USA is the best country in the world

[Soleron]

TheRealMafoo said:

Soleron said:

numonex said:

Everyone has the opportunity to improve their life.

Except for the people who aren't white, Christian, male and rich?

I was boon poor, brown, and not a christian. I do very well now, thank you very much.

When I lived in America (Texas, 2003) the 'black' areas were practically ghettos and the nice areas were all-white and all-Christian. The Mexicans cut our grass. There wasn't a single black student or teacher at my (nice) school but the other end of town the opposite was true.

USA has democratic government

Florida, 2001? Two-party system favoured by state bias and funding? Electoral college? Politically coloured judges?

Don't we have a new black prez? Time to get over it.

Um, colour of President doesn't solve ANY of those problems. You still have politically biased judges, an undemocratic electoral college, and a system that makes third party wins impossible. I also stand by "The Republicans had to be utterly disgraced and have a weak candidate just for the Democrats to barely get 50% of the populat vote."

, affordable living standards,

Except medical care?

My insurance is free from my employer. So are millions of other americans. Last I checked, and can go to school and get my job.

Okay, for about half of the population. In the UK we have a similar standard of care but we pay less (employer pays us directly rather than using some to pay for health) and have 100% coverage for all people.

best hospitals are in the USA.

Yes, but the majority have little access to them and the ones that do have so many lifestyle-caused health problems it negates the better treatment and still makes you an averagely-healthy country.

My mother got cancer, got an appointment at the Mayo Clinic. Was simple (and she is cancer free now)

I'm not saying treatment is bad. It's just uneccessarily expensive and not availible to millions of people.

USA is the world leading nation

This statement has zero content.

We have the most powerful Military,

Yup. Consumes trillions of dollars per year for no visible benefit. If that was put into education or health...

and when our economy when to hell, so did the worlds. Japan collapse a few years back, and the world didn't even notice. That's what he means. 

Yes, your economy is the wealthiest. I accept that.

There may be bad things about the USA but all in all it is the best country in the world.

Outsiders can see a lot more things wrong with your country than

No, they just never see the good. All you hear about is the shit that goes on here.

I lived there and it was much worse in every possible way (except the economy). Your people are more ignorant and your systems more broken that a lot of other places.