I am. A short bit from Wiki:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlanticism
Atlanticism is a belief in the importance of cooperation between Europe and the United States and Canada regarding political, economic, and defense issues, with the purpose of maintaining the security and prosperity of the participating countries, and to protect the values that unite them. The term can be used in a more limited way to imply support for the North Atlantic military alliance,[1] or in a more expansive way implying broader cooperation, deeply shared values, a sense of community, and some degree of integration between the two sides of the ocean. The term derives from the Atlantic Ocean that separates the two continents. In practice the philosophy of Atlanticism encourages active North American, particularly US, engagement in Europe and close cooperation between the two sides of the ocean. This manifested itself most strongly during the Second World War and in its aftermath through the establishment of various euro-Atlantic institutions, most importantly NATO and the Marshall Plan.
Atlanticism varies in strength from region to region and country to country based on a variety of historical and cultural factors. Atlanticism is often considered to be particularly strong in eastern and central Europe and Great Britain. Politically, it has tended to be associated most heavily and enthusiastically, but certainly not exclusively, with classical liberals, or the political right in Europe. Atlanticism often implies an affinity for American political or social culture as well as the historical bonds between the two continents.
There is some tension between Atlanticism and continentalism on both sides of the Atlantic, with some people emphasising increased regional cooperation or integration over trans-Atlantic cooperation.[2] However, the relationship between Atlanticism and North American or European integration is complex and they are not seen in direct opposition to one another by many commentators.[3] Internationalism is the foreign policy belief combining both Atlanticism and continentalism.[3] The relative decrease of both European and American power in the world, the fall of the Soviet Union, as well as the spread of Atlanticist norms outside of the North Atlantic region, have decreased the strength of Atlanticist thought since the end of the Cold War. Other international relationships have been increasingly emphasised, although the trans-Atlantic relationship is still arguably the most important in the world.
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[–] Joe_McCarthy [S] 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago (edited ago)
I'm an American. Naturally my loyalty is to America. If staff sees fit to remove me for that they're free to. But I hardly see why I would need to justify having a preference for my own country.
That distraction aside, the migrant influx from Syria has not been caused by the US. We didn't start the war there. If your gripe is that the war continuing is sending refugees in you could blame Russia for propping up a dictator like Assad who has no chance of reunifying the country.
For the most part though I no more see the need to rebut anti-Americanism than I do to justify my presence here. The US presence in Europe since 1945 has been self-evidently good. War is almost unthinkable in Western Europe thanks to us. That beats centuries of squabbling warfare. People that see Jews behind everything probably won't appreciate this though.
[–] General_Butt_Naked ago
LOL Next you're going to tell me Jews are white.
[–] Joe_McCarthy [S] 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
They're a borderline group in my opinion since you seem interested in it. But in the US they were never subject to anti-miscegenation laws. The Confederacy had Judah Benjamin as a cabinet official. Obviously they didn't subscribe to more Nazi conceptions of whiteness.