Does the rest of the world think we are crazy?

[idb]

You don't realize how much of a pretentious douche you sound like when you say things like that, do you?

Seeing as how idb LIVES in a country other than the USA, seems like a good question.
How about you. Travel much? What do your hear from those you know in other countries?

I don't involve myself in their budgetary processes. My advice to people from other countries: Myob.

The discussion was about how incredibly incredible and awesomely awesome that the rest of the world apparently think the US is.

 

[PrometheusBound]

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.

The government was created by the anti-democratic Constitution we are brainwashed to worship. As for the Constitutionazis claim that we aren't following it, all that means is that the Constitution was devised with too many loopholes to protect itself, so it is a failure there too. The logical disconnect between hating your government and worshipping the obsolete document that created it indicates a mind frightened out of thinking any thought that threatens our suffocating power elite.

 

[Unkotare]

This prometheusbitch has gone full-on crazy at this point. There is nothing and no one the little bitch doesn't hate. I hope it's not living in the US.

 

[Destroyer2]

I dunno, I think Americans are crazy and I'm an American.

(I include myself in the group of crazies though)

 

[Stephanie]

If they saw some of you lefties on this board they damn sure would think we're crazy, the label for some are, insane

Insanity. n. mental illness of such a severe nature that a person cannot distinguish fantasy from reality,

cannot conduct her/his affairs due to psychosis, or is subject to uncontrollable impulsive behavior.