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Post by HumanFundRecipient on Jul 8, 2021 21:35:41 GMT
No.
One good thing, in a majority of instances, people tend to live long lives for expressing their free speech.
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Post by autumn on Jul 8, 2021 22:07:22 GMT
I love our country. I realize we're not perfect, but I'm very happy to be living here.
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Post by alfromni on Jul 11, 2021 5:42:34 GMT
I'd like to chip in with an issue not yet mentioned in this thread
America is undoubtably (at the moment at least) the wealthiest, and most powerful nation on the planet, though if the Dems are in control for much longer the Chinese will be taking top spot. But having power and wealth does not always equate with being great and/or happy...nor indeed safe.
There are many reasons why I would hate to live in America, but gun-culture is one of the main ones.
I'm not anti-gun, they are necessary in certain situations and occupations, I've carried one myself. I do understand the 2nd Amendment and the reasons for it, but I for one would hate to live in a country in which for personal protection much of the general populace feels obliged to buy and keep guns. Guns incidentally, that are on prominent display in most shopping malls in the country, and which are easily obtainable by either legal or illegal means, for criminals and the law-abiding.
During the 32 years of the recent Irish Troubles (1969 to 31 December 2001) the cumulative total of violent deaths, and deaths attributable to the Troubles, was approximately just under 4,000. That's bad enough, but in the same time frame Chicago alone suffered about 20,000 homicides and even more non-fatal gun crimes. It must be noted that assault weapons play a very minor role in gun crime. The vast majority involve hand guns. So most of the current arguments against assault weapons are absurd.
The annual crime rate in the U.S. is rising, particularly in blue states in which law-enforcement and law-makers seem to be unable to handle, or simply ignore, except when politically convenientl and helpful to their specific narrative. A narrative that is in favour of defunding the police. How crazy is that?!
The cumulative total for the whole country of violent deaths due to criminality must be staggering.
If that's great for you...great. It's not for me.
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Post by alfromni on Aug 11, 2021 3:58:24 GMT
And the killing continuues in Chicago.
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Post by Xcalatë on Aug 11, 2021 13:41:32 GMT
Yes and No.
-Yes: American optimism and 'go get it' attitude make it great as does innovation and sense of personal freedom.
*On a more practical note the number of invetions and inovations created in the US is amazing.
-No: Greed and selfishness are an ugly side of 'American Freedom'
*On a more practical note bad points are a terrible healthcare system, violence and a crumbling infrastructure when compared to most western/rich countries.
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Post by Marv on Aug 11, 2021 23:08:07 GMT
Honesty I don’t have many complaints. I have zero comparison tho. If I had spent my life living in various countries I may have a better idea of where to rank it but as is…I have access to necessities and amenities pretty much whenever I want, so who am I to complain?
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Post by siberianhusky on Aug 12, 2021 22:38:40 GMT
Absolutely no. Russia great nation that crush puny US.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 13, 2021 5:33:45 GMT
hell nah
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Post by Deleted on Aug 13, 2021 6:27:45 GMT
It’s the best country on this planet….
But we’ve got some better ones on mine.
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Post by Sarge on Aug 14, 2021 7:43:03 GMT
Yes. I love America but the biggest problem we have are Americans trying to find what's wrong with it, using fear to manipulate citizens, focusing on problems rather than solutions.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 15, 2021 19:14:14 GMT
What do you mean by "great"?
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Post by Wolverine10005 on Aug 15, 2021 19:26:54 GMT
Yes, the greatest country.
The American Democrats rule the entire world.
And it's a beautiful world, indeed.
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Post by Ass_E9 on Aug 16, 2021 3:50:29 GMT
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Post by uncreative on Aug 16, 2021 19:03:08 GMT
America is the country equivalent of Uncle Rico. We've been coasting on our high school glory days for decades and that only lasts for so long. Eventually we'll realize we've got nothing to show for it because we never bothered to get with the times.
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Post by Sarge on Aug 17, 2021 4:33:51 GMT
America is the country equivalent of Uncle Rico. We've been coasting on our high school glory days for decades and that only lasts for so long. Eventually we'll realize we've got nothing to show for it because we never bothered to get with the times.
I don't disagree, but don't entirely agree either. Our "glory days" were a relatively short period in our history, the decades following WWI & II when the world was bombed back to a pre-industrial age and if you wanted something manufactured the USA was about your only choice. Capitalists rebuilt Japan and exploited it for cheap labor, then Taiwan, then Nixon opened China and we got really cheap labor. Clinton signed NAFTA and then China started subsidizing exports to starve out Mexico and now the rich are richer and the US is a consumer dependent on China. Even our technological advantage has slipped and many economists predict that within 2 decades we will no longer be the world's richest country (again). We had it, and we gave it away. We weren't Uncle Rico, we were Tom Brady, but sat out on the bench and let 2nd stringers take over.
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Post by Morgana on Aug 17, 2021 7:45:51 GMT
It's great but like any other country in the world, it's imperfect. I think the things that the USA has accomplished and contributed to in world history greatly outweighs the bad. I think America is okay, but probably not the greatest. When it comes to things it has contributed to in world history, especially recent world history, definitely not. It has messed up every country it has meddled in.
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Post by alfromni on Sept 9, 2021 10:05:35 GMT
I guess the country itself is OK, but no greater than any other country on the planet. The problem seems to be to find someone to keep it OK.
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Post by shannondegroot on Sept 9, 2021 12:53:10 GMT
It's great if you know how to use it right. Most people who would say it's not great are probably not using it right and are ignorant.
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Post by Twitchers on Sept 9, 2021 17:55:32 GMT
Far from being great, America is a mess.
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Post by twothousandonemark on Sept 9, 2021 19:03:45 GMT
The idea of America is great.
Americans have most certainly not lived up to themselves.
21st century is the century of revealing illusions for realism.
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