Gwen Berry wins humanitarian award and then states: "I can honestly say I'm not proud of things this country stands for."

Lost all respect for her. We aren't perfect, but we are the greatest nation in the world.

She should move to Canada.

what a loser wrote:

We aren't perfect, but we are the greatest nation in the world.

The 1990s called...

How else are we going to tell if one is woke or not?

Sounds like she was given the opportunity to participate in change but refused. I wonder why? Doesn’t seem like she’s serious about doing anything more than to stand up and complain on her soap box.

“Berry has consulted with the USOPC but declined a spot on athlete-led committees that were formed to tackle some of the issues, including the federation's stance on controversial Rule 50, which bars protests at the Olympics.”

Nothing like being chastised by someone with a doping rules violation. What country would she hold up as a shining example for others to follow?

Where’s the fun in getting an award if you can’t tell everyone you hate America too? It’s the classic virtue signaling forum.

did she take it too far? wrote:

“I am an American, but I can honestly say I'm not proud of things this country stands for, and we can do better,”

Surely 'we can do better' is a positive message?

Name another country that stands for something better? Oh, Denmark? Norway? New Zealand?

She was a criminal justice and psychology major in college. I am not sure what her job is now, but with a major like that, she could affect the change from the inside and not have to protest from the outside. She is from St. Louis, so that might explain why she feels so jaded. Here is an interesting news story from St. Louis:

https://newsone.com/3769526/black-murders-st-louis-african-american-crime-statistics/

Its really a small minded response people have, that if someone criticizes aspects of a country the first thing out peoples mouth is 'name some place better' or 'move somewhere else if you dont like it'. Its true what they say, people really dont mature past high school.

Agreed, this movement that we are going to end racism and hate is pure nonsense. There will always be bad people, that is the way it is, get used to it.

We have come a long way and we still have a ways to go. But this movement in the last couple of years that wants to label everything in our system as racist and completely destroy in pursuit of some Utopian idea is ridiculous. Besides the fact that pursuit of Utopia's end really badly historically the idea that we should just rip up what is in all truth on of the better and most fair nations in the world and replace it with...... I guess we'll replace it with slogans like Defund the Police and The Green New Deal For All!

There is no substance or actual solutions being proposed here.

Come on. We should allow the Marxists to rule the country. Nationalize private corporations and distribute the profits equally among the people to erradicate racism and poverty and provide equality to all. It worked wonders in China during the Great Leap forward, Venezuela during the past two decades, Cuba during the past seventy years. etc. Nothing works better than Socialism to create trickle up poverty.

comedyre1i3f wrote:

Nothing works better than Socialism to create trickle up poverty.

Isn't it amazing how noble socialist/communist governments force the citizens to send them everything they make, and then it's 'redistributed' from the top? And the left always love to bash 'trickle-down economics' and 'greed'. It's so bizarre

Why is it that you .... whatever it is you are ... so often talk about "Communism" and countries like China when discussing the American Left? None of the Left want Communism. None of them want to a country like China, North Korea, or Venezuela? Why don't you just stop this lame nonsense once and for all?

Libs think America sucks, it’s basically the one thing they can all agree on.

Be nice to stand for something other than the mass murder of black and brown people around the world for Israel and the weapons makers.

did she take it too far? wrote:

Who else thinks she took it too far? Yes, she's right we can do better but please name another country that stands for something better. No place is perfect but this is the land of opportunity.

It reminds me of sports fans. They don't like their coach but can't think of a better one.

“I am an American, but I can honestly say I'm not proud of things this country stands for, and we can do better,” she said in an interview with The Associated Press. “I want to represent people who cannot represent themselves and I want to speak for people who can't speak for themselves."

https://www.yahoo.com/now/gwen-berry-wins-humanitarian-award-201315455.html

Did she take it too far? She was pretty kind in her assessment of the USA. You Conservative snowflakes really need to toughen up.

Name a country that stands for something better:

Take your pick.

Reading this thread you realise that the reason the USA is such a terrible place in 2020, is because half of the citizens don't even realise what a joke it has become. The rest of the world sees it very clearly.

None? What about nationalizing industry (medicine), stacking the court, free food for all, etc.? Those are all tactics employed by Venezuela, Cuba, etc. and those are all central to the policies of the Squad, Sanders, Marxist organizations like BLM, and young adults. The Democratic Party is moving further to the left every year.

Meh, she could have phrased it better but I have no issue with her saying that our country isn't perfect. That's a no-brainer but will rile those up sans-brain.