LAND OF THE FREE

[Sassy1natl 0]

Have a good day, all. (You probably shouldn't waste any more of your time hating me.)

Think of your spouse, whom you love. And good luck to all of you, wherever your path takes you.

Peace out,

Ben

Perhaps the moral high road is the path you should have chosen initially.

[Nagishkaw 510]

Have a good day? What do you care what kind of day we have? BTW, I don't hate you, I just want you to shaaaduuup.

[jom 4]

Why choose to live in such a crappy country then? maybe you suffer from one of the afflictions you named. B)

I already explained that above. (I'm trying to emigrate to Canada, while my K-3 visa application collects dust in USCIS.)

Have a good day.

You hate USCIS because your application is collecting dust so now you hate the whole America. Well , your application is not alone in collecting dust so hang in there. If you disagree so much of what is happening here and as you say your application is not moving just relocate to Canada and petition your wife from there. Since you are stuck here for now, stop complaining and move on. Believe me you are more fortunate than most people.

Peace

[Ban Hammer 13,333]

I wonder but never asked maybe a stupid question but what is MENA?

many excitable noobs assembling.

[tammy2688 1]

All I have to say is, if go try living in any country other than this and literally STAY there, I don't mean for vacation or a get away. Those who already love in other countries are used to it, and many love it, obviously. But if you are used to the US and then go there, most find it difficult and the complaints about the US seems highly trivial when your worries become, "Will the elctricity stay on till I finish my dinner?" This is not even a joke, in many countries in Asia this is a huge problem, all these things we have here is a luxary. By the way, moving to Canada isn't that great of a change. If one really hates the US, why not go to a country least like it...oh right...you cannot survive there. So Canada and Australia are the most like US without the "attributes" that you give such as divorce rate, etc. Basically the truth is, at the moment I cannot think of another country more free than the US and no matter what anyone says, this is true. Also you have to look at what you mean by freedom, as Isaiah Berlin ha described his positive and negative freedom, which are you asking for? If freedom to you mean doing whatever you please, then this is the country where you can exercise this the most, no doubt. As you said so yourself, you cannot literally move to Thailand because of language barrier, so you aren't even free to talk there yet.

I just really do not like those who, as people have said, bite the hand that feeds them. It is better to just go peacefully to where you would like to go, and if you cannot, then you not complain about the place where you are. Especially on 4th of July, it is better not to sh@t on the country which we are honoring.

[natty bumppo 297]

Sounds like your stuck here, pal.

Yeah, I'd have to agree with you. (For now, at least.)

Still attempting to emigrate to Canada at the moment, but it is surprisingly difficult.

must be a reason Canada doesn't want you ...

[ready4ONE 5,400]

Why choose to live in such a crappy country then? maybe you suffer from one of the afflictions you named. B)

I already explained that above. (I'm trying to emigrate to Canada, while my K-3 visa application collects dust in USCIS.)

Have a good day.

It is fairly easy to emigrate to Canada on a work visa if you can find an employer willing to write a letter of support and employment contract for you to support your work visa there. Canada is a very nice place to be. Good luck!

By they way, the above process takes roughly a month, so off you go!

[mawilson 2,133]

What are you talking about???

A "great" country doesn't make its own citizens wait NEARLY A YEAR to see their own spouses!

A "great" country doesn't expedite the processing of foreign worker visas (within a week!), contributing to lost jobs for U.S. citizens, while the spouses of U.S. citizens are made to wait nearly a year for a spouse visa!

A "great" country doesn't waste $3 trillion on useless foreign wars while underfunding the most basic government office functions (USCIS), such as the processing of paperwork for U.S. visas for U.S. citizens!

And as for being "free" in this country... HA!

Try this: Come on up to Washington state and place a $1 bet on a Seattle Seahawks game online.

For that "crime" you will be subject to prosecution for a Class C Felony (a classification equivalent to rape or child molestation). And when you get out of prison, you would probably not be able to find good employment anywhere in this country ever again due to your felony conviction. (Helps explain why so many felons re-commit crimes; they have little employment prospects. Also helps explain why U.S.A. has the largest prison population in the world.)

I could go on and on...

This country is certainly neither "great" nor "free" at this point in history.

Fukc off, you ####.

[Jenn! 918]

Please stop the personal attacks immediately, or the thread will be locked.

[sara..... 371]

well i wanna say something........ .......i was not planning on attending anything for the 4th cuz im so ticked off over governmental ####### going on for our application......then it hit me.........In what other country can we complain about the process the government takes or does not take for anything? NONE that i know of......in what other country can we freely say i disagree with our government? NONE that i know of.......so i sat down and thought of all the things that are possible here as far as freedom goes that i didn't find in any other country i have lived in........by God i decided that it is not the fault of the USA as a country the hardships that a lot of us face when trying to bring our s/o here but in the fault lays with in the system that is broken......i made a list of all the things i can do here that i can not do any any other country and a list of the things that i could do in the countries that i lived in..........after that i said prayers of thanks for living in the USA i joined in the celebration for the 4th of July and for the first time in my life i really understood what it meant to be a Citizen of the USA tears freely ran down my face during the fire works even with the horrid loud music drumming in my ear while the fire works went off because that music (loud and off key but beautiful) was all about our freedom's that we somehow seem to take for granted when things are not going our way......i for the first time in my life became humbled in front of our flag that tells its own story of the fight that gave us the freedom that our ancestors went thru to give us the freedom that we now have

ok thats it hope it does not inflame anyone.......................................

sara

[tammy2688 1]

[mawilson 2,133]

Loved your post, Tammy!

[tammy2688 1]

mawilson:

Ahh I only wish I was so short, sweet and straight to the point as you!

Edited July 6, 2008 by tammy2688

[tmma 467]

What are you talking about???

A "great" country doesn't make its own citizens wait NEARLY A YEAR to see their own spouses! No one in this country is "making you wait a year" to see your spouse. Jump on a plane and go visit-this country has passports-planes ( that go both ways)-right of re-entry and airports...How cool is that? Plus we at least DO have an immigration process by which you can be with your foreign spouse eventually.

A "great" country doesn't expedite the processing of foreign worker visas (within a week!), contributing to lost jobs for U.S. citizens, while the spouses of U.S. citizens are made to wait nearly a year for a spouse visa!Different kind of visa process altogether. Apples and oranges as far as visas go; plus I don't know anyone who has "lost their job to an immigrant....."

A "great" country doesn't waste $3 trillion on useless foreign wars while underfunding the most basic government office functions (USCIS), such as the processing of paperwork for U.S. visas for U.S. citizens! the 2 have nothing to do with eachother, well only in your tantrum because you have to wait for a visa and not get it immediatly.

And as for being "free" in this country... HA! Try living in China, North Korea...etc.

Try this: Come on up to Washington state and place a $1 bet on a Seattle Seahawks game online.

For that "crime" you will be subject to prosecution for a Class C Felony (a classification equivalent to rape or child molestation). And when you get out of prison, you would probably not be able to find good employment anywhere in this country ever again due to your felony conviction. (Helps explain why so many felons re-commit crimes; they have little employment prospects. Also helps explain why U.S.A. has the largest prison population in the world.) Why would you go to WA just to break their gambling laws?

I could go on and on...

This country is certainly neither "great" nor "free" at this point in history.Go live somewhere else more to your liking, then

Edited July 6, 2008 by tmma

[Dr. Obvious 49]

I would love to move to Thailand (but don't speak Thai fluently enough to succeed professionally there)...

USA: 1

Thailand: 0

Still attempting to emigrate to Canada at the moment, but it is surprisingly difficult.

Wasn't that your complaint about the US?

And as for being "free" in this country... HA! Try living in China, North Korea...etc.

Pretty much.