(November 10, 2016 at 2:51 pm)Whateverist Wrote: What are you talking about?  We have the best medical system money can buy.  (Not that I can afford to buy much of it.)

Might be the reason why the US is currently #31 according to the World Health Organization.

(November 10, 2016 at 2:54 pm)abaris Wrote:

(November 10, 2016 at 2:51 pm)Whateverist Wrote: What are you talking about?  We have the best medical system money can buy.  (Not that I can afford to buy much of it.)

Might be the reason why the US is currently #31 according to the World Health Organization.

Well sure if you're going to count the health of barely solvent people like me.

hiccup

(November 10, 2016 at 2:55 pm)Whateverist Wrote: Well sure if you're going to count the health of barely solvent people like me.

Same with higher education. The best universities but who can afford them?

As far as general education goes, I think Finnland is in the lead.

(November 10, 2016 at 2:40 pm)PETE_ROSE Wrote: Tell it like it is!!!

I can't help it.   It's an american value, even when I have to inform my fellow countrymen that we are now and have always been a bunch of filthy bigots...and yet...still the greatest country on earth.  It's really not because we;re so damned awesome in and of ourselves...the rest of em are just underachievers.  

(November 10, 2016 at 2:48 pm)Whateverist Wrote: Why do I always get the impression you're rubbing one out while going on these tirades?  As a world guy just passing through Podunk I don't see what gets you so excited.

...because I am?  



I love this place like a fat man loves lunch.

(November 10, 2016 at 2:59 pm)Rhythm Wrote:

(November 10, 2016 at 2:48 pm)Whateverist Wrote: Why do I always get the impression you're rubbing one out while going on these tirades?  As a world guy just passing through Podunk I don't see what gets you so excited.

...because I am?  



I love this place like a fat man loves lunch.

Certainly appreciate you breaking it down to terms I understand, I just don't see the likeness.

'Murricans love slogans.  Far too many will far for any piece of shit with a good slogan.

We'd rather have a slogan than a fact any day.

That include you too, Min?  We've got so many americans on here that have things to say bout murica...who seem to forget that they -are- murica.  Even their contrarian opinions and natures....deeply, deeply american.  

We've got a whole forums worth of examples, here, why america is great...and I know we think "oh, these guys are the exception, the rest of america aint like them"...well, yeah it is, and the stats probably aren't entirely done skewing towards reality yet.   What with our ability to operate fluidly in a fact free environment...also, in it's own right, pretty godamned impressive.

(there isn't anything I can't spin in favor of the red white and blue......and isn't this just another example of american greatness...lol?)


Even our best buddies like to snipe, as they suck the teat...but our toblerones are better than theirs......ffs, from the bottom to the top...they'd trade what they've got to be who we are, which is why they keep eating up our shit no matter how shitty it gets.

(November 10, 2016 at 2:49 pm)abaris Wrote:

(November 10, 2016 at 2:46 pm)paulpablo Wrote: The USA is definitely above average as a country in terms of economy size, education, life span.

Economic size, yes.

Education and life expectancy, no. Not compared to the Western world.

Not when you compare it to countries that have longer life expectancy and better education.

But if you're comparing the USA to other countries it is better than average in terms of life expectancy and education.