Post. We're too far away from where things usually circulate, therefore have a restricted amount of access to things. We've missed out on countless things and half the time are so isolated we don't even know it. WHERE THE HELL DID NINETY NINE NIGHTS 2 GO?!

 

[-[Badger]-]

Our Neighbors. We are so close to being the same yet So far away.

 

[Twilight_guy]

The same thing I hate about most countries. Ignorance. Also people who say "hella" but that's more of an inconvenience.

 

[Spekter068]

Guns are as much a hobby as stamp collecting and RC.

When was the last time a stamp or an RC car killed someone?

US

Like someone said earlier, too much bipartisan shit. We need compromise, tougher regulation on big business, and we need to get off of fossil fuels. Companies =/= People

Buddy, guns don't kill people. People kill people (guns only make it easier). I come from a family that is quite liberal, but we have a very strong interest in firearms. We don't keep them around for protection, but because they're fun to use (they make very loud noises- what's not to like?). Most of the people who try to defend gun culture take the conservative approach (they always pull out the "Right to Bear Arms" stuff). Gun enthusiasts end up looking like morons (and some of us most certainly are), but most of us just want guns the same way we want sporty cars- they're just a hobby. I've been around firearms for most of my life, and I can't stand the idea of pointing one at a person (or indeed, any living thing).

Taking guns away from everyone isn't the answer. Teaching people to respect them and keeping them away from people who will misuse them is much fairer, and I feel like that's what most firearm hobbyists believe, but don't know how to say.

 

[Defenestra]

I'm mostly ticked off over the crappy environmental legislation and crappier enforcement, history of human rights abuses, structurally flawed government, smug self-righteousness, stealthy monopolies, trade policies that harm both citizens inside our country and outside it and...

Y'know, that'll do for now.

I'm in Canada, by the way. And you people bitching about the weather here really need to buy a friggin scarf and learn to shovel.

 

[Bobbity]

Posted a reply to a comment I didn't realize was on the first page. Oops

Anyway, I hate the way that the rest of the world visualizes us (Australia) and that we give them reason for doing so.

 

[Nazulu]

The faulty system, all these stupid laws and the lack of common sense in general in Australia. Also our entertainment is pretty pathetic, don't think I ever liked any Australian shows besides The Chasers.

 

[-Drifter-]

First, I think people who resort to mugging will still try to mug you regardless if they think you're holding a weapon or not.

I doubt it. There's a reason they use guns: because they know you don't have one. They know they can threaten you.

Second, I'm not for getting rid of guns completely, I'm for people not having access to assault rifles or high caliber weapons. If a person has a handgun and uses it for protection, sure why not.

I think we can agree on this. Hunting weapons and small caliber handguns should be allowed.

Now if the handgun has an extended magazine and hollow point rounds, that's where I draw the line.

Hollow points are safer, actually. Not for the person getting shot, of course, but for everyone else.

 

[GrizzlerBorno]

America has no flaws.
It is the perfect place, full of freedom and awesomeness.
If you disagree with me, you are clearly un-American and are most likely a socialist, commie bastard.
If you want to question my intelligence, understand satire before doing so.

No offense dude, but that joke doesn't work, THIS many times. I think you should let it go. If you love it, set it free, right?
And Thank God, you left out that "Fuck yeah, America" Video this time. That was fucking annoying :S
OT: What do i hate about my country? Do Escapist comments have word limits? I guess I'll find out!
Actually let me give you the skinny: No pre-marital Sex....

...and that's not even the worst.

It's that bad

 

[Socius]

I hate that my country, Norway, allows itself to be buttraped by uncle Sam on regular occasion.

 

[Ignatz_Zwakh]

That we've yet to build and army of zombie robots! WE NEED DEM DURN ZOMBIE ROBOTS! How else will Canada assert it's authority over the rest of the world?! WE MUST BRING THE GLORY OF MAPLE SYRUP TO THE SAVAGE HEATHENS! \m/

 

[conflictofinterests]

America.

We have an unsettling amount of stupid people.

Not just stupid, but an unsettling amount of both the WILLFULLY ignorant and people who are downright liars.

 

[AvsJoe]

The snow and the cold, I hate it!

I live in Canada, specifically Windsor. Windsor's a small city within farting distance of Detroit, U.S.A., and is the southernmost city in Canada. Winters here are very mild compared to the rest of the country (information I know firsthand). But Winters still suck here; my town just got hit with a decent blizzard that was expected to have been the worst snowstorm since the dreaded storm of 1965. The storm itself didn't meet expectations, but it was still pretty bad.[footnote]Sorry if my paragraph is all over the place. I'm tired.[/footnote]

Why do I live in Canada if I hate the cold, you ask? Well, Mr. Strawman, there's plenty of awesome things about Canada, but the weather just ain't one of them.

 

[conflictofinterests]

That we've yet to build and army of zombie robots! WE NEED DEM DURN ZOMBIE ROBOTS! How else will Canada assert it's authority over the rest of the world?! WE MUST BRING THE GLORY OF MAPLE SYRUP TO THE SAVAGE HEATHENS! \m/

I thought you put microchips in our maple leaves... I was looking forward to a non-hostile takeover by our secret Canadian overlords.

 

[Chaos Marine]

Ireland

Ridiculously corrupt politicians who have fucked everyone over like no one's business.

 

[Drummodino]

America has no flaws.
It is the perfect place, full of freedom and awesomeness.
If you disagree with me, you are clearly un-American and are most likely a socialist, commie bastard.
If you want to question my intelligence, understand satire before doing so.

No offense dude, but that joke doesn't work, THIS many times. I think you should let it go. If you love it, set it free, right?
And Thank God, you left out that "Fuck yeah, America" Video this time. That was fucking annoying :S
OT: What do i hate about my country? Do Escapist comments have word limits? I guess I'll find out!
Actually let me give you the skinny: No pre-marital Sex....

...and that's not even the worst.

It's that bad

Where do you live???

 

[Ignatz_Zwakh]

That we've yet to build and army of zombie robots! WE NEED DEM DURN ZOMBIE ROBOTS! How else will Canada assert it's authority over the rest of the world?! WE MUST BRING THE GLORY OF MAPLE SYRUP TO THE SAVAGE HEATHENS! \m/

I thought you put microchips in our maple leaves... I was looking forward to a non-hostile takeover by our secret Canadian overlords.

That was the INITIAL plan...however, things went awry. We didn't count on the British anti-infiltration-leaf-eating ninja caterpillar taskforce! *Shakes fist at a Union Jack*

...Or AILENCT....Those sly bastards...

 

[Lucifron]

Sweden

-The political correctness
-Our leftist-controlled media
-That my goverment has forsaken pragmatism for ideological masturbation

 

[conflictofinterests]

First, I think people who resort to mugging will still try to mug you regardless if they think you're holding a weapon or not.

I doubt it. There's a reason they use guns: because they know you don't have one. They know they can threaten you.

Second, I'm not for getting rid of guns completely, I'm for people not having access to assault rifles or high caliber weapons. If a person has a handgun and uses it for protection, sure why not.

I think we can agree on this. Hunting weapons and small caliber handguns should be allowed.

Now if the handgun has an extended magazine and hollow point rounds, that's where I draw the line.

Hollow points are safer, actually. Not for the person getting shot, of course, but for everyone else.

Interesting fact! There is no discernable connection between rates of violent crime and the rarity of concealed carry permits! Some studies conducted have found that more concealed guns means less violent crime, and others have found the opposite, while still more have found no correlation at all! Just thought I'd put that out there!

 

[conflictofinterests]

That we've yet to build and army of zombie robots! WE NEED DEM DURN ZOMBIE ROBOTS! How else will Canada assert it's authority over the rest of the world?! WE MUST BRING THE GLORY OF MAPLE SYRUP TO THE SAVAGE HEATHENS! \m/

I thought you put microchips in our maple leaves... I was looking forward to a non-hostile takeover by our secret Canadian overlords.

That was the INITIAL plan...however, things went awry. We didn't count on the British anti-infiltration-leaf-eating ninja caterpillar taskforce! *Shakes fist at a Union Jack*

...Or AILENCT....Those sly bastards...

Curse those limey Brits! Ruining everything for everyone until the U.S. took their job, and now they are getting back at us for it!