maher,rules,hbo,real time Maher: Stop bragging America is #1 and start acting like it
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Edited and submitted it myself, I did.
It's hard to enforce our policy of no self-linking, if certain members are allowed to get away with it.
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But i suppose 'let's make it better' attitude wouldn't hurt.
You are not the nation with the best education
You are not the nation with most peace
You are not the most ecologically-aware nation
You are not the nation with the best social politics
You are not the nation with the best medicine
You are not the nation with the lowest crime rates
You are not the nation with less enemies
You are not the most democratic nation
You are not the wisest nation
In the human development Index, you come at number 10. That means that 9 other countries are better places to live, than yours.
I'll grant you, that in many of those points I said before, you come pretty close to the top, but that's not enough, and certainly not enough for bragging rights.
Work on it, and we'll talk in few years time.
And just as I've been saying for years now, the best country in the world is Norway (and no.. I'm not from Norway, but I can face the facts, unlike most)
Unless you count the Videosift Polska. Or all of the Canadians crowding up the top 15.
This thread reminds me of this (and I would post it if I had the damned room):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JFH2ncp2MG8
But there are so many technological things in America that's still no.1 in the world. We're the ones going to mars. We're the ones making the best genetically superior crops, computers, best quality education, engineering, construction, bio science, chemical science medical science, etc etc etc.
We have so many no.1 things in this country.
Organizing them and redistributing them in the right manner is another story. That's what Bill Maher chose to focus on, that's what you guys try to focus on. And you're right, we do need improvements on the 'management' side of our government. But whipping your own backside to say that America is not good at anything won't get you anywhere. And look how Bill Maher ends his piece, start acting like No.1. What does hell does that suppose to mean? That's like some fairy tale ending where you're too lazy to give any real conclusion. You say we're not no.1. So what's the specific reason that's causing this problem? Is it just one problem or many problems? How do we fix it? What can be done? Who can do it?
Quit the guilt trips. Complaining is the easiest thing to do. Coming up with the right answers is the toughest challenge. Bill Maher is pointing out the problems in this country virtually every week in his show. If you care about this country that much, if you really feel guilty about America not acting like no.1, then you should start coming up with answers as to how we can improve it, instead of just nodding and accepting whatever Maher says and boiling your own stew of disgrace.
Let me put it in layman's terms. If you want to win a sports game, then you should believe in your own ability. A team that doesn't believe in one's strong points and lack the confidence will never win games.
Now stop with this whole 'oh man we're such a bad country' attitude. Grow some balls for god sakes. You know why republicans keep getting jobs? Because while democrats have got the brains, you can't use'em when the republicans got you by the balls! Grow your own pair and start using'em.
medical science? that's another no.
engineering? again, that's a no.
gimme some numbers to prove this, but i KNOW that we're not number 1 in educational quality.
i love this country, but i hate the politicians that run it.
Because while democrats have got the brains, you can't use'em when the republicans got you by the balls! Grow your own pair and start using'em.
I'm not red or blue, i'm american.
I guess the point of comparing country's average quality of life reveals what they're most focused on. If we weren't so military nuts our underfunded public education system wouldn't be so lousy, and this shows with our education rank and our military expense rank.
... and the Mexico one didn't make sense to me, and doesn't agree with the CIA's public info from 2005 -https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/rankorder/2187rank.html
(other rankings here https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/docs/rankorderguide.html , including for 'external debt', which we are totally number 1 at! wooo!! )
It's just crazyness and frankly the desire to prove your country better than others just comes off as desperate and sad.
Patriotism... pah!
You are not the nation with the best education - Thats Japan. Also the highest stress amongst children.
You are not the nation with most peace - That's still Switzerland - Sig Heil! Erm.. There Neutral.
You are not the most ecologically-aware nation - Um.. what nation truly is? Statistically or not.. all nations are guilty of this in some fashion or another.
You are not the nation with the best social politics - Duh, Bush? But we did get to vote for him.
You are not the nation with the best medicine - But were not the nation with the worst either.
You are not the nation with the lowest crime rates - Yea.. that "Right to bear arms" is a bunch of crap.</sarcasm> But... the larger the population the higher the crime rate. Couple with the fact that Americans have to put more time on the clock at work, and the fact that the divorce rate is so high - kids have no role models, or even anyone at home to raise them. Its a downward spiral in which we can't seem to be rid of.
You are not the nation with less enemies - Well.. of course not our foreign policy management sucks. Plus - it seems were like the Roman Empire trying to 'help' other nations with their terrorist issues.
You are not the most democratic nation - Um what nation truly is? You put down ANY country and you can find fault with it.
You are not the wisest nation - Nope only 200 years old - wisdom comes with time and learning from our mistakes. Problem is right now were too busy making them to be able to learn from them yet. BUT - in 200 years we have done more to change the world then any other place on the planet. Which has been good - and bad.
Really ?
All of this seems quite pointless but it was a nice peace of listening, at least from Europe
Piss off a liberal: work hard and be happy.