Stereotypical Contradictions

I'd like to discuss American stereotypes the the incoherent people that perpetuate them.
I'm going to present this as a conversation between this here southern boy and them.

- Americans are ignorant, they don't travel, they love guns, they're too religious, their coffee is awful and their food is, too.
But damn, they make a good pair of jeans.
- If you're so anti-American, then don't support the American economy by purchasing those Levi's skinny jeans with the pre-worn holes.

- I don't like celebrating Santa Claus. I'd rather celebrate Reyes Magos.
- Nobody twists your arm into giving gifts on Christmas Day instead of Reyes Magos.
- But if I give my kids the gifts on Christmas Day, they have the whole Christmas Break to play with them.
- You've made your choice.
   Now pick up your kid's toys made by Mattel.

- Americans aren't very well traveled.
- Try not to trip over them next time you go to Rome, Paris, London...
   But you don't see as many on Gran Via, huh?
   You see more Chinese people and Russians.
   Does that give you an indication of what's happening to the Spanish economy?

- American Customs Security is too much.
   Retina scan, fingerprints, questioning....
- We were attacked by Al Qaeda on September 11th, 2001.
   You'd think Spain would want to protect itself a little better after its attack, too.

- Americans don't know where Spain is on the map.
- Do you know where Illinois is on the map?
   In case you didn't know, it's where Chicago is.
   It's the third largest city in the US, comparable to Madrid in just about everything.
    Corruption included.

- I admire Americans for having the patriotism to display their flag.
- Do you care so much about what other people think that you are afraid to fly your flag?

- American commercialism is ruining society.
- Go Tweet about it on your iPhone, hipster.

I'm not trying to say that people should choose to go in one radical direction or another.
People don't live extremist lives.
Nothing is completely one way or the other.
No one is completely capitalist or socialist.
Political parties aren't completely pro-regulation or anti-regulation.
It depends on the issue at hand.
Democrats want freedom of expression but limitation on places you can smoke, beverages you can drink and more gun control.
Republicans want freedom from taxation, gun control and financial regulation, but restrictions on abortions and immigration.

We all live in a blurry grey area where ideas converge into a puree.
We are all walking sets of hypocritical contradictions.
Show me someone who isn't and I'd say that you are ill-informed.