Disclaimer: Not mine.
Summary: Things the world never knew about the land of the free.
Warning: Dark theme, my grammar, cursing, and some confusion on the part of the other nations. You have been warned.
Patriot I
Alfred winched as another loud shout made its way across the table.
It was hard to believe that so long ago he was an isolationist and cared not for the world's problems. But now, things were much different, and sitting there in the World Conference room, it was easy to see how. As a world superpower, America was both respected and hated, and every action was criticized because he was always suppose to step in and solve everyone's problems, yet if something (or everything goes wrong) he's immediately blamed.
Take this meeting for example—countries from around the global—particularly Europe and the Middle East are nagging him to do this and that, always yelling.
Alfred rubbed his head.
But the worst part of this all is the words his own people…some of which pretend their Canadian, instead of Americans.
It makes a lump form in the back of his throat.
Americans shouldn't be ashamed to be their selves—
"I don't freaking care who you are, or who you think you are. "
"We are—
Alfred blinks and looks around thinking that perhaps it was another lecture about something else—except the table is quiet, and the voices continue, making a smile appear on his face.
"—Americans, and we don't take crap—"
"—you have a problem with us, state it—"
"—but we will ignore all your stereotypes—"
" –and cut to point—"
"—because we are a nation united under the stars and stripes of freedom."
Alfred's eyes shined and with newfound courage and energy Alfred made his way to the podium.
Let it be said, after that meeting, nothing was ever the same again.
Author's Note: I kind of had an unexpected inspiration for this one. I was watching a documentary about the space race, and below it dozens of people were blasting America and from the government and us for no particular reason and it made me mad. I AM proud to be an American. So what if we make mistakes, and our government isn't perfect-no one else's is...geez. Sorry going off on an rant. Anyhow's thinking that I started writing this.
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