Does the rest of the world think we are crazy?

[rightwinger]

The US is the most powerful nation on earth. Politically, militarily and economically. Everything we do impacts the rest of the world.

What does the world think of us?

1. Politically: The US is unstable. Our government is broken. We cannot accomplish the most simple tasks let alone act as leaders of the free world. We can't pass a budget, agree to keep our government going, agree to pay our debts.

2. Justice System: We have more of our citizens in prison than any nation on earth. We are one of the few "civilized" nations in the free world that still relys on capital punishment. We continue a fruitless "War on Drugs" than encourages violence and fills our prisons

3. Gun Violence: We have a murder rate three times that of similar nations. We have endured assasinations of our leaders and an endless stream of massacres and yet we show no will to do anything other than accept it

4. Environment: We allow science to become a political issue, ignoring scientific reason because it interferes with our politics. 95% of scientists agree that manmade global warming exists and still we treat is as a political threat not a natural threat

5. Education: America used to set the standard for education but we now settle for "good enough". If our students can pass an arbitrary exam, we are satisfied with the level of education. Our students perform poorly when compared to our peers and we are unwilling to do anything about it. Our education system is disjointed and unfocused

 

[Moonglow]

Welcome to the down side of prosperity and riches.

 

[rightwinger]

Why does there have to be a downside?

The US used to be the political and cultural leader of the free world. Where did we go wrong?

Why is the rest of the world laughing at us or looking on in shock?

 

[CrusaderFrank]

Obama and the Dems have refused to pass a budget in 5 years

 

[Harry Dresden]

Why does there have to be a downside?

The US used to be the political and cultural leader of the free world. Where did we go wrong?

Why is the rest of the world laughing at us or looking on in shock?

we have been down before and we always came back better than ever.....the only difference is the other times we had leaders that knew how to rally the troops and bring most of the country together....we dont have any of those around today.....but we had better dig a few up or we are going to split apart worse than ever.....Bush was a shitty leader and Obama aint any better.....under those 2 this Country is getting farther apart then it ever has...

 

[Edgetho]

Nobody gives a fuck what the rest of the world thinks of us.

Which is why we're the most respected and loved Nation in the History of Man.

 

[Redfish]

The US is the most powerful nation on earth. Politically, militarily and economically. Everything we do impacts the rest of the world.

What does the world think of us?

1. Politically: The US is unstable. Our government is broken. We cannot accomplish the most simple tasks let alone act as leaders of the free world. We can't pass a budget, agree to keep our government going, agree to pay our debts.

2. Justice System: We have more of our citizens in prison than any nation on earth. We are one of the few "civilized" nations in the free world that still relys on capital punishment. We continue a fruitless "War on Drugs" than encourages violence and fills our prisons

3. Gun Violence: We have a murder rate three times that of similar nations. We have endured assasinations of our leaders and an endless stream of massacres and yet we show no will to do anything other than accept it

4. Environment: We allow science to become a political issue, ignoring scientific reason because it interferes with our politics. 95% of scientists agree that manmade global warming exists and still we treat is as a political threat not a natural threat

5. Education: America used to set the standard for education but we now settle for "good enough". If our students can pass an arbitrary exam, we are satisfied with the level of education. Our students perform poorly when compared to our peers and we are unwilling to do anything about it. Our education system is disjointed and unfocused

1. yes, the govt is broken. It is broken by corruption, incompetence, and partisan bickering. It is broken by a system that allows people to make a career out of being in congress. recently it is broken because our petty president refuses to negotiate in the best interests of the citizens

2.what would you do with a serial murderer? give him a villa in la jolla? capital punishment is the only punishment applicable to some crimes. The war on drug is a fiasco, we agree on that.

3. gun violence is a by-product of poverty and the welfare state. the Second amendment is there for a reason and must remain

4.man is not destroying the planet and causing the oceans to rise. AGW is a failed religion.

5. blame the teachers union and the liberal mindset that everyone deserves a diploma whether they can read and write or not. Bringing everyone down to the lowest common denominator is destroying our kids futures.

 

[Pete7469]

The US is the most powerful nation on earth. Politically, militarily and economically. Everything we do impacts the rest of the world.

What does the world think of us?

1. Politically: The US is unstable. Our government is broken. We cannot accomplish the most simple tasks let alone act as leaders of the free world. We can't pass a budget, agree to keep our government going, agree to pay our debts.

2. Justice System: We have more of our citizens in prison than any nation on earth. We are one of the few "civilized" nations in the free world that still relys on capital punishment. We continue a fruitless "War on Drugs" than encourages violence and fills our prisons

3. Gun Violence: We have a murder rate three times that of similar nations. We have endured assasinations of our leaders and an endless stream of massacres and yet we show no will to do anything other than accept it

4. Environment: We allow science to become a political issue, ignoring scientific reason because it interferes with our politics. 95% of scientists agree that manmade global warming exists and still we treat is as a political threat not a natural threat

5. Education: America used to set the standard for education but we now settle for "good enough". If our students can pass an arbitrary exam, we are satisfied with the level of education. Our students perform poorly when compared to our peers and we are unwilling to do anything about it. Our education system is disjointed and unfocused

1. yes, the govt is broken. It is broken by corruption, incompetence, and partisan bickering. It is broken by a system that allows people to make a career out of being in congress. recently it is broken because our petty president refuses to negotiate in the best interests of the citizens

2.what would you do with a serial murderer? give him a villa in la jolla? capital punishment is the only punishment applicable to some crimes. The war on drug is a fiasco, we agree on that.

3. gun violence is a by-product of poverty and the welfare state. the Second amendment is there for a reason and must remain

4.man is not destroying the planet and causing the oceans to rise. AGW is a failed religion.

5. blame the teachers union and the liberal mindset that everyone deserves a diploma whether they can read and write or not. Bringing everyone down to the lowest common denominator is destroying our kids futures.

Bravo!!

 

[Dot Com]

Unfortunately, this is to be expected in Plutocracies.

 

[NoNukes]

The US is the most powerful nation on earth. Politically, militarily and economically. Everything we do impacts the rest of the world.

What does the world think of us?

1. Politically: The US is unstable. Our government is broken. We cannot accomplish the most simple tasks let alone act as leaders of the free world. We can't pass a budget, agree to keep our government going, agree to pay our debts.

2. Justice System: We have more of our citizens in prison than any nation on earth. We are one of the few "civilized" nations in the free world that still relys on capital punishment. We continue a fruitless "War on Drugs" than encourages violence and fills our prisons

3. Gun Violence: We have a murder rate three times that of similar nations. We have endured assasinations of our leaders and an endless stream of massacres and yet we show no will to do anything other than accept it

4. Environment: We allow science to become a political issue, ignoring scientific reason because it interferes with our politics. 95% of scientists agree that manmade global warming exists and still we treat is as a political threat not a natural threat

5. Education: America used to set the standard for education but we now settle for "good enough". If our students can pass an arbitrary exam, we are satisfied with the level of education. Our students perform poorly when compared to our peers and we are unwilling to do anything about it. Our education system is disjointed and unfocused

Living in Europe, I find that people generally like Americans, but many do not like the American government.

 

[Redfish]

The US is the most powerful nation on earth. Politically, militarily and economically. Everything we do impacts the rest of the world.

What does the world think of us?

1. Politically: The US is unstable. Our government is broken. We cannot accomplish the most simple tasks let alone act as leaders of the free world. We can't pass a budget, agree to keep our government going, agree to pay our debts.

2. Justice System: We have more of our citizens in prison than any nation on earth. We are one of the few "civilized" nations in the free world that still relys on capital punishment. We continue a fruitless "War on Drugs" than encourages violence and fills our prisons

3. Gun Violence: We have a murder rate three times that of similar nations. We have endured assasinations of our leaders and an endless stream of massacres and yet we show no will to do anything other than accept it

4. Environment: We allow science to become a political issue, ignoring scientific reason because it interferes with our politics. 95% of scientists agree that manmade global warming exists and still we treat is as a political threat not a natural threat

5. Education: America used to set the standard for education but we now settle for "good enough". If our students can pass an arbitrary exam, we are satisfied with the level of education. Our students perform poorly when compared to our peers and we are unwilling to do anything about it. Our education system is disjointed and unfocused

Living in Europe, I find that people generally like Americans, but many do not like the American government.

same here, a majority of americans do not like the american government.

 

[rightwinger]

The US is the most powerful nation on earth. Politically, militarily and economically. Everything we do impacts the rest of the world.

What does the world think of us?

1. Politically: The US is unstable. Our government is broken. We cannot accomplish the most simple tasks let alone act as leaders of the free world. We can't pass a budget, agree to keep our government going, agree to pay our debts.

2. Justice System: We have more of our citizens in prison than any nation on earth. We are one of the few "civilized" nations in the free world that still relys on capital punishment. We continue a fruitless "War on Drugs" than encourages violence and fills our prisons

3. Gun Violence: We have a murder rate three times that of similar nations. We have endured assasinations of our leaders and an endless stream of massacres and yet we show no will to do anything other than accept it

4. Environment: We allow science to become a political issue, ignoring scientific reason because it interferes with our politics. 95% of scientists agree that manmade global warming exists and still we treat is as a political threat not a natural threat

5. Education: America used to set the standard for education but we now settle for "good enough". If our students can pass an arbitrary exam, we are satisfied with the level of education. Our students perform poorly when compared to our peers and we are unwilling to do anything about it. Our education system is disjointed and unfocused

1. yes, the govt is broken. It is broken by corruption, incompetence, and partisan bickering. It is broken by a system that allows people to make a career out of being in congress. recently it is broken because our petty president refuses to negotiate in the best interests of the citizens

2.what would you do with a serial murderer? give him a villa in la jolla? capital punishment is the only punishment applicable to some crimes. The war on drug is a fiasco, we agree on that.

3. gun violence is a by-product of poverty and the welfare state. the Second amendment is there for a reason and must remain

4.man is not destroying the planet and causing the oceans to rise. AGW is a failed religion.

5. blame the teachers union and the liberal mindset that everyone deserves a diploma whether they can read and write or not. Bringing everyone down to the lowest common denominator is destroying our kids futures.

We are one of the few nations on earth that still kills its citizens. Joining us in our affection for Capital Punishment are Muslim nations, China and North Korea. We are the only country in North America to use it. All of Europe has dropped it, so has Russia
It does not make us safer and puts the US into the company of barbarians

 

[NoNukes]

Nobody gives a fuck what the rest of the world thinks of us.

Which is why we're the most respected and loved Nation in the History of Man.

This is the perfect example of why some people do not like Americans.

 

[NoNukes]

The US is the most powerful nation on earth. Politically, militarily and economically. Everything we do impacts the rest of the world.

What does the world think of us?

1. Politically: The US is unstable. Our government is broken. We cannot accomplish the most simple tasks let alone act as leaders of the free world. We can't pass a budget, agree to keep our government going, agree to pay our debts.

2. Justice System: We have more of our citizens in prison than any nation on earth. We are one of the few "civilized" nations in the free world that still relys on capital punishment. We continue a fruitless "War on Drugs" than encourages violence and fills our prisons

3. Gun Violence: We have a murder rate three times that of similar nations. We have endured assasinations of our leaders and an endless stream of massacres and yet we show no will to do anything other than accept it

4. Environment: We allow science to become a political issue, ignoring scientific reason because it interferes with our politics. 95% of scientists agree that manmade global warming exists and still we treat is as a political threat not a natural threat

5. Education: America used to set the standard for education but we now settle for "good enough". If our students can pass an arbitrary exam, we are satisfied with the level of education. Our students perform poorly when compared to our peers and we are unwilling to do anything about it. Our education system is disjointed and unfocused

Living in Europe, I find that people generally like Americans, but many do not like the American government.

same here, a majority of americans do not like the american government.

Yes, this is one of the reasons that intelligent people will separate Americans from their government.

 

[Warrior102]

I thought once Chump In Chief was selected, the world was going to love us?

 

[Redfish]

The US is the most powerful nation on earth. Politically, militarily and economically. Everything we do impacts the rest of the world.

What does the world think of us?

1. Politically: The US is unstable. Our government is broken. We cannot accomplish the most simple tasks let alone act as leaders of the free world. We can't pass a budget, agree to keep our government going, agree to pay our debts.

2. Justice System: We have more of our citizens in prison than any nation on earth. We are one of the few "civilized" nations in the free world that still relys on capital punishment. We continue a fruitless "War on Drugs" than encourages violence and fills our prisons

3. Gun Violence: We have a murder rate three times that of similar nations. We have endured assasinations of our leaders and an endless stream of massacres and yet we show no will to do anything other than accept it

4. Environment: We allow science to become a political issue, ignoring scientific reason because it interferes with our politics. 95% of scientists agree that manmade global warming exists and still we treat is as a political threat not a natural threat

5. Education: America used to set the standard for education but we now settle for "good enough". If our students can pass an arbitrary exam, we are satisfied with the level of education. Our students perform poorly when compared to our peers and we are unwilling to do anything about it. Our education system is disjointed and unfocused

1. yes, the govt is broken. It is broken by corruption, incompetence, and partisan bickering. It is broken by a system that allows people to make a career out of being in congress. recently it is broken because our petty president refuses to negotiate in the best interests of the citizens

2.what would you do with a serial murderer? give him a villa in la jolla? capital punishment is the only punishment applicable to some crimes. The war on drug is a fiasco, we agree on that.

3. gun violence is a by-product of poverty and the welfare state. the Second amendment is there for a reason and must remain

4.man is not destroying the planet and causing the oceans to rise. AGW is a failed religion.

5. blame the teachers union and the liberal mindset that everyone deserves a diploma whether they can read and write or not. Bringing everyone down to the lowest common denominator is destroying our kids futures.

We are one of the few nations on earth that still kills its citizens. Joining us in our affection for Capital Punishment are Muslim nations, China and North Korea. We are the only country in North America to use it. All of Europe has dropped it, so has Russia
It does not make us safer and puts the US into the company of barbarians

what would you do with a serial murderer, or a child rapist? Is the country better off because Charlie Manson is alive and costing us 80K per year? Why do you libs never consider the dead victims and their families?

 

[NoNukes]

I thought once Chump In Chief was selected, the world was going to love us?

America is a lot more popular now than under Bush.

 

[Warrior102]

America is a lot more popular now than under Bush.

Really? Cite a credible source to back up that horse shit.

Thanks

 

[PixieStix]

If they are laughing. They are laughing because we had virtually everything. And we threw it in the laps of the bureaucrats without a thought?

Not all of us wanted that, but unfortunately we have reap the consequences

 

[NoNukes]

1. yes, the govt is broken. It is broken by corruption, incompetence, and partisan bickering. It is broken by a system that allows people to make a career out of being in congress. recently it is broken because our petty president refuses to negotiate in the best interests of the citizens

2.what would you do with a serial murderer? give him a villa in la jolla? capital punishment is the only punishment applicable to some crimes. The war on drug is a fiasco, we agree on that.

3. gun violence is a by-product of poverty and the welfare state. the Second amendment is there for a reason and must remain

4.man is not destroying the planet and causing the oceans to rise. AGW is a failed religion.

5. blame the teachers union and the liberal mindset that everyone deserves a diploma whether they can read and write or not. Bringing everyone down to the lowest common denominator is destroying our kids futures.

We are one of the few nations on earth that still kills its citizens. Joining us in our affection for Capital Punishment are Muslim nations, China and North Korea. We are the only country in North America to use it. All of Europe has dropped it, so has Russia
It does not make us safer and puts the US into the company of barbarians

what would you do with a serial murderer, or a child rapist? Is the country better off because Charlie Manson is alive and costing us 80K per year? Why do you libs never consider the dead victims and their families?

We do. Revenge does not bring their loved ones back. It is better for people to see the evil ones, such as Manson, and learn from them than to kill them and ignore them. Killing is wrong no matter who does it.