America vs. Americans

America is a country in which a diverse range of people - Americans - that think quite highly of themselves. However, they are quite clueless of the world around them and what those from different parts of the world think of them. There are many negative influences in America that Americans do not realize, including the government. And so many aspects of the American culture are taken for granted by Americans. Americans have little understanding of their impact on other parts of the globe.

To me, America is the government and how it controls the United States. America is how the country reacts to issues around the world, but it does not involve the Americans because they have very little say on the country's reaction to these issues although our government is said to be the voice of the American people. Americans are very gullible of what the U.S. government tells them, as well as the media, and as a result, are left mislead and questioning why many foreigners "hate" us.