The words are spot on and it is pretty much everything I want to explain to people.
I am not even close to being as articulate as this guy.
Quote: (03-03-2013 05:16 PM)houston Wrote:
Hating on America is cool for young people. Students would be cheering and screaming. Cant be that bad when everyone copies us and cant shut up about the country
Quote: (03-03-2013 05:30 PM)Teedub Wrote:
Personally, I really liked the show and that clip is straight up true, at least in terms of the monologue.
IRL, he'd be lambasted for saying "great men" and not "great persons"!
Quote: (03-03-2013 05:36 PM)Kentucky Wrote:
Do Americans really think it has the best quality of life in the world/ is particularly enjoyable
Places off top of my head which are better to live
France
All of Scandinavia
Iceland
Singapore
Hong Kong
Dubai
Australia
Canada
Rich parts of Caribbean such as Bermuda
Switzerland
Germany
Could probably find more
Quote: (03-03-2013 05:40 PM)Lemmo Wrote:
Quote: (03-03-2013 05:30 PM)Teedub Wrote:
Personally, I really liked the show and that clip is straight up true, at least in terms of the monologue.
IRL, he'd be lambasted for saying "great men" and not "great persons"!
meh. Standard far left wing talking points that don't even come close to touching on the real weaknesses of and causes of America's decline. That's what makes it all the more cringeworthy that some writer conjured up this dream world where agreeing with everyone in his echo chamber is a brave controversial stance.
Quote: (03-03-2013 06:13 PM)MikeCF Wrote:
In what other country can someone not born into wealth make his fortune?
So it all depends on what you mean by "best."
America is a great place to make your money. There are, however, many better places to spend it.
Quote: (03-03-2013 06:13 PM)MikeCF Wrote:
In what other country can someone not born into wealth make his fortune?
So it all depends on what you mean by "best."
America is a great place to make your money. There are, however, many better places to spend it.
Quote: (03-03-2013 06:46 PM)the_conductor Wrote:In Singapore there are many people who are rich due to both property values and the fact that the cost of living there makes it so that people are paid more. For example my friend's father and his mother are both separately millionaires on paper due to the fact that their Singaporean shoeboxes in the sky are both in the 2-3 million valuation range. Singapore is a great example of the laws of supply and demand though.
Quote: (03-03-2013 06:13 PM)MikeCF Wrote:
In what other country can someone not born into wealth make his fortune?
So it all depends on what you mean by "best."
America is a great place to make your money. There are, however, many better places to spend it.
Regarding making your fortune, the answer is plenty of other countries.
Ever heard of the growing middle class in China, where millionaires are created faster than ever in a supposedly unfree country?
I'd say the best in that regard is Singapore, where the starting line is made as equal as possible for everybody. Not true in the U.S.
Quote: (03-03-2013 05:36 PM)Kentucky Wrote:
Do Americans really think it has the best quality of life in the world/ is particularly enjoyable
Places off top of my head which are better to live
France
All of Scandinavia
Iceland
Singapore
Hong Kong
Dubai
Australia
Canada
Rich parts of Caribbean such as Bermuda
Switzerland
Germany
Could probably find more