Am I a Traitor to the USA? 

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Truthsayers are patriots. Also, let's turn the question around and ask, why has our country betrayed us?

Your not a traitor, but actually a true patriot because you have the courage and integrity to speak the truth! You deserve all the respect from fellow Americans!

🙂 I'm in the midwest of the US and as an American we lie to ourselves to justify our issues. We lie about our addictions, we blame others for our own failures. This is us and our own govt always blaming others! AMERICA is declining ...trying so hard to hold on to our past glory! True Americans look at the problem and find ways to fix the issues from within! But, its easier to blame others!

I have traveled all over the world.I lived abroad for 12 years and have seen how the US has changed. You are not a traitor.

You are telling Americans the truth about China which their media had been lying to them about, so they should be thankful to you for educating them!

Freedom of speech to speak the truth … that is most important.

One doesn’t have to lie to be a patriot. In fact, no one can be more patriotic than one speaks the truth about one’s country.

No, you simply want truth. You have a holistic world view.

Telling the truth doesn’t make you a traitor 😊

I believe indoctrination at a young age shapes one’s life: in the US we have been indoctrinated at a young age we are the best and we believe it and live only knowing we are the best. I believe in China (from Chinese friends) they were indoctrinated to work/study hard to have a better future given their prior generations were so poor and that has shaped their lives. The results for both are what we are seeing today.

I love what China is doing in the world. I recently read " US has two parties and cannot change any policies, and China has one party and the people CAN change polices" And I am in WV!

Nice honesty. I feel a bit differently. I have an obligation to fix anything that disgusts me and the American culture is one of those things. I fixed it in my life in 1993 by moving out of the USA clown show to Europe and since then spend my spare time pointing out what's wrong with America and Americans so that other people can fix this problem for themselves. If you aren't able to move out of America, then start fixing it. Lots of work to do.

I would ask why America has betrayed its people...

Wow what a childhood you had! A whole world view. I totally agree with your thoughts

Your videos contrasting the differences between countries are interesting. Thanks for sharing.

Whenever people say that, they are discredited immediately.. because they have zero argument, that's the only thing they can say..lol..

You're under no obligation to please everybody. You have no responsibility to live up to what other people think you ought to accomplish. -Richard Feynman

I really enjoyed this one👍

The premise behind this video is funny to me. Edit: After watching it I agree with you.

Fair and objective. By pointing out the wrongs of the US, you prove you love your home country.

Thanks for the video. Please don’t get upset about the bad comments. Countries and the people who are using different ideologies as a tool to attack other countries are so dangerous yet pathetic! Why can’t we forget about these concepts of Capitalism or Communism? These concepts are already outdated! These concepts won’t help you have a better life!

to criticize your country is to love your country so it can improve! without criticism there would be less/no improvement.

The problem is that if a bald eagle thinks you're un-American, then it's gotta be true. 😉

The older I get the less I feel like my country cares about the average American's welfare. Most of us are just one accident or illness away from bankruptcy. College is a long-lasting financial burden. The politicians elected by the people are loyal to lobbyists. We're told we have a democracy but I keep seeing the government give our tax money away to other country's wars, etc and I don't remember us voting on that decision. Elections are served to us with only two choices. Democracy somehow allows only a few states to have caucuses that whittle down the candidates for those two options. For example, Iowa was the latest to hold a caucus to decide who the rest of us get to vote on for the "real" election this November. An actual Kennedy can't even get on the ticket-a well qualified one. Minimum wage is not a living wage. Employers work you to the maximum weekly hours just shy of what's considered full-time which requires them to provide health benefits, etc. The public schools are a joke and I say that from the standpoint of a parent and former educator. Life-long friendships are severed over political opinions. The doctors prescribe drugs they know are addictive with no care to follow up. My daughter needed a surgery our insurance wouldn't pay for. The surgeon would not even SCHEDULE the surgery unless we paid them $200,000 up front. Then we could make payments on the unknown balance. Luckily, we found a children's hospital with top notch surgeons who helped us-for FREE! But it took me at least a year to find that option and only bc of covid cancellations did we get her slipped in at the last moment before the entire country was locked down. I used to wish for universal healthcare here in the US but after seeing how our veteran's healthcare is handled, I don't trust our government to handle our healthcare. Yet, so many other countries manage somehow to provide care for their people without putting them into bankruptcy. Before my mother died from cancer, she had only a few radiation treatments and spent one week in the ICU where she passed. The bills were so astronomical my father couldn't pay them. The hospital sued him and tried to take his farm and home away from him. That happened over twenty years ago. I think about moving to another country a LOT to give my children a better chance without the financial burdens of college and illness following them all their lives. But I'm scared of being hated by other countries for being American. I don't expect a warm welcome. The vulnerability of a language barrier is also a concern. But I'm very tired of how the US allows it's average citizens to be treated. If this was a marriage, I'd have left by now. I can't talk about this where I live. People where I live aren't tolerant of any opinions that don't align with their own. They can be quite hateful about it. But we think about it. Believe you me. We're tired. But I know there are worse, scarier places in the world and I'm grateful for what we do have. People lose their lives trying to sneak INTO our country. I guess it boils down to choosing between the devil you know and the devil you don't know. 🤷‍♀️ I appreciate your content. It's refreshing to hear confirmed what I've suspected.

I love your videos! I'm in Texas.

Most Americans understand the world by what media feed them.

The leadership in America should strive to improve its infrastructure and put its citizens first so that people like yourself _won’t_ feel the need to move out to some place else they feel is better.

I COMPLETELY ENJOYED YOUR "RAMBLING TALK'! THANK YOU 😁

Can't agree more with Mr Bitten. We Chinese have a proverb, "The more u love one, the more severe u will reprimand for his/her wrongs."

You are a courageous person! Telling truth in the current political climate needs a lot of courage! Keep up your good work!

More and more people dancing will make the world happier ❤, politician sucks especially fake politics . Just be you . As long as you are happy , it's enough . People of the world actually can live together hand in hand to make a better life .

You are a good human being. Respect!

I dont think your a traitor at all i actually agree with you on alot of points not everything but thats being human and more amercians need to travel and get a bigger view of the world plus I would add most people in the usa dont realize they live in a corptocrcy and the democracy spill is propaganda

Someone: *criticizing the US* Republicans: if you don't like it than leave

Case in point - The CEO of Tiktok grilled in a Senate hearing about social media was insisted by a small state senator that he was a Chinese citizen despite he repeatedly said he was from Singapore and had served in the Singapore military and not a Chinese citizen. Today most Singaporean in the social media expressed outrage and called this guy a racist.

America is quite different from my preconceived notions, and even my British mother has been influenced to believe that living abroad makes you a traitor. This mindset is disconcerting, and I fail to comprehend why there's a seemingly cult-like indoctrination, insisting that expressing a preference for a country with a national health service is somehow influenced by payment.

That guy who called you a traitor can't handle the truth

I believe that you are doing the correct thing to your motherland, the correct thing to the people of America. i.e. telling them the truth, and hoping to bring them back on the right track.

Omg i love your hoodie! Van Gogh ftw

Thanks to your parents, you were raised well by open minded , educated and well travelled good souls!

Truth is more important than patriotism. Once truth is subordinated to nationalism or chauvinistic propaganda, then there is no point belonging to the country which demanded that loyalty. Americans who demand patriotism before truth should be ashamed and ask whether it's worth remaining American.

I believed true patriotism is base on fact and support what can uplift their respective country in the righteous way.

Unlike you I was taught in a public school in Soviet Union starting from 1985 and no indoctrination did make me believe or like what they wanted me to and I have grown up an independent-thinking person. Which is a pain. Cus it's so convenient to go with the flow

Great talk!

It takes a lot of courage to stand up to these racist. Well said👍👍👍👍👍

As an American I have come to realize that we are just a huge military industrial complex and that's it

Actually, I get that a lot. I often have to ask people “Why would I wish ill to my country? EVERYTHING I own and have( properties, investments, family, friends, culture, and livelihood) is here. I own no properties nor hold citizenship in another country. I pay more taxes than most( being in the top 1%). In fact I speak up because I have much more to lose than the average Joe if we self- destruct. It’s like the passenger that’s critical of the driver who’s abusing the car. He is more critical( of the driver, not the car) because he cares more than the other sleeping passengers. He is the owner of the car and has more to lose when the care break down from the abuse! I see those who are mute and permissive about those few evil corporate puppets in government who serve themselves and their masters, while they hijack the real object of my loyalty(America )at our people’s expense, as actual traitors. Those who are mute or defend the hijackers of my country have their loyalty misplaced. Instead of being loyal to the country, they are loyal the the party or persons running the scam. It’s like the Christian who follow their preacher rather the than the gospel. Rather than defending the gospel, they defend the preacher even as the preacher is desecrating the Bible.

Hi Miguel, thanks for your video. 👍👍👍

Canada is much the same in regards to spending vast amounts of money on things outside of the country at the expense of our focus on improved infrastructure. Your videos on the China construction projects and rail system improvements and the speed of project completions points to the great advancements we are letting slide in N America in exchange for idealistic and political agendas. Keep up the great reporting. Thanks!

They called you a traitor but they don't know what is a traitor, they are haters, nationalists. Saying the truth about your experience, that is a great and sincere work. There's a difference between patriot and nationalist. Patriot loves his country, nationalist hates other countries.

This isn’t a purely American phenomenon. Any community who hasn’t experienced other cultures, countries, religions, people will always be inward looking and will not have a framework or ability to assess a situation in its totality. And will struggle to see the benefits that can be gained from observing others and learning from them.

Out of all the pro china youtubers, i actually think you are the most balanced and kinda harshest on china, so i habe no idea what your critics are talking about except that they are totally brainwashed and cannot accept china being good.

Blind love vs true love.

There is a difference between love for the country and love for the government. Keep doing what you are doing.

Name calling is a very elementary school thing in the US. That tells you the mindset and maturity of those calling you a traitor.

No. You are telling the truth. You don't have to be ashamed for telling the truth. You're definitely not Julian assange!!

I'm also an American expat. I live in New Zealand now. I've also traveled extensively in Asia, including China, Hong Kong and Taiwan, for about 2 years. My wife is Taiwanese and I speak Mandarin. Here's the thing. It's hard to hear some of your cheerleading for China. Not because America doesn't deserve to be called out on it's BS, but because China's BS is actually illegal for you to call out. America has its gigantic flaws to be sure, and I much prefer living in New Zealand which is a much more free and honest society in many ways. But if I don't like something about NZ politics, and I post about it online, nobody is going to arrest me or make my life difficult to the point where I feel compelled to stop or censor myself. All if that is part of your reality in China. The plain truth is that you can't address this issue as openly and fully as you would if you were in New Zealand or... *Gasp* America. And that's why your videos don't always sit easily with me. It's hard to hear you complain about aspects of American life that are so much worse in China, and simultaneously not appear to have any self awareness about it.

Hey Miguel, 加油。 I can speak Englishi, but let me write in Chiniese, in order to show some support, for instance, maybe attracting some Chinese viewers or people who speak Chinese. 1. 真心希望Miguel 和Yvonne的频道越来越好，越来越火。小目标100k subs! 2. 特别是近期的视频，拓宽了我的视野，角度选的很好。希望多做些类似的题材！ 3. 不知是否关注了近期Wang zhi an 在TW的遭遇，以及后续。真心希望，世界上任何国家，都多一些wisdom, 少一些rage. 像Miguel的频道，就非常的心平气和，理性分析讨论，非常棒！ 4. last but no least, learned more about your childhood, family, and other backgrounds 🙂 see you soon

May God Bless you, bro. Being open minded, traveling and being able to perceive differences between people and places is 'not a crime', it's when you try to share your experiences with good intentions that some do perceive that your opinions are not in line with their own. You have not committed any crime when you were only trying to create awareness. Still you do meet objections, yes that's reality and they are entitled to their opinions. Don't worry nor be frustrated, the world will continue to evolve regardlessly. TQ for your video.

You're awesome that's what you are. You do you and they do whatever they wanna do.

Greatest country in the world! That's what my first American colleague said to me when we first met. He was white ivy League educated and obviously privileged. Going up given his background. Understandable given indoctrination by education and Hollywood. The hero is usually white male - Captain American. Whether it's a film set in China the white Westerner comes to the rescue. The main star is always the white guy - lethal weapon, fayr and furious - the side kicks are usually non white or female. When the main star is a non white then it's an all black film.

Just imagine this scene - You and a close friend goes out for a fine dinner party and the both of you are dressed in your finest. You are going to be the host and will be giving a speech before a dinner audience of a thousand diners. As the two of your head out towards the venue, your friend turns to you and tells you that your fly is undone and there's a big ugly splash of tomato ketchup (sauce) around your belly on your otherwise immaculate white shirt. Do you - turn around and accuse your friend of making fun of you and trying to spoil your night as you'd rather not be informed and pretend that all is well? or do you get those fixed as quickly as possible and even ask your friend to help before you end up being a laughing stock of the dinner? Will your real enemy even try to tell you your fly is open and there's a bright red splash of ketchup on your white shirt but sit among the audience, sniggering and mocking you instead? Ask yourself, who is your true friend and who is your enemy? So too, true Americans will see the blemishes and faults of the nation and actually WANT to point those out so that they will be ironed out and the whole country benefits from the improved changes made. Traitors just will not bother but allow the nation to decline, to deteriorate and wallow in the muddy slime of the cesspool, remain silent and go live in the paradise of their choice. True Americans will want the very best outcomes for their country in the same way as you would a brand new car and will polish out any tiny speck of bird dropping on its polished paintwork, would you not? Those who don't care will simply remain silent and pretend that all is well. Know who your real traitors and enemies are. Political leaders who bend to the forces that are responsible for dooming the country are your REAL traitors because they are working behind the scenes to bring down the country to line their own pockets when they retire. They are the ones who have no interest in improving the country, to make life easier and more hopeful for their people but instead look to make THEIR OWN lives easier at the expense of the people while all the time, telling their people that "all is well. Don't worry about it. We live in the Number 1 country of the world. Nothing needs fixing. The government needs to do nothing because our country is all honky-dory perfect in every way that a democracy provides." So, tell us now - who are your true Americans, the true patriots who want nothing but the very best outcome and future of the nation by polishing at it to remove all the blemishes - and who are your true traitors who tell you to go back to sleep and don't worry about a thing while the house is falling to bits around you from the termites and wood borers?

loyalty to the nation or loyalty to the regime? Some folks seem to think loyalty should be to the US regime and not the US nation.

To clarify; I was not attempting to give a dictionary definition to "expat", but rather what I and others have understood the word to mean, an Ex Patriot. Thanks for the dictionary definition.

Thank you ! when you become more " conscious" ...the narrow minded people don( accept it ... iit is the reflexion of a " poor mind" ... Go on the way you are , so many aprreciate it ! 🤗☺

The word used about us who left the US is expat and it actually is Ex Patriot, meaning a person is no longer a patriot. Expat was used as a derogatory term to describe some one. Remember the Man Without A Country? Lt. Phillip Nolan is what most people equate with those who live outside the US. Some people feel that we have abandoned the country. Why don't we stay and "fight" to make the country better?

U r very… open minded. U r fortunate to hv gr8 parents who exposed u to various places n cultures.

Yep having a passport or even leaving the state you were born in, in the US, is rare. I was born in one state and raised in an adjacent state (albeit with about 2500 miles of water in between them) and that's unusual. It's most usual in fact for most Americans to not even leave the county they were born in. I've actually had a passport - it's expired right now but I plan to renew it - only through very unusual circumstances. The US is a very, very insular place.

We all have the right to live in place that give us opportunities to make our lives better, regardless of whatever. States is still a good country if you are young and looking for better opportunities, but not necessarily living. The cost of living in States now is just insane and stressful!

Excellent points.. Programmed and brainwashed is spot on. People need to get out more and see the world for themselves instead of relying on the media to "understand" other countries

We’ll said!

I think and feel, that with Your reflection as US-grown world citizen, Your are rendering Your country a very useful service.

What decent human being will have an obligation to such an evil and imperialist nation, that's responsible for all the calamities of the world, including that in Syria, Iraq, Libya, Palestine and the lists goes on. I love your sincerity. Keep doing what you're doing.

Why is there a firewall for internet access in China?

Your videos are always great and your judging of others is always very fair. Don't get angry about such comments. You are not a traitor at all. I am a pensioner from Germany and also travelled the world by business. About indoctrination of people I can recommend two of the best books I ever read in my whole life: Gustave Le Bon "Psychology of the masses" and Edward Barnays "Propaganda". These books should be learning material in every single school, worldwide. Just to educate young people to be open minded, self-confident and critical.

It's being American exactly about being free to say and think

If you’ve been living in a cave your whole life you’re probably going to say your cave is the best in the world until you go out and see the world.

Yep, literally that was what I was told my friend in America: "Why would I want to go see other countries? We live in the best country in the world!" Seriously, he said that!

Objective talk!

Hi, I have a question. In China we don't have the concept Homeschool. So, does that mean you dont have to go to primary school and high school but still can get admission to university？Differences between educational systems of US and China would be a very interesting topic.

NO!

You are not a traitor.you say the truth. I support you 👍❤️

No country is the best.

un-American to some degree may means more kindness and anti-war today!

A fish is last to know it’s in water. You have to leave and look at it from the outside in before you see the real picture.

Great video! By the way, did you get your 五星卡？

Of course NOT! You love your country; hence, you want your country to be better and greater! That is why you are doing what you are doing!

I'm an American and I don't see you as a traitor. You are just giving your opinions on things. I feel if you love your country you should bring up the bad things, and do some productive criticism on them. To try and fix them or let the people in power that can fix it know that it needs fixing. As long as it's opinions on facts and not made up. And not let things go down hill, that's really what is happening to America. The powerful only care about their pockets. And not really about the American people.

Speaking the truth is an American traitor.

Congratulations! Your explanation of what to be a traitor means is very clear & honest. I hope those who judge you with no insight of what they think they know will be satisfied and reconsider their folly. Unfortunately most people who throw this word around are full of hatred & resentment. Then, there's nothing one can do to address this issue.

Like it or not, the “USA! USA! USA!!” bunch must eventually acknowledge that the number of American citizens who have chosen to live out their lives abroad is increasing exponentially as time passes, and our numbers are now in the millions. We pay taxes, we vote, and most of us also follow the increasingly distressing news out of the U.S. regarding gun violence, homelessness, and the evaporation of what was once known as the American middle class, which allowed a majority of citizens to pursue their dreams while having a roof over their heads and food in their stomachs. In previous times, Americans were always taught in school that they had the freedom to determine where they chose to live. The fact that this could mean either moving from Los Angeles to Cincinnati or from Seattle to Taiwan seems to have eluded all of those who think that if an American chooses to reside outside of the borders of the United States they are traitors to the American Dream. Quite the contrary, in these days of blind conformity to political cultism that seems to be so apparent domestically, they actually exemplify it! 😉

You are absolutely not a traitor or nonpatriotic. The worst individual concience is betraying oneself believes and just be a follower. What you shared globally are true and factual, and does not involve in taking sides. Disgusting are those using "guilt" for division and control.

NEO CON FROGS IN A WELL 😅😂

Why those 4 letters word not censored, i was banned several times!

Expressing one's opinion, when the matter at hand is subjective, and calling for improvement (or, in some cases, simply making statements of fact), when the issue is objective, is not and cannot be (imo) betrayal of a state, particularly the US... people love to throw around such weighted terms in cavalier ways.

I admire the truth and wisdom that you share.

You are not a traitor you just point out the facts and people don’t like to hear the truth because it hurts them well just let them be that’s why they still can’t get out of trailer lot living mentality. world is a beautiful place go explore go learn beautiful world out there make it your backyard.

Love hearing other perspectives. Surprised no one mentions the fact that millions of Chinese citizens (out of the billions) move abroad. Many escape the system not being able to say why out of persecution for their family members left behind. Sadly many of these migrants are of middle class origin but must leave in order to find greener pastures. China is no one’s dream destination. Whether you’re from North America, Europe, or any other continent. Visiting China you can see the overbuilding & pollution. It’s just not sustainable.

Well said!! Some of your critics should read Brave New World by Aldous Huxley - The United States and it's allies (including my country) are sliding gradually toward a Dystopian world envisaged in this novel. To call you a traitor, is, in their mindset today, a concept of the confused , propagandized people who think somehow using the word Traitor is their final insult. - Was JFK a traitor to the core concepts of power int the US ? For many, it revolves around the concept of the word "Freedom" "The Freedom to do whatever you want in your life" and how perhaps your lifestyle is a betrayal of this concept because you live in a country that is both Socialist and Capitalist - and is being painted as "the Enemy" by those in power". Freedom is a word often used to elevate a lifestyle unrestrained by Government in the West (and not those other countries) that somehow by thinking this, and using this word, we try to rise above all other values, while in reality, actually and subtly being gradually denied those perceived freedoms by those who have already attained their wealth and power and remain outside of the elected Governments.