I am so sick of Americans being so ashamed of their country that they refer to the act of showing support for and happiness with one’s country as “being an ugly American.”
We’re a wealthy country. We’re a free country. We’re a well-fed country. We’re a safe country. We’re a strong country. All of these things are good, and it’s said when anyone feels the need to avoid talking about it or, worse, apologize for it. If others are envious and wish to pervert what’s great about this country into criticisms, that’s their problem, not ours.
It’s times like this I wish that international sports bodies weren’t so riddled with corruption and anti-Americanism, so that I’d have an interest in watching our athletes dominate.