JamesBC says, "... There are many times when I, too, laugh at the US, as a whole."
Is that British Columbia? Not quite the cosmopolitian high horse to be doing too much laughing, though, right m8?
Most of my time spent outside the US has been in Asia (Japan, S. Vietnam, Thailand). I didn't observe much in the way of laughter. Most of any in-depth expression of emotion was a kind of disappointment - that the USA talked a good schtick, but failed to deliver, and ever since Korea (while in 'Nam it was Truman's support of France's hegemony and which actually started the war).
Indeed, my South Vietnamese counterpart predicted that the USA would abandon Vietnam because the US people were selfish and didn't really support freedom and liberty around the world. He thought that the US would pull out within two years, and that was in 1966. I'm sure he was amazed that we continued the battle until the Democrat controlled congress withdrew *all* funds for their defense, and after our troops left, 9 years later.
That's laughable isn't it? That millions died at the hands of the vengeful North Vietnamese communist imperialists? The same aggressors who had been actively enabled by the Democrat party sponsoring John Kerry's treason in meeting them outside of the Paris Peace Talks, and then treating with them by literally lying about US atrocities, and giving the North an excuse to withdraw from the talks?
Funny to those who aren't actually anti-American, I'm sure.
"Bush was the second biggest mistake your nation has ever made."
Bush was the hope of millions of those in the ME and specifically Irag, since '91. At that time, Democrats mocked Bush Sr. for NOT freeing those millions, but only non-partisans remember - do you?. And what now?
He is a laughing stock to leftists who would literally let the rest of the world go str8 to hell, in order to get "free" healthcare and cringe at the idea that Bush Jr. DID allow the millions of two ME nations to have a chance at Democracy.
"The biggest is Obama."
BS! Obama may be the poorest president ever to gain the office, but it demonstrates to the world that US citizens are one of the least racist nations ever to exist on this planet. We are willing to try for such social progress and follow our willingness up with facts and actions.
Where is the first British black prime minister? Australia? Canada? Even the most liberal of all, New Zealand?
"I've been to many places; lived many places. I'm speaking from my experience with other peoples and their cultures, beliefs, and governments."
Those who hate the USA say they laugh at it ... otherwise they know that this is the greatest nation on Earth, ever. Our only fault is the idea that Europe is some ideal to emulate; when it has actually been the source of most of all historical misery, war, class and racial hatreds ... and with all the rest of the world running second to them!
I suggest you get down from that old nag you're up on, Oh Canada ...