Let's face it: America kind of sucks

[gipper]

Propaganda. The price of gas and groceries belongs to Democrats.

Okay, but what is the R Party planning to do about it?

 

[BS Filter]

They're fine, this is about the middle and working classes...tax the rich again and invest in America again.

Taxing the rich is just more propaganda.

 

[francoHFW]

Propaganda. The price of gas and groceries belongs to Democrats.

And mainly your hero/pal Putin and the orange clown and dupes keeping the pandemic going DUH...

 

[BS Filter]

Okay, but what is the R Party planning to do about it?

Beat the democrat party to the curb on election day.

 

[gipper]

Taxing the rich is just more propaganda.

Very true, because neither criminal gang has any intention of taxing their bosses.

 

[BS Filter]

And mainly your hero/pal Putin and the orange clown and dupes keeping the pandemic going DUH...

Biden and Democrats are running the show. Failure.

 

[gipper]

Beat the democrat party to the curb on election day.

This won’t do shit.

You’d think after decades of this shit, you’d know it.

 

[Flash]

Republicans like to pretend that the US is the best country in the world in every way because they cannot stand the thought of other countries doing something better than us. However, the main flaws the US has are much of less of issues in other first world countries.

1) Our healthcare system is garbage with or without ObamaCare.

Republicans like to harp on ObamaCare and pretend that it is rhe reason why our system sucks, but when you ask them the simple of question of "well, was our system good before ObamaCare?", they will refuse to answer. Secretly they know that our healthcare system has always sucked but they will not admit that out loud. But hell, at least ACA improved it to some degree. Republicans secretly like the idea of their healthcare coverage not being denied because of pre-existing conditions, but its another thing they will not admit out loud. Obama came up with it so the knee jerk reaction is that it is terrible.

I also want to point out the myth that republicans have about other first world healthcare systems. They pretend that wait lists run rampant for basic care and that these people suffer. That's of course not true. Systems in Western Europe, Australia, Japan, South Korea are all quite high functioning even if they are not perfect.

Here's all the ways comparable, first world national healthcare systems are superior to the US's:

A. Life expectancy is better
B. Premature death rates are lower.
C. Less suffering with long term chronic diseases
D. Healthcare quality and access is far better
E. Maternal morality rates are better.
G. Hospital rates are lower for chronic diseases.
H. Post-operative complications are lower in prevalence.
I. Medication and procedure errors are lower.

And oh yeah, this is thanks to socialized medicine rather than shitty for-profit healthcare very few people can afford.

Now you say that the US does have state of the art treatments in some examples, but this hardly matters if the large majority of the population does not have access to this ridiculously expensive care and the overall nation suffers in areas where it matters most.

How does the quality of the U.S. health system compare to other countries? - Peterson-KFF Health System Tracker

Despite spending more money per capita on healthcare than any similarly large and wealthy nation, the United States has a lower life expectancy than peer nations and has seen worsening health outcomes since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. This chart collection combines various measures of...

www.healthsystemtracker.org

2. Infrastructure systems are better in comparable nations.

A. The US ranks 13th in infrastructure quality in the world.
B. Only 2% of our GDP spending goes to infrastructure.
C. Airports in other countries are better.
D. High speed rail in the US is half of the speed of comparable countries.
E. Internet connection is much better in other countries.
F. Our roads are shitty in comparison to these other nations. Traffic jams are less severe in such nations.

That's far from "American exceptionalism." Hell, Biden gets credit for at least passing a law making improvements even if it was not enough.



3. Gun violence in the US is far greater than in other countries like Australia, the UK, and Canada.

A. Mass shootings are far more common in the US than other politically stable countries.
B. Gun murders account for 79% of all murders in the US. In Canada it is 37%, Australia 13%, and the UK is 4%
C. Gun deaths per capita are FAR higher than in other countries.

Bloomberg - Are you a robot?

www.bloomberg.com

4) Wealth inequality is one of the worst in the world.

In 2020, the top 20% of the population earned 52.2% of all U.S. income. The median household income fell significantly for the first time since 2011 to $67,521. That's 2.9% down from 2019's number. The richest of the rich, the top 5%, earned 23% of all income.

The Cause of Income Inequality in America

U.S. income inequality has worsened significantly in the past 30 years. What does income inequality look like in the United States and what are the causes?

www.thebalance.com

5) Poverty rates are lower in other counties.

Denmark, Finland, and Sweden are proof that poverty in the US doesn't have to be this high

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Conclusion: America kind of sucks. I know inevitably the response I am going to get to this thread will be somewhere along the lines of "if you don't like it here, leave!" Well see the truth of the matter is that I think America is great in some ways and I would rather stay here and fix what is wrong with it.

 

[Big Bend Texas]

This is evident to any American willing to be honest and refuse to accept the propaganda pushed by the media, elite, and ruling class.​

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Princeton Study: U.S. No Longer An Actual Democracy​

A new study from Princeton spells bad news for American democracy—namely, that it no longer exists.

Asking “[w]ho really rules?” researchers Martin Gilens and Benjamin I. Page arguesthat over the past few decades America’s political system has slowly transformed from a democracy into an oligarchy, where wealthy elites wield most power.

Using data drawn from over 1,800 different policy initiatives from 1981 to 2002, the two conclude that rich, well-connected individuals on the political scene now steer the direction of the country, regardless of or even against the will of the majority of voters.

Princeton Study: U.S. No Longer An Actual Democracy

Your BS Princeton article in no way address anything in my post.

 

[DBA]

They're fine, this is about the middle and working classes...tax the rich again and invest in America again.

The Democratic Party does little to support anyone that works. In totality, their policies help the ultra-wealthy(power) and the poor. Any middle-upper class person that votes for Democrats is wasting their vote provided they have their economic self-interest in mind. I do think many middle-upper class Democrats vote more on social issues than the economy, at least I would like to think they aren’t dumb enough to believe they are helping their economic status.

 

[gipper]

Your BS Princeton article in no way address anything in my post.

I know. Did you find it informative?

 

[BS Filter]

This won’t do shit.

You’d think after decades of this shit, you’d know it.

I prefer adults governing rather than transgender, queers, freaks and demented old bureaucrats.

 

[Harpy Eagle]

If they could get there, do you think they could just walk across the border to this other countries?

If they could get there, yes.

 

[Big Bend Texas]

I prefer adults governing rather than transgender, queers, freaks and demented old bureaucrats.

If you can't figure out there are only two genders and that men cannot get pregnant and have babies you are not qualified for any elected, appointed, or rank and file position with the gov't.

 

[francoHFW]

Only on the right.

No. You simply need to fly to the country you wish to reside in and renounce your citizenship at the nearest US consulate.
There are no such requirements for 'millionaire' or 'doctor'

Absolute idiocy...

 

[Big Bend Texas]

If they could get there, yes.

Actually they can't. Other countries actually control their borders.,

 

[Harpy Eagle]

I prefer adults governing rather than transgender, queers, freaks and demented old bureaucrats.

Yet all of those people are adults. you are a tad confused

 

[BS Filter]

Yet all of those people are adults. you are a tad confused

No, they're not adults. They're confused bureaucratic freaks in adult bodies.

 

[gipper]

I prefer adults governing rather than transgender, queers, freaks and demented old bureaucrats.

Yet D politicians aren’t any of those things, though Old Joe certainly is demented.

Are you an avid Fox News consumer?

 

[Harpy Eagle]

Actually they can't. Other countries actually control their borders.,

The EU has an illegal immigration problem just like the US. They make up about 20% of the non-Citizens in the EU.