Does the rest of the world think we are crazy?

[Harry Dresden]

And, it was Reagan who made us a debtor nation.

he was a better "leader" than Bush and Obama....the Country after his 8 years was still basically together.....just political differences.....since Clinton left.....now look at it....now it has evolved to personal hostility. .....these last 2 guys are some of the worst "leaders" this Country has ever seen....

It started when the dems refused to admit that Bush beat their clowns twice in close elections. The personal destruction machine that has divided the country began in earnest after Bush/Gore.

For some fricken reason the media fell in love with the prophet of AGW and have been trying to get revenge. and the country has been the ultimate victim.

sad but true.

the Republicans attitude hasnt been much better.....

 

[Harry Dresden]

This is what happens when politicians are allowed to work for corps rather than their constituents. Thanks rw'ers (Citizens United)

Once again this is the clearest example of Republicans being FOR making the mud then crying when it gets on them.

Want people to represent you? Take the ******* money out of politics.

Want people to ignore you? Keep giving the most access to the guy with the bigger pockets

Its that ******* simple

you forgot to mention how Democrats also cry when the mud soils their 500 dollar shoes......

 

[Harry Dresden]

Once again this is the clearest example of Republicans being FOR making the mud then crying when it gets on them.

Want people to represent you? Take the ******* money out of politics.

Want people to ignore you? Keep giving the most access to the guy with the bigger pockets

Its that ******* simple

agree, but both parties are in it equally, to claim otherwise is just partisan bullshit.

I agree with that too but theres only one party that supports and promotes it existence publicly

well i always said the Republicans tell you to your face while the Democrats do it behind your back...

 

[ClosedCaption]

This is what happens when politicians are allowed to work for corps rather than their constituents. Thanks rw'ers (Citizens United)

Once again this is the clearest example of Republicans being FOR making the mud then crying when it gets on them.

Want people to represent you? Take the ******* money out of politics.

Want people to ignore you? Keep giving the most access to the guy with the bigger pockets

Its that ******* simple

you forgot to mention how Democrats also cry when the mud soils their 500 dollar shoes......

I have yet to see any Dem publicly support Citizens United. Of course they support it behind closed doors because they're getting that money too. But the public support for it and how great it is only comes from one party.

Either you can deny it or not...either way I'll know your response by what you don't say

 

[rightwinger]

that may be true RW.....but there are some assholes out there who deserve to be executed just because of the cold bloodiness of the murder(s) they have committed...

Most of the free world has moved past the eye for an eye justice of capital punishment

They consider us to be barbarians

yea yea.....everyone thinks we suck until they need our help......this Country has invented and developed more technology than anyone.....more Medical advancements than anyone....we Entertain the world with our movies and TV Shows...and we have helped a lot of Countries pick themselves up....and now when we are down a bit.....everyone is kicking us.....**** the Countries and people doing the kicking....

What does that have to do with them thinking capital punishment is barbaric?

 

[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.

So we can blame teachers in Texas that are not unionized?

States with union teachers perform better than those without

 

[Harry Dresden]

Once again this is the clearest example of Republicans being FOR making the mud then crying when it gets on them.

Want people to represent you? Take the ******* money out of politics.

Want people to ignore you? Keep giving the most access to the guy with the bigger pockets

Its that ******* simple

you forgot to mention how Democrats also cry when the mud soils their 500 dollar shoes......

I have yet to see any Dem publicly support Citizens United. Of course they support it behind closed doors because they're getting that money too. But the public support for it and how great it is only comes from one party.

Either you can deny it or not...either way I'll know your response by what you don't say

if they support it behind closed doors....then they support it too....right?...so are the Republicans being honest about it?.....while the Democrats are not?...

 

[Harry Dresden]

Most of the free world has moved past the eye for an eye justice of capital punishment

They consider us to be barbarians

yea yea.....everyone thinks we suck until they need our help......this Country has invented and developed more technology than anyone.....more Medical advancements than anyone....we Entertain the world with our movies and TV Shows...and we have helped a lot of Countries pick themselves up....and now when we are down a bit.....everyone is kicking us.....**** the Countries and people doing the kicking....

What does that have to do with them thinking capital punishment is barbaric?

nothing....but you did not say that.....you said...."They consider us to be barbarians".....what does us mean?....

 

[Unkotare]

Our political system has never been, and was not designed to be, harmonious and without rancor. Quite the opposite. And in every generation there have been ignorant hysterics screeching, "Oh my gosh! It's never been this bad!"

Our military is unmatched.

Our economy is still the largest and most important in the world. We innovate, we produce, we export, we import, we educate, and we influence the rest of the world.

Private, competitively-based education in the US is the best in the world.

And all of the above are just some of the reasons "the rest of the world" flocks to our doors.

 

[blackhawk]

I highly doubt any other nation cares about what America thinks about them and I don't care about what they think of America if anyone in another country does not like America they don't have to come here.

 

[ClosedCaption]

I highly doubt any other nation cares about what America thinks about them and I don't care about what they think of America if anyone in another country does not like America they don't have to come here.

Thats what I'm saying look how hollow of a response American Presidents get in foreign countries

wait, wut?

 

[Vox]

WHO CARES what the rest of the world thinks?

grow up, finally. it is not a high-school cafeteria anymore.

 

[ClosedCaption]

WHO CARES what the rest of the world thinks?

grow up, finally. it is not a high-school cafeteria anymore.

Your Foreign Policy agenda needs work

 

[blackhawk]

Personally I think the rest of the world is crazy and I'm sure the rest of the world could care less.

 

[Peterf]

Our political system has never been, and was not designed to be, harmonious and without rancor. Quite the opposite. And in every generation there have been ignorant hysterics screeching, "Oh my gosh! It's never been this bad!"

Our military is unmatched.

Our economy is still the largest and most important in the world. We innovate, we produce, we export, we import, we educate, and we influence the rest of the world.

Private, competitively-based education in the US is the best in the world.

You are right about the US military. But as for the rest ....

I suggest that the Chinese economy is the more important. The US only survives because of loans from China; if they stop lending you are in big trouble. Lots of countries innovate as much as the US. You produce less and less. You export a bit and import stupendous amount. At the top - MIT say - US education is the best, as you say. But lower down the scale it is poor. International tables of children's attainments indicate that your pupils perform badly.

And there is something wrong when you spend more on healthcare than any other developed country and have about the worst outcomes on almost every measure.

 

[Peterf]

WHO CARES what the rest of the world thinks?

grow up, finally. it is not a high-school cafeteria anymore.

Every nation, including yours and mine, can sometimes learn from others. Getting away from the notion that if something is American is it automatically the best would be a useful step. And grown up.

 

[theliq]

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

I think you are being a little hard on yourselves Winger,but you must STOP spending and squandering MONEY.......this is nothing NEW but as a nation your DEBT is now GENERATIONAL...........which future GENERATIONS will curse you for.steve

 

[theliq]

WHO CARES what the rest of the world thinks?

grow up, finally. it is not a high-school cafeteria anymore.

YOU should care,the simple fact is,that if you were made to pay back your DEBT today,as a nation YOU would NEVER recover,and most of you would be living in MUD HUTS.

But Vox in a way you do live in the MUD because that's where YOUR HEAD IS BURIED.

I deal in Fact.......unlike your FICTION.

Wake Up America

 

[Godboy]

Nobody gives a **** 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.

...and we STILL don't give a ****. They can suck our giant American dicks.

 

[theHawk]

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

The world thinks the US is stupid since it apparently believes its OK to run up trillion dollar deficits every year, keep raising the debt limit, keep borrowing more money, just to keep adding to the debt.

Its funny that you complain about our justice system as if it has too many people in prison. Our problem is we let too many people out of prison, people with violent criminal past. Which in turn leads into that "gun problem", as most of the murders and gun violence is directly linked to gang bangers and thugs with a criminal history.

Education, well liberals have controlled that sector for decades. They brought it down to almost third world standards, which is typical of everything progressives get their hands on. Bet you can't wait for the government to take over all of the health care industry too, eh?

Other countries are probably astounded that the US let itself be destroyed from within thanks to liberal policies, such as lax immigration standards, little to no border enforcement, a justice system that favors thugs, and an education system run by greedy corrupt government bureaucrats.