Like it or not Euros, we're the best country in the world

[Adalbertus]

Like it or not Euros, we're the best country in the world

Headlines like this one are the best sign of an inherent minority complex.

[Bugs ****ing Bunny]

Would someone teach the creator of this thread about the beauty of the paragraph? I'm not reading that splat of text.

[Paul Hanson]

Threads like this amuse me immensely. Some little kid has the nerve to come along and bask in the reflected glory of a nation that is great through no action of his own, and for what reason? I'd really love to know why people like this can't just appreciate what they have and be done with it.

[Dom Pedro II]

*Sigh* why do we feel the need to measure a country's value by its strength? I mean, the Soviet Union was more industrialized and had a vastly larger army than Switzerland... where would you have rather lived?

America isn't great because we have more money and more power. It was great because we put down in paper the inalienable rights of human beings, and we insisted that the government abide by those rules. I hardly think we live up to the Constitution these days. We're closer than ever before in realizing it in some ways (like equal rights), and yet so entirely far away in other respects (bureaucracy).

[CapitanGarlic]

Legally? Yes, Bushy was elected legally. However, the laws that made this happen are crap. Despite winning in Florida by 66 votes or whatever it was, Gore had more votes nationwide (by several thousand). Sadly, what the people want does not count.

Do I think the US is the best country in the world? No. A large part of that is because of the attitude of many people, like yours, that the US is better than everyone else. Think about it -- Would you like it if someone walked up to you on the street, said they were better than you in every way, and then ignore all of your arguments to the contrary?

Don't get me wrong, I love living here. I also don't want to make any enemies by saying this. I just wanted to give my two cents.

[Prometeus]

Just add the duke Leopold' edictus * and you'll be right.

* it abolished capital executions.

[Ming]

Gee... johncmcleod, when I see threads like this, it makes be embarressed to be an American... It makes me want to start some American Bashing myself...

But that's ok, I don't think this thread is lasting too long anyway...

[red_jon]

Originally posted by Ming
Gee... johncmcleod, when I see threads like this, it makes be embarressed to be an American... It makes me want to start some American Bashing myself...

Join us!


Well, actually I to not to bash America, just the government. America has done good and there are a lot of decent American people.

[Jaakko]

Actually, America would be the best country in the world, but johnmcleod drops its rating to right below Upper Volta.

[Prometeus]

John, a real great nation isn't pointed out on how big or strong it becomes or currently is... I suggest you to read Rousseau.

[Adalbertus]

66 PEOPLE?! In a country of 250 million?! That does not constitute a majority.

I've no problem with that. It is a majority, even if small. Things like that can happen in a democracy. This is not a reason for new elections, but simply to look better than usual to the results. What was done. If there are problems it is only for US citizens to sort out. No one else's business. If the Americans are unhappy with their electorial systems it's their task to change it, because they can. If they're happy with it, they can keep it even if it is flawed. We Europeans have no more right to poke our noses into their stuff than Americans have to our business. Which is none.

[chequita guevara]

He's from Coeur d'Alene, ID, the capital of white supremacy in the US. That explains a lot.

Dan Servern, while Bush is legally the President of the US, he was not elected legally. He was elected through massive voter disenfranchisement and vote fraud in the state of Florida. The 3,000 or so confused people in West Palm Beach, certainly contributed to it but so did illegally forcing counties to accept invalid absentee ballots and illegally keeping as many as 100,000 ex-felons from voting. The Bush government here broke the law to make sure that his brother won the election.

BTW, you know how Fox declared a Bush victory in Florida early. Turns out that the person in charge of making that call for Fox was a cousin of the Bush's.

[Pekka]

The US might be the best country in the world, but my dad would kick your dads ass easy. How do you like that? Plus he's bigger and has more money AND a faster car! .
And that makes me a better person than you.

[Ming]

chegitz guevara... and what about all the votes in Chicago that were stolen for Gore... If you sent the feds into Chicago, I'm sure they would find at least 200,000 fradulant votes for Gore... It's the nature of the beast. Chicago handed Kennedy the Presidency in a similar fashion many years ago

[Dauphin]

Originally posted by Ming
It makes me want to start some American Bashing myself...

When I start a self-bashing thread you locked it down.