USA greatest country?
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No, not at all.
onenerdykid
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According this index at least, the USA ranks 18th overall-http://www.prosperity.com/rankings
Economic Quality - 10th
Business Development - 1st
Governance - 20th
Education - 7th
Health - 30th
Safety & Security - 60th
Personal Freedom - 28th
Social Capital - 9th
Natural Environment - 34th
Economic Quality - 10th
Business Development - 1st
Governance - 20th
Education - 7th
Health - 30th
Safety & Security - 60th
Personal Freedom - 28th
Social Capital - 9th
Natural Environment - 34th
onenerdykid
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13879433:FIRAT said:
It's not entirely subjective and this index is making a rather objective claim that the USA is indeed not the greatest country in the world. And I would agree with their conclusions based on the data. And just because a patriotic person has an opinion about it, it doesn't meant that their opinion is valid or sound. Their opinion is subjective but most often clouded and quite often false.
13879428:FIRAT said:
Lol. Look at our incarceration rates
It reminds me of the chinpokemon episode of south park. Every time people get pissed off they mention how jealous they are because Americans are so great and have such big dicks or something.
Americans are so free, Americans are so great. Everyone hates us cause we're so free.
An absurd sense of nationalistic pride combined with our relative isolation makes it easy to say fuck everyone else, we're the best! I also dig that we still call our military budget "defense" spending. We've fucked up Latin America with our drug war. But yeah we're so free, everyone is mad because we're so damn free.
Idk. I don't hate America. America is a cool place, I've road tripped all over. The vastly different landscaped you can see in one country are incredible. I just hate the USA chant inbred dickheads that think they're special because they live here.
13879446:FIRAT said:
Idk about #1 but I'm a big fan of Scandinavia in general. I was just thinking how I need to get back over that way Asap.
Fuckthefuckoff
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ever since Master got elected the US sucks the pressure of about 10 vacuums
.FRY.
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13879446:FIRAT said:
Yeah, It’s ignorant to throw it out there as the best, mainly because there are lots of variables that determine something as subjective (like you said) as “the best country”. The reason I say Sweden though, is partly because they are consistently polled as the “happiest” country, even though that is yet again, incredibly subjective. They do have lots of great things going on that polarize them from the United States and other global powers though. For example, Sweden has a great criminal justice system. The prisons and jails are basically like summer camp or bording school. Prisoners have rights to an open campus, as well as theater, arts, sports, etc. And the prisoners are surprisingly respectful of the liberalized system.
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-countries/overall-full-list
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/top-10/2016-worlds-happiest-countries/
Fuckthefuckoff
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his name is Master not Trump
Fuckthefuckoff
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13879453:.Fry said:
canada is NOT a happy country. it is full of a bunch of assholes
Fuckthefuckoff
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13879460:.Fry said:
trust me i lived there for 10 years, it is a very is a very unhappy country full of unhappy people. the schools suck, the universities suck, the healthcare sucks, the wages suck, everything is twice as expensive, the weather sucks, the government sucks, the major cities suck, the people suck
FIRAT
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13879461:broccoliraabe said:
I don't know a whole bunch about Canada, never been there or anything. But 'The Big Mac Index' says people in the US have less buying power than people from Canada with the same amount of money. So basically Canada isn't more expensive
I'm sorry for my english guys, not sure what's going on today
WoFIowz
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The US has plenty of flaws and sure we lack significantly in certain areas such as Healthcare, education, life expectancy, obesity, Trump supporters, prisons, drugs, better than you attitudes, the list goes on and on.
But here are some things we are good at:
-We still have the #1 GDP worldwide
-We are undoubtedly the most influential country in the world
-Our national park acerage is second to none and may I point out, are homes to many ski resorts that y'all call home
-Our patriotism is insanely strong even if some people wouldn't like to admit it
-We are the most diverse country in the world even if people are trying to stop it... Ahem.... Trump...
-We KICK ASS in the Olympics. Like fuck everyone in the ass hard win everything because we are so good. Yeah get on our level. Don't even try to argue.
-We have an immense diversity in sports, unlike other countries that just lay claim to maybe soccer and rugby and cricket. Or baseball and soccer. We have it all dudes.
-Our country has an immense diversity of landscapes and vastly different ecosystems that range from Arctic to Tropical to Deserts. Not many countries can say the same.
-We can have guns. This may be a positive or negative opinion to some.
-Music, TV and movies. Come on and be real. Its better here. You're welcome for Hollywood and you're welcome for Netflix.
-Porn. Need I say more? It's better.
-Freedom. Did it first. There's a reason people fled from Europe hundreds of years ago to come here. Anyone who says our liberties are restricted is just simple minded or is mad they can't do something illegal and won't get caught. Sure you can't do or say some things, but in general, we are pretty very free.
*Lastly, and this is a huge point. We are the most important ally to have in a war. Because we will fuck shit up.
But here are some things we are good at:
-We still have the #1 GDP worldwide
-We are undoubtedly the most influential country in the world
-Our national park acerage is second to none and may I point out, are homes to many ski resorts that y'all call home
-Our patriotism is insanely strong even if some people wouldn't like to admit it
-We are the most diverse country in the world even if people are trying to stop it... Ahem.... Trump...
-We KICK ASS in the Olympics. Like fuck everyone in the ass hard win everything because we are so good. Yeah get on our level. Don't even try to argue.
-We have an immense diversity in sports, unlike other countries that just lay claim to maybe soccer and rugby and cricket. Or baseball and soccer. We have it all dudes.
-Our country has an immense diversity of landscapes and vastly different ecosystems that range from Arctic to Tropical to Deserts. Not many countries can say the same.
-We can have guns. This may be a positive or negative opinion to some.
-Music, TV and movies. Come on and be real. Its better here. You're welcome for Hollywood and you're welcome for Netflix.
-Porn. Need I say more? It's better.
-Freedom. Did it first. There's a reason people fled from Europe hundreds of years ago to come here. Anyone who says our liberties are restricted is just simple minded or is mad they can't do something illegal and won't get caught. Sure you can't do or say some things, but in general, we are pretty very free.
*Lastly, and this is a huge point. We are the most important ally to have in a war. Because we will fuck shit up.
Fuckthefuckoff
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13879467:FIRAT said:
a liter of gas is $1.50
TomWallnuss
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13879471:IsitWinterYet17 said:
That's pretty rich coming from the western country closest to sharia law
onenerdykid
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13879471:IsitWinterYet17 said:
In terms of personal freedom, we are quite week in comparison to other developed nations. As noted above, we rank 28th in personal freedom. Our perception of freedom and what we are allowed to do is not as good as many other nations.
Fuckthefuckoff
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13879488:IsitWinterYet17 said:
ya it's total bs. also, the women here suck. they are all a bunch of white trash rednecks and hicks
strayln_Skier
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If I didn't ski, I would have zero interest in going to USA. Prolly wouldn't even go once in my lifetime.
Fuckthefuckoff
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13879512:Lonely said:
fuck canada
Casey
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13879441:theabortionator said:
I think you misunderstand what American freedom actually is. In this country you are free to run a multi-billion dollar private prison corporation without fear of government overreach or oppressive taxation. In fact, the lack of political will to actually pay for public expenditure in the first place is the very basis for the freedom to run this corporation. And it's so easy to lobby elected officials to keep black and poor people in jail, no one likes them anyway it practically sells itself.
WoFIowz
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13879677:Auzy said:
If people were dumb enough to support and vote for him, then they deserve any "bigotry" that comes their way. He stands against EVERYTHING this country was founded on and acts like a 10 year old child half the time. If and when the world comes crashing down, I can sit at home and think at least I didn't put this fool in office. Is it just me, or did other people see this coming from a mile away? ..... His inability and immaturity to hold the highest office in the USA. The dude is a train wreck and is not prepared mentally or experience wise to do the job right. He has no temperament. Fuck if he just got off Twitter, it might not be as bad. He's still a crook and an asshole who has no better clue running the country than any other lay person or the rednecks and hicks who voted him there.
MarkusFin
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I really wonder how much longer Norway will keep their top spot on worlds best countries. It looks like we're moving away from fossile fuels and we hopefully stop drilling for oil. It will obviously impact our economy when we stop drilling, but we have so much built up in funds that it might just keep being the best country for a really long time.
I really hope the US soon realize what it takes to maintain a good country.
I really hope the US soon realize what it takes to maintain a good country.
Frozinballz
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13879444:.Fry said:
Hey theres some shit in your undies clean it up.
Fuckthefuckoff
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Eggs
PratedHazed
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yes but fool president
Parches
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13879487:onenerdykid said:
That list ranks Canada as #2 in personal freedom where misgendering a trans person is punishable hate speech. How does Canada have more personal freedom than the United States? Spain is #16, explain how a country who forcibly removes people from voting booths has more personal freedom than the US.
Fuckthefuckoff
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Eggs
onenerdykid
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13884080:Parches said:
You can dig deeper into their metrics and their explanation of personal freedom. In many of the countries that rank higher than the USA in personal freedom, a lot of that is based on the country giving its citizens the ability to do more with their lives. An example of that is if people are given more/easier access to health care and education, they are more able to fulfill their personal goals, ambitions, and more easily be the person they want to be. Also, looking at drug legalization, unfettered access to women's health, etc. many of these countries allow their citizens to simply do more with their lives.
Now, I don't think any of them are perfect and I would consider myself a free-speech absolutist so these hate speech laws or Holocaust denial laws are absolutely absurd to me. But one of the things a lot of people should realize is that personal freedom is not in direct connection to how little government you have, which is what a lot of Americans believe. Freedom should always be examined through the lens of how able am I to be the person I want to be, and what impediments are there that may prevent this from happening. The cornerstone of this is being able to do what you want while at the same time not infringing upon other autonomous people in the process. The USA embraces this to an extent for sure, but there are other countries that do a better job at this. Trump's desire to inject religious bigotry into our healthcare, education, and business practices is a huge step in the opposite direction. That healthcare providers could be able to refuse services based on their own individual beliefs is absolutely insane and flies in the face of promoting personal freedom.