Posted on 06/16/2026 4:00:38 PM PDT by Rummyfan
About 250 years ago, America cast a spell on Europe and the rest of the world. That magic compelled 15-18 million people to uproot themselves and escape war, poverty, crop failures, and political instability to start all over again in the new nation between 1800 and 1900.
More than 15 million immigrants arrived in the first 15 years of the 20th century, mostly from Eastern Europe and Russia.
Funny how America's critics gloss over that astonishing fact. Whenever they bother to mention it, they point to the industrial revolution, which created an insatiable demand for labor, as capitalism "enslaved" these unsuspecting workers.
Still, people kept coming. As bad as the left believes America is, people of all races, all religions, and from every nation ignored the portrayal of the United States as a racist, sexist country of white supremacists and came anyway.
This is something America's most vicious critics can't get around. The people of the world voted with their feet, and while many of us may not like it, the promise America holds for a better life is irresistible.
For the next month, more than 1.7 million foreigners will come to America to watch a soccer tournament. It hardly matters why they're coming. They come with their preconceived notions about the U.S being a horrible place. Their own governments tell them so. American leftists amplify that message.
But once these soccer fans get here, an amazing transformation happens to many of them.
They fall in love with the U.S.
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I’ve enjoyed watching the videos of Europeans discovering great American institutions like...Walmart :)
Waffle House...
Buc-ee's....
Yeah. Waffle House tickled me; I guess they went at a good time...
But you know, being something of an Anglophile, I watch a lot of ‘Brits reacting to America’ videos; and even though there are dishes that I think they do wonderfully, I get the feeling that they don’t generally eat very well...
I’m delighted they came and are spending money here, but I hope they all go back to their home countries.
My daughter took a semester in Italy a few years ago and was surprised at how many of the young people wanted to visit the US and had positive feelings about America.
I think we encounter a lot of anti-Americanism because that’s what the mainstream media chooses to report on and promote. They’re not interested in the people in other countries who appreciate us.
Don’t forget Bass Pro Shop.
Also them discovering American food (No, its not all McDonald’s) like Biscuits and Gravy, Chicken Fried Steak, real Barbecue, etc.
Enjoy your stay and then go back home.
And they like it more than a lot of citizens.
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