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That award goes to Switzerland
Blues and Raptors handed two very toxic teams embarrassing losses, 95% of the sports world is rejoicing in the news
Repealing the Second Amendment is the first step to Totalitarianism, and it needs to be prevented to protect our freedom
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FREEDOM IS THE ONLY WAY YEAH
CAUSE NOW YOU HAVE TO ANSWER TO
SO LICK MY BUTT AND SUCK ON MY BALLS
WHATCHA GONA DO WHEN WE COME FOR YOU NOW
IT’S THE HOPE FOR TOMORROW
(F*CK YEAH!)
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We have everything. We have climates to every taste, we have 50 states with different legal systems, cultures and traditions to choose from, we have the best technological, scientific, cultural and political organizations/companies/people in the world. We have the strongest job market in the world and one of the freest markets in the world, letting everyone utilize their whole potential to build a very successful career or business. We have one of the highest cultural and ethnic diversities in the world. Our influence is felt everywhere in the world, aside from maybe North Korea and Eritrea. Living in the US is literally standing at the roof of the world and looking down on everyone else.
No country is without flaws, and you bet the States have plenty. However, I would not change this country for any other, unless I had a very-very-very-very-very good reason to (such as an unbelievably good long-term job offer). This is where I belong. I could immigrate just about anywhere with my education, but I chose the United States of America, and never did I regret my decision for a second.
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I deal with Americans daily in a business way where I live and they come from every part of the U S many do indeed think the U S is a great country but many also think it’s going to Hell in a handcart .
Blind patriotism is ridiculous the measure of how great a country is should be in the way it treats its citizens , I have free healthcare , I pay only 1per cent tax as I have artists status which rewards me for creating Art , I have access to free higher education , social welfare and housing if needed also every citizen of my country is guaranteed a state pension along with any private pension they may have .
A lot of Americans think greatness is measured by how strong your military or how patriotic you are , in fairness there’s nothing wrong with thinking you live in the greatest country in the world but others from different countries also feel the very same
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The UK is awesome, but it does have its flaws. For one, the salaries coupled with the tax system really flatten the income distribution. I know that in my profession, after a couple of decades of experience, I will be getting 2-3 times as much net income in the US as I would in the UK. The UK is great for people with average or below average income, who have a cheap or free access to healthcare, education, state housing assistance, etc. - but not as much for those who aim for more.
As far as the ability to realize one's potential goes, the US nowadays is simply unrivaled. There are no Jobs, Musks, Brins, Gates or Zuckerbergs anywhere outside the US, and for a good reason. However, it is not in everyone's view that this aspect makes the country the great (or, at least, significantly contributes to its greatness).
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There are countries that are objectively good and bad.
North Korea is objectively bad because it's run by a leader who only cares about his "Glorious" military and nukes. The infrastructure is awful, no one has health care, education is god awful because it's just "North Korea good! America bad!", and the people are starving. Anyone who says it's the best country is either insane or used for propaganda.
Switzerland is objectively good because it has the most freedom in the world. It has better infrastructure, Free Healthcare, Better education etc.
Blues and Raptors handed two very toxic teams embarrassing losses, 95% of the sports world is rejoicing in the news
Repealing the Second Amendment is the first step to Totalitarianism, and it needs to be prevented to protect our freedom
http://www.atheistrepublic.com/
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How can something be objectively bad or good?
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Oh, I don't know.... maybe looking at good/bad it is.
Being fat is objectively bad because it negatively affects your health and body.
Using renewable resources is objectively good because they're cheaper and have little to no negative impact on the environment.
Just like North Korea. The government is cruel, and don't care about its population, which is starving. The conditions are very, very, very poor. They threaten world peace y threatening to nuke Japan, South Korea, and the U.S. So, after this conclusion, North Korea is objectivley bad compared to other countries
Blues and Raptors handed two very toxic teams embarrassing losses, 95% of the sports world is rejoicing in the news
Repealing the Second Amendment is the first step to Totalitarianism, and it needs to be prevented to protect our freedom
http://www.atheistrepublic.com/
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F*CK YEAH!
"Americanism not Globalism, will be our credo." ~Donald Trump
"A communist is like a crocodile" ~Winston Churchill
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"Americanism not Globalism, will be our credo." ~Donald Trump
"A communist is like a crocodile" ~Winston Churchill
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The US does not need marketing, as its economical opportunities and the overall quality of life speak for themselves.
I think that, in contrary, many Americans take for granted what they have here, criticizing the most minor things ("First World problems") and not being able to see the bigger picture.
The US is truly a great country. If only people took their heads out of yellow press and social media, looked at things calmly and asked themselves, "Okay, where do we stand in year 2018?" - they would be able to appreciate what this country has to offer. It has flaws, oh yes it does, countless flaws - but while justly criticizing and pointing those flaws out, it is still important to realize where things stand.
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That said, all developed democracies are great places to be. The US, the UK, Switzerland, Japan, Germany, France, Norway, Sweden, Australia, Canada, Belgium, Italy - you can absolutely live a very happy life in either of these, without needing for much more.
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Marketing doesn't have to be something very generic like a Facebook Ad or a billboard, but America advertises itself through the ideology that it is great - which it is, but all i'm saying is its not perfect.
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You say ......early every foreigner still believes it's this perfect land with no problems. Aside from foreigners, many patriotic Americans have the same ideology. "America is the greatest" "Land of the free" etc.
My reply .....I don’t accept that as a European , and no one I know thinks America is perfect far from it especially since Trump became the head honcho .
I never got that expression either “ the land of the free “
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I have been in many places, and, honestly, I have never met anyone who would be 100% positive about the US. When you just have some small talk with someone in Europe or Asia, surely they will be praising the US - but that is just an international etiquette; you also would not tell a French tourist that his country is severely flawed. Get closer to any person, and you will hear quite a bit of criticism, if you make it clear that you are okay with talking honestly about these things.
That said, aside from countries with severely brainwashed population such as North Korea or Iran, the majority of people do have a solid overall positive opinion on the US - or, at least, on the quality of life the country provides. And that is something that should come as no surprise: objectively the US, indeed, is the richest country in the world.
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There is no country on Earth that does not face countless problems, and there probably never will be. The US is the #1 destination of immigrants all around the world, and for a good reason: this is one of the few countries in which there is very little limit for personal growth, and everyone can realize their potential. Other immigrant heavens - Canada, Australia, New Zealand, the UK, etc. - all have implemented systems making it very hard for anyone to truly succeed and raise above the general middle class.
Switzerland and Singapore are the only two other countries I can think of that rival the US in this regard - but Switzerland is incredibly hard to immigrate to and to get on your feet with a low starting capital, and Singapore politically is a dictatorship, with unclear perspectives in the next couple dozen years.
I personally am starting to lean towards moving to Australia next summer, as the US is too cold a country for me - I have always been a heat lover. But Australian society has its... issues. I never will feel truly belonging there in this regard, as I do here.
That said, all First World countries today offer incredibly high quality of life, and difference for the average citizen might not be as big as some might think. A French middle class person moving to the US probably will not notice much difference in his/her life, aside from the need to speak a different language. It is not the same as, say, moving from China to Iceland, where one would feel as if having arrived to a different star system.
Greatest, not greatest... It is one of the best, and finer assessment really depends on the personal preference.
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