Why is America so awesome?
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Just stating the facts: I love football, I recognize the greatness of world football(soccer), and love basketball, which the world has embraced. My favorite athletes of all time: Tiger Woods, Michael Jordan, Joe Montana. And Rod Laver. are we digressing from the thread subject? Nope, these are great American sports heroes, and one Aussie!Joeshie said:
That doesn't answer the question. I'll be damned if I work my ass off and then have to give 50% of my hard earned money to some welfare sponging jackass, because he doesn't feel like working.sheic99 said:
Because if nobody gives their hard earned money those sponging jackarses will steal to make a living. Think of it as paying for security mafia style.matrix3509 said:
Just putting it out there. The original idea for basketball was thought up by a Canadian professor working in America. Americans made the sport popular but they didn't create it.fasteddie_felson said:
Laissez Faire is the economic principle of free enterprise. The government takes no action in the operation of businesses or the welfare of it's citizens. It is the most extreme form of capitalism on the social economic scale. Which means no welfare, worker's comp, minimum wage, minimum age for work, FDA or other socialistic ideologies. As for an example, I'll direct you to the industrialization era and third world labor. If you want an actual text, read The Jungle by Upton Sinclair.matrix3509 said:
Edit: changed political to social
The answer is quite simple really.
Because in spite of the fact that the vast majority of the world looks down on this fictitious american steriotype of a gun toting environment hating gay bashing idiotic backwards power obsessed overly militant group of malcontents with nothing better to do than pick on the rest of the world the vast majority of us can and do shrug it off and go on about our normal lives without any major prejudice or feelings of hostility. Funny thing is that I have known people who have come here from various Europian nations and every one of them actually found the average american to be more hospitable, courtious and genuionely friendly than anyone in their home nation. Now this is England, Italy and Germany we are talking about so take that for whatever it means to you.
The point is that we are awesome because we can take the bullshit of the rest of the world crunching us down and stereotyping us by saying we all act like the bottom 1/2% of our population without really holding any ill will in return.
Also Alton Brown.
Because in spite of the fact that the vast majority of the world looks down on this fictitious american steriotype of a gun toting environment hating gay bashing idiotic backwards power obsessed overly militant group of malcontents with nothing better to do than pick on the rest of the world the vast majority of us can and do shrug it off and go on about our normal lives without any major prejudice or feelings of hostility. Funny thing is that I have known people who have come here from various Europian nations and every one of them actually found the average american to be more hospitable, courtious and genuionely friendly than anyone in their home nation. Now this is England, Italy and Germany we are talking about so take that for whatever it means to you.
The point is that we are awesome because we can take the bullshit of the rest of the world crunching us down and stereotyping us by saying we all act like the bottom 1/2% of our population without really holding any ill will in return.
Also Alton Brown.
I'm from America and America is not awesome in any way. This land was stolen from the Native Americans who were nearly wiped out and so very few remain. America is just one big bully out for global dominance.
You don't have to quote economic terms to me. I never said Laissez Faire was a good ideology to have. Its an extreme form of economics and extreme forms of anything is not good. Conversly the exact opposite of Laissez Faire isn't good either.sheic99 said:
I've already read The Jungle. The first half of it was alright, but the second half was a pathetic attempt at socialist propaganda. And in case anyone has forgotten, everything in the Jungle took place almost 100 years ago. The U.S. has kept almost none of the policies from that time period.
Anyway that point that I was trying to make in my previous post is that the average American (regardless of IQ) thoroughly enjoys their freedom and usually will not give those freedoms up (unless they are astronomically stupid).
Also, the U.S. isn't any better or worse than any other country, and I'm getting tired of all these damn America hating threads. I'm surprised the Mods here don't delete them with the same gusto that they do for anything else that attracts this many trolls.
I will say this though, the U.S.'s time as a superpower is coming to an end. We are trying desperately to hold on to our power, as all superpowers are wont to do.
I think really I was just pushing for pro cuba there. I believe France and Italy should be first and second, am I right on that?Oisnafas said:
yeah, I can see how our health system is so broken, since I know of TWO people with no insurance and no jobs that are getting absolutely free health care. One a free kidney transplant, the other free care for severe diabetes. The broken health care system argument is broken. it's called medicare and medicaid, and our government is the largest health care provider in our nation. That argument is carried by rich folk who wouldn't know a down on their luck poor person if they tripped over their dead body. Besides, practically every major medical advance has come from the US, so enjoy! But please, continue to bash, I love being on top, looking down at all of you! Have a nice, American influenced day!Cahlee said:
The Outstanding Public Debt as of 06 Jan 2009 at 12:47:45 PM GMT is:
$ 10,640,644,915,744.11
The estimated population of the United States is 305,410,748
so each citizen's share of this debt is $34,840.44.
If that's what it takes to be awesome, I'll stay in Blighty.
$ 10,640,644,915,744.11
The estimated population of the United States is 305,410,748
so each citizen's share of this debt is $34,840.44.
If that's what it takes to be awesome, I'll stay in Blighty.
America is not awesome because it lacks 2 very important things:
The NHS and the BBC.
Mmm free healthcare and Dr Who.
Oh and for every medical advance coming from the US:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_anatomy - Ahem
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penecillin - Ahem
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_medicine - Ahem
The NHS and the BBC.
Mmm free healthcare and Dr Who.
Oh and for every medical advance coming from the US:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_anatomy - Ahem
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penecillin - Ahem
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_medicine - Ahem
Very nice answer, leave it to the escapist to find some well informed people with coherent arguments. My opinion is mine and only mine, no one needs to share it, however, as most opinions, it can change I spoke only out of my personal experience in regards to the american country and it's people if I'm mistaken please do forgive me, but, just as I said, opinions are our own and no one elsesZorroFonzarelli said:Come on over. We like people, despite what you may have heard.
Americans, as a people, are different because of our notion of the 'melting pot' culture. Are we physically or socially "Superior"? Well, errr.....NO.
Do we celebrate our achievements? Yeah, and we should.
I think too much is made of the Americans that go around spouting off their opinions as if they were facts, and our media-based culture being thrown in the faces of everyone else world-wide probably doesn't help.
Our government is just as corrupt as any other one, but our system has established checks and balances that keep it in check. The fact that Americans' political mindset is that of a pendelum and we don't vote in three Presidents of the same party in a row also keeps it level.
America's government is no more corrupt than it could be for a nation its size.
As far as Patriotism and Fanaticism goes, Nationalism is in between and we are nowhere near the level of 1936 Germany.
America has plenty of artists; the nature of art is different, nothing more. I worked at a family-owned art gallery for 8 years. We like our stuff.
Lastly, no one likes "blind bravado", but you said it best when you mentioned that most of this came from the 13-year-old American kids, etc. I am 29 - most Americans are proud of our nation and our accomplishments.
We like other peoples, because America is formed of other peoples that have come together for a shared vision of freedom and prosperity.
. Still, your answer enlightened me a bit and I may start to think diferently...someday ;P.
