Three Types of Americans!

which one are you?

Published on May 31, 2004 By Muggaz In Blogging

I have been fortunate enough to mingle with Americans on a day to day basis over the past few months, and rightly so I have drawn my conclusions – they may be a bit sweeping and broad, but I am comfortable in saying there are three types of Americans.

The first American is your general public – they barely know what is going on in the next state let alone somewhere on the other side of the planet. They eat 5 meals of McDonalds every week, and go to the baseball. More likely than not, they drive an SUV, or know someone who does. These Americans love their country, culture, and President – this is simple because they are simple people, and don’t know any better. This first kind of American has a tendency for follow the shepherd – If someone looks smart and intelligent when they sprout pro-Americana propaganda, they will usually chime in with a ‘well, if we are so bad, why are we so powerful’ yada yada yada remark.. which is fine by me… they really cant back it up, and are just fighting a debate by paradox – usually, this type of American does more harm than good for a right winged argument, because they prove the ignorance we know and love.

The second type of American is the one I get along best with. The cultured American who realises that the world is bigger than 52 states and a whole lot of money. These American’s realise that they should be using their status as a political super power to influence the world for the better! They don’t hold anything against anyone for crack-pot leftist ideas, and in fact, they can be rather right wing at times (Greywar

), just with an International conscience. It’s these American’s that restore faith in my heart after dealing with the third and last type of American

The Third type of American drives me insane. They are the ones that know that the world is a really scary place, and they know there are several aggrieved factions that don’t agree with American policy or culture, however, they don’t give two hoots. As long as America’s bottom line is increased, and as long as the world knows that America has the biggest guns, this kind of American is happy – they don’t even care what kind of world their children will enter, they just assume that everything will be fine because they have the biggest defence budget. This kind of American will write off the second kind of American and anyone from the International community as a crack pot terrorist sympathiser should they disagree with any of their opinions. They feed from stupidity or naivety rather, of the first type of American.

JU seems to be full of many from each little faction… This kind of makes me happy… it makes the place interesting. I think we all know what kind of person we are, and l trust my judgment – I know what kind of person you are as well.

BAM!!!

Comments (Page 2)

gothic impulse

on Jun 01, 2004

2 and 4 I can live with. 1 and 3 I try to avoid like the plague.

I like 4 the best because i can always make them pay for being cheeky shits

Damn Muggaz ..we are lucky us Aussies are perfect

Jess

Muggaz

on Jun 01, 2004

Jess - we aren't perfect by any stretch of the imagination! just more perfect than some!

Tom and Jess... do either of you have msn or Aolim?

email me yours, or just add me fukn - mr_frenchy1@hotmail.com...

that is unless you dont like me

hehe... s'if

BAM!!!

MasonM

on Jun 01, 2004

Fairly good assessment as generalizations go. You left out one though. The middle-aged burned out hippy that loves his country, doesn't especially like the government, and generally refuses to 'go along with the program' in general. Not 'left wing' or 'right wing', more of a wingless bird that waddles around under the radar wondering WTF?

gothic impulse

on Jun 01, 2004

Now that is an American I could like

Jess

Muggaz

on Jun 01, 2004

Mason - this American, you, would be classed in the type 2 category! The type that knows, and cares about the world. Political leaning is not important, just a degree of respect!

BAM!!!

Cann1bal

on Jun 01, 2004

Mark how about a bloody bed time aye?

ha

Thomas

shadesofgrey

on Jun 01, 2004

Wow. You know how much I hate it when you generalize about Americans, so I'm only going to point out that there are only 50 states (contrary to Kupe's blog, Australia and Canada have not officially joined the Union).

Muggaz

on Jun 01, 2004

Category 2 Shades...

You know you love it.

BAM!!!

shadesofgrey

on Jun 01, 2004

You'd be surprised to know that I also fit into category 1 quite well:

I don't eat at McDonald's five times a week; however, I love going to baseball games, my dad drives an SUV, and I do love my country.

If you remember, my first "debate" with you was in your "Stupid Al Qaeda" article about generalizing about Americans--it just doesn't work for me--the idea that I could place New Yorkers, Texans, North Carolinians, and New Englanders all into three little categories is mind-boggling.

Muggaz

on Jun 01, 2004

Sorry Shades!

It would appear that i am a bad boy.

However, I have intentionally made my sweeping generalisations as broad as possible! I haven't implied that type 2 doesn't watch baseball or drive an S.U.V... I am playing to a stereotype admittidly, though I think I got my point across.

BAM!!!

shadesofgrey

on Jun 01, 2004

I'm only giving you a hard time cause no one else did

new-age nomad

on Jun 01, 2004

Thomas, you're a fan of Mall Rats!!! Jay and Silent Bob rock!!! It's a religious following for me, really.

You just continue to grow more tempting to me by the moment.

Trinitie

Muggaz

on Jun 01, 2004

You just continue to grow more tempting to me by the moment

Do his laundry then woman

hehe...

Shades - way to go and make me feel bad for the sake of your personal gratitude

BAM!!!

Cann1bal

on Jun 02, 2004

eeep!

Oh yeah and do my laundry dimmit!
(^^ mark made me say it... do do do dod od)

Thomas

Mandeep Sahota

on Jun 22, 2004

Hey Hey...no need to do the stereotypes.....Hey Mugazz....first of all..I joined JU after the STUPID AL-QUADA article...and now reading some of your others, I have learned some things about you...so if some of my other questions sound stupid...sorry I didn't know any better.

And I don't like these stereoptypes even though I admit...a Lot of them do apply to some of my fellow classmates. SO what is your category for American high school teenagers? no better yet, what is your stereoptype for Californian high school teenagers? Rich, suburban whites that wear Abercrombie & Fitch that only care about their social status, drinking and tanning booths? lol...I would like to know what you think of the American youth. Afterall it is the American youth that can change the future. I am on the debate team, (I'm not a geek, I promise) and I have noticed that teenagers, well at least at my suburban school are very open minded and acknoledge the problems of the world, the middle east and others. I would say that over 50% of the teens at my school are liberals and against the tactics of the Bush Administraion. It is comforting to know that these kind of kids are the ones that are getting into the ivy league schools and the ones that are taking the rigerous A.P courses (college level courses.) This ultimately shows that a good number of the American youth are tolerant, intelligent and open-minded. This just comes to show that maybe America will have a better future in the hands of it's youth....and hopefully in 20 years we can change these stereotypes that Americans are arrogant, ignorant, narrow-minded and intolerant. I wish these stereotypes were based on the American youth, cause it would be completely the opposite. please reply, I like hearing the comments...

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