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Why is there so many America-bashing threads?Answer me that question FULLY...
Quote from: Xearo on February 10, 2003, 01:41:52 PMWhy is there so many America-bashing threads?Answer me that question FULLY...because America is so quick to judge other countries. I live in America, shit...i aint tryna live nowhere else. But i do understand sometimes why people have a problem with this country. If u dont recognize your faults (or yur countries faults), u can never improve on them.
Quote from: .:DayGoStyLz:. on February 10, 2003, 02:23:16 PMQuote from: Xearo on February 10, 2003, 01:41:52 PMWhy is there so many America-bashing threads?Answer me that question FULLY...because America is so quick to judge other countries. I live in America, shit...i aint tryna live nowhere else. But i do understand sometimes why people have a problem with this country. If u dont recognize your faults (or yur countries faults), u can never improve on them.How are we "Quick to judge other countries" When you mean America, who are you talking about?
Quote from: Engel-Rock AKA Dances With Bitch on February 10, 2003, 02:27:39 PMQuote from: .:DayGoStyLz:. on February 10, 2003, 02:23:16 PMQuote from: Xearo on February 10, 2003, 01:41:52 PMWhy is there so many America-bashing threads?Answer me that question FULLY...because America is so quick to judge other countries. I live in America, shit...i aint tryna live nowhere else. But i do understand sometimes why people have a problem with this country. If u dont recognize your faults (or yur countries faults), u can never improve on them.How are we "Quick to judge other countries" When you mean America, who are you talking about?YOU are american...nuff said. lol
I think there are so many "America bashing" threads because through media etc it is made out to be the best country in the world and everyone has a great life etc, but then the word we get back from people we know living there is to the contrary, saying that it's an awful society to live in. Note:this is not my opinion, i dont live there. I am just bringing you a set of facts in this thread that I learned this week. Make no mistake, if it was england where the same thing happened I would make the same post. The purpose of this post was not to hate on america in particular, it was to raise the question of whether or not social welfare should be sacrificed for higher economic growth. I personnally think a chain is only as strong as its weakest link, so if u raise the standard of all the links the chain will be alot stronger.Just one other thing. I dunno the particulars about that tax you mentioned, but engelwood you said the top earners pay the top tax. In Ireland this year the top 29 earners in the country payed 0.00 tax. That is because with the best accountants etc you can use loopholes in legislation. Im sure its similar in the US.On the homeless, I believe the US has been the worst of the rich west homeless-wise, but believe me, other countries are catching up very quickly. 20 years ago in Ireland there were a total of 19 people homeless in Dublin city and today there is over a thousand. Sad.
I think there are so many "America bashing" threads because through media etc it is made out to be the best country in the world and everyone has a great life etc, but then the word we get back from people we know living there is to the contrary, saying that it's an awful society to live in.