Why is America so awesome?
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Wow realy difficult NOT to start flaming right now...*tryes realy hard to be factual*Evilbunny said:
It is an easy circle that is working behind the america is awsome thought:
When someone from the Usa does something pretty nice (flying to the moon) he waves his flag all over the place while every American is hapy about it and constantly tries to tell everyone else how awsome they are.
Contrast: When most other Persons do something great they will be modest about it and thank the people who helped them. They do't smear patriotism all over the thing they acomplished and their nation doesn't act like there is a new national hollyday just because somebody did somethng great.
And now the mathematical aproche: the number of awsome things/people dividet by the number of us-citicens the rusulting number would realy suck...One a large scale in all those us-citicens there have to be some clever guys when you belive in darvinism
Sidenote: i failed in not-flaming, moral victory for you guys...
What about those people on the bread line? which is a substantial number.Evilbunny said:Well, you've almost got it, but not quite. If you are below the poverty line in the U.S. then you are eligible for medicaid and the government will cover all of your hospital bills. The problem we have is if you make enough to be above the poverty line but don't invest in health insurance either because you don't think you can afford it or just think nothing will happen to you then you're fucked if you do get hurt or sick. It's not actually the poor that are getting shafted, it's the middle class. It's the same thing with the Universities. If you are very poor then you can apply for financial aid and the government will pay most if not all of your tuition. Only if you are middle to upper class will the government not pay for your schooling. So, middle class parents have to pay for their child's tuition and often they cannot afford to send them to the schools on that list. Really, we're not lengthening the gap between rich and poor we're keeping the middle class from becoming rich.Duskwaith said:YAY! lets do what american advertiseing always does. Paper over the bad bits of everything.axia777 said:There is truth is all of that!Evilbunny said:
If i break my leg in America i have to pay alot of money to get it fixed and if im poor then im screwed.
Break my leg in any other modern country, my taxes will cover it and get better health care all round.
And the fact that all those things have caused such divides between rich and poor.
Yeah go America...
btw all them universitys are SO good the average american cant afford to go to them so thats kinda pointless if only a slim majority can go to them.
Too poor to get health insurance and the uni funds but at the same time too rich for them? flawed system.
Thank god for Obama
I was being extremely lazy getting back to you about this. I already had this conversation with somebody else before you asked for evidence, so I'll give you the lazy answer. Third world countries and Industrilization. To answer you question more properly, because it is better to give money to Johnny Shithead who is to lazy to work that to not give any money to single parents who work two jobs to pay their rent and feed their children.PatientGrasshopper said:
Oh yes thank GOD for Obama with his trillion dollar "economic stimulus" plan. "Where will Obama get this money?" I ask sarcastically. Obama replies enthusiastically, "Why I will get my magic money makers at the Fed to print up my trillion dollars for me."
"Um don't you think all that fiot money would create hella inflation?"
"Uhhh...well I... WHO THE HELL ASKED YOU ANYWAY?"
If anyone here thought Bush was a big spender, just wait till Obama takes office. You don't yet know the true meaning of debt.
"Um don't you think all that fiot money would create hella inflation?"
"Uhhh...well I... WHO THE HELL ASKED YOU ANYWAY?"
If anyone here thought Bush was a big spender, just wait till Obama takes office. You don't yet know the true meaning of debt.
Wow, way to base your entire opinion of America off of what you see in the Olympics. I bet you haven't met a single real American before have you? Else you wouldn't be talking out of your ass.Moloch-De said:Wow realy difficult NOT to start flaming right now...*tryes realy hard to be factual*Evilbunny said:
It is an easy circle that is working behind the america is awsome thought:
When someone from the Usa does something pretty nice (flying to the moon) he waves his flag all over the place while every American is hapy about it and constantly tries to tell everyone else how awsome they are.
Contrast: When most other Persons do something great they will be modest about it and thank the people who helped them. They do't smear patriotism all over the thing they acomplished and their nation doesn't act like there is a new national hollyday just because somebody did somethng great.
And now the mathematical aproche: the number of awsome things/people dividet by the number of us-citicens the rusulting number would realy suck...One a large scale in all those us-citicens there have to be some clever guys when you belive in darvinism
Sidenote: i failed in not-flaming, moral victory for you guys...
If that speech is what you base your breakdown of humanity on then you're associating with the wrong people. The existence of freedom fighters through history at least proves that humanity has some deceny.
I'd like you to put Nelson Mandela in any of those catagories
I'd like you to put Nelson Mandela in any of those catagories
This poster is biased and inaccurate.axia777 said:There is truth is all of that!Evilbunny said:
http://ed.sjtu.edu.cn/rank/2005/ARWU2005_Top100.htm
As you'll see in the link, the University of Cambridge is ranked at #2. Oxford at #10.
Oh wait, here's another one.
http://www.topuniversities.com/worlduniversityrankings/results/2006/top_200_universities/
This one places Cambridge and Oxford at #2 and 3. University of London is at #9.
And another one.
http://i.cs.hku.hk/~tse/topten.html
And speaking of the Mars rover. Anyone remember why the first Mars Rover didn't make it on Mars?
Because one of the countries working on the project was using the imperial system.
Moon landing: The Russians were in space long before you.
Fighter Jet: The rest of the world has them too.
Tiger Woods: Who the shit cares about golf.
Bell: originally a Canadian company
Two athletes in the top right: Ok, you have us there. America is pretty Hax at sports.
Landing at Normandy: You weren't the only country, nor was that the only battle. The USSR was the one who REALLY won the war.
Coca Cola: Why are you proud of such a shitty drink? You now that stuff will eat through something if you leave it there too long, right?
Google: is fucking awesome, I'll give you kudos there.
Hollywood: Produces a lot of shit movies these days.
The attractive woman on the right: Granted, she's hot. But again, not only in America.
Fighter Jet: The rest of the world has them too.
Tiger Woods: Who the shit cares about golf.
Bell: originally a Canadian company
Two athletes in the top right: Ok, you have us there. America is pretty Hax at sports.
Landing at Normandy: You weren't the only country, nor was that the only battle. The USSR was the one who REALLY won the war.
Coca Cola: Why are you proud of such a shitty drink? You now that stuff will eat through something if you leave it there too long, right?
Google: is fucking awesome, I'll give you kudos there.
Hollywood: Produces a lot of shit movies these days.
The attractive woman on the right: Granted, she's hot. But again, not only in America.
Well we have a relatively high standard of living, most of us have more money than a poor ethiopian will ever see, most of us have cars and homes, and access to higher learning(universities and such) and we have enough food to feed the whole earth... twice. We also have a democracy that allows everyone to vote when they come of age. But we also are arrogant, a lot of us are dumb, we have run away corporate greed, and a lot of obesity.
Parts of America are awesome, but then again, a lot of parts aren't.
Despite the fact that Americans seem to have a lot of nice things, and decent living conditions, they don't have any motivation to support their government much.
Despite the fact that Americans seem to have a lot of nice things, and decent living conditions, they don't have any motivation to support their government much.
I don't know what describes the american people more than these 2 things that you can buy.
1. Inflatable Grills. Yes, now you can use a completely operational grill from the comfort of your own pool!
2.The Dominoes Oreo Pizza.
My meaning: We may not need it, We may not particularly want it, it my be bad for us, but if you can fool us into wanting it, we want it!
1. Inflatable Grills. Yes, now you can use a completely operational grill from the comfort of your own pool!
2.The Dominoes Oreo Pizza.
My meaning: We may not need it, We may not particularly want it, it my be bad for us, but if you can fool us into wanting it, we want it!
not sure i like the US much, probably because of the whole they need to learn the seperation of church and state they themselves est up
but i like their cheap liquor
but i like their cheap liquor
Moon Landing: we landed a man on the fucking moon. Who cares if the USSR was in space a few years earlier.NDBurke said:
Fighter Jet: we have the best
Tiger Woods: I agree
Bell: Always American
Two Athletes: I agree but don't care
Landing at Normandy: True, but the USSR isn't responsible for winning WWII, without America's vast industrial power backing the allied military efforts the war would have lasted much, much longer. We were also fighting the Japanese simultaneously
Coca Cola: tastes pretty good IMO, but yeah it will melt through shit
Google: I guess it is pretty good but it's just a search engine.
Hollywood: Not anything to brag about anyway IMO
The Attractive woman: It's not like there aren't attractive women elsewhere, true.
I never said we did, or do. We mostly exacerbate things. I'm just saying that World War 2 couldn't have been won without American help. And while we didn't supply your airplanes (which, I would like to add, were awesome), we did supply rifles, ammunition, metal, and food. Tons of food. And I did think that I did mention that we did indeed TRADE (I mentioned the Island bases) for the destroyers.rattling_bean said:
And it was decided beforehand that Russia was going to invade Berlin, at the Yalta conference (I think). And, as I said before, the Pacific Front was mainly handled by the Americans. We also provided General Patton for the African Front, who was two parts awesome, three parts crazy, and four parts win.
And I know that Appeasement was intended to avert WW2. However, it was SO much stupider than isolationism (and you have to remember that most Americans had bad memories of WW1). And Hitler himself admitted in the middle of World War 2 that if the French or British had counterattacked when he was invading one of the first counties he invaded (forgot which one) he would "returned with our tails between our legs".
Just a spontaneous/unrelated statement, could you Yanks (I suppose using a semi-derogatory national nickname wasn't the best idea, but I'll stick with it ) stop referring to us as "Brits" and start calling us "English, Scottish, Welsh" or "Northern Irish" unless you are referring to something that is British, and not specific to a particular country, or you don't know which country something/someone is from. Cheers
) stop referring to us as "Brits" and start calling us "English, Scottish, Welsh" or "Northern Irish" unless you are referring to something that is British, and not specific to a particular country, or you don't know which country something/someone is from. Cheers