Quoting тᴀỵ 29:" <blockquote><b>Quoting Charlie's Lovely Mommy:</b>" I fully agree, other countries ... [snip!] ... we are not informed, and we are NOT free. Gay marriage is still illegal. "</blockquote> This is so depressing  "

off topic but <3 your avi, we watch that movie all the time.....and its not the kid's favorite, its DH, lol

Quoting Charlie's Lovely Mommy:" I fully agree, other countries are making AMAZING advances in science, technology, modern medicine, etc. ... [snip!] ... ridiculous. We know nothing of our government, we are not informed, and we are NOT free. Gay marriage is still illegal. "

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I was amazed to learn that at my high school you could buy credits if you were short. $50 for half a credit. This girl I was in cheerleading with was 3 credits short of graduation with her class so her mom worked her ass off to buy her credits.

I don't think America was EVER the greatest country.

Innovation is almost extinct. We reward laziness. We're greedy. We're superficial and we lack morals.

America used to be a great country ... 50 years ago it led the world in almost every aspect. Now its got nothing. People are going bankrupt over something as simple as health care. The education system is a joke. Beauty and athleticism are praised while intellectualism is laughed at. They have the largest military in the world but soon they wont have enough educated people to properly maintain it. The economy has gone to hell but instead of making proper budget cuts theyre skirting around the edges of the problem. Society had basically gone to war against each other over political parties. And how after every disaster now all that the people care about is how it will affect THEM.

The country is basically rotting from the inside all people seem to care about is whether they can have a 100 round magazine or not.

<blockquote><b>Quoting MyPurrrtyBabies:</b>" off topic but <3 your avi, we watch that movie all the time.....and its not the kid's favorite, its DH, lol"</blockquote>




Baha thank you! It has always been my favorite. Thankfully DD loves it, too so I get to watch it all the time. Haha

I don't think it's the greatest country but it certainly isn't bad. I've traveled the world and been to numerous third world countries and can honestly say anyone who complains constantly about being here is more than likely crazy (or they haven't left the country and seen what else is out there). I'm not saying you have to like our government or anything, just that people need to recognize how lucky they are to live in a country like the U.S.

<blockquote><b>Quoting Derp:</b>" I don't think it's the greatest country but it certainly isn't bad. I've traveled the world and been ... [snip!] ... to like our government or anything, just that people need to recognize how lucky they are to live in a country like the U.S."</blockquote>



The world isn't split in to just the US and developing nations. We're not the only first world country, and most of them are doing it better.

Quoting Derp:" I don't think it's the greatest country but it certainly isn't bad. I've traveled the world and been ... [snip!] ... to like our government or anything, just that people need to recognize how lucky they are to live in a country like the U.S."

America isn't the only non-3rd world country in the world you know?

Quoting Viv, Ev & Gwen ♥:" <blockquote><b>Quoting Derp:</b>" I don't think it's the greatest country but it certainly ... [snip!] ... split in to just the US and developing nations. We're not the only first world country, and most of them are doing it better."

I get that. I've been to plenty of those nations too. I'm drawing from actual experience but as always that's just a personal opinion.

Quoting Destiel:" America isn't the only non-3rd world country in the world you know?"

Once again yes, I know this. Like I said before, I've been to plenty of other first world nations too but in my (personal) opinion they still aren't quite like the U.S.

I'm not saying the U.S. is perfect but just to clarify again I have yet to visit or stay in another country I liked more than the U.S. Why? Anything from pop culture to cuisine to language and everything in between. Little things like that make a huge difference in the overall experience.

Two countries I am interested in visiting soon are New Zealand and Australia since they both seem to enjoy many freedoms, comprehensive health care, little violence, etc.

<blockquote><b>Quoting Derp:</b>" I get that. I've been to plenty of those nations too. I'm drawing from actual experience but as always that's just a personal opinion. "</blockquote>




And you're going to assume I'm not that's cool  

Quoting Viv, Ev & Gwen ♥:" I don't think America was EVER the greatest country."

This.


There's a case for it following WWII for a little while. For a decade or so, while the rest of the world picked up the pieces and America was reaping the benefits of having played international loan shark, and had just had the boost of the manufacturing necessary to fuel the war.

But that's what it always comes down to with Americans: they rise and the fall on the tides of war. War is good for industry in the short term and bad in the long term. And they've been at war basically nonstop in one capacity or another since 1950.

Finally it's starting to take its toll. Largest standing military in the world, most spending on military by a long shot, perpetual war, and a manufacturing sector that hasn't worked in 30 years. They're not even benefiting economically from their wars like they used to. Instead, because they're 'MURICANS, they don't have to do the work to build their own smurf -- they just outsource all the labour elsewhere and pay premium price to do so.

They can't take elevate their poor people out of poverty, they can't educate their young people, they can't care for their sick and old people, they can't make anything any more. All their TV is made up here. GM now makes more cars in Canada than America. China makes all their electronics. Kids in Cambodia make all their clothes. What makes America great? Their 2/3 overweight population? Their political fights that bring a live circus to the rest of the world every 4 years? Their guns? Their culture wars?

<blockquote><b>Quoting Interrobang!?:</b>" This. There's a case for it following WWII for a little while. For a decade or so, while the rest of ... [snip!] ... Their political fights that bring a live circus to the rest of the world every 4 years? Their guns? Their culture wars? "</blockquote>


Poptarts for $2 a box

I kid you not, I have considered relocating for that alone. Paying $17 a box is just not fun   and it's even more when u consider the exchange rate!

aaron sorkin = amazing.

that opening secene sold me on the newsroom. I love the newsroom. i just WISH people had actually said these things at the time.