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AbsolutelyI’m about certain we could raise enough money on this board for a one way plane ticket for you.
Haven't traveled much have ya?It's a shit hole. Full stop
My family won't all agree to move to British Colombia.I’m still here. Why are most of you still here? Flights canceled to Somalia?
My family won't all agree to move to British Colombia.
Too cold?
Traveling is hard with ankle monitors and probation.Haven't traveled much have ya?
Can we throw in the “woke” dipshits as well?Country is great but a large percentage of people living here are uneducated, brainless, toothless, MAGA, bible thumping twats. We need a purge of the idiots. Country will fail first.
Your brain is a desecration.
This was a really excellent post, mark. Unfortunate the usual suspects had to ruin the thread.I love my country. I am overall proud of my country. I think it is full of mostly good people. I think our political and economic system, while far from perfect, is the best man has come up with so far. I think we bumble our way to more progress than regression.
I hurt for America right now. These mass shootings, especially of children, are draining. Our polarization is very strong right now. Our debt is scary. Our southern border is too porous. We have a gun problem, though that is not all we have to fix relative to shootings.
The people we call leaders (our elected officials) are mostly not leaders, yet we re-elect Congress at an 88% clip. (No, term limits just take power from the voters.)
Like it or not, the burden is on us, the millions, to insist upon better. We need to elect leaders.
But overall, right now, I just hurt for this country.
It's disturbing we would rather have this over sensible gun reform.
I have felt since I was in middle school that this self-mythologizing was really, really bad. It prevents honest critique. It like a person going to a therapist and simply saying, “I’m the best” over and over and over—despite being both a fully subjective idea and also, arguably, objectively completely false.People say, "America is a great country". It's a wonderful sentiment, but it's based on pride vs. facts. I'm no longer convinced America is a great country - it's a "Me First" country. It's a country of huge political divide. It is a country without leaders - it is led by politicians. It's a country of "Compromise? F*ck No!"
If you haven't seen it, The Newsroom is a great show. This is the scene in the first episode when you get hooked. Jeff Daniels, an incredible talent, lays out a lot of my feelings.
It's a great scene - take a few minutes and watch it,
Snowflake.This was a really excellent post, mark. Unfortunate the usual suspects had to ruin the thread.
Just effing w you .But don’t really think thread is ruined. People are emotional right now, as I think they should be.How so?
Nope. Facts on what the GOP trash is doing to it as the minority.Your brain is a desecration.
Is it? Being emotional is good, as long as it moves from emotion towards the work required to fully understand why, and what to do about it.That’s the problem.
About time some are getting it after all these years.Just effing w you .But don’t really think thread is ruined. People are emotional right now, as I think they should be.
BingoIs it? Being emotional is good, as long as it moves from emotion towards the work required to fully understand why, and what to do about it.
Chis, don’t engage me, please.About time some are getting it after all these years.
Right, exactly. But most people are emotional because they lack self control. That is counterproductive.Is it? Being emotional is good, as long as it moves from emotion towards the work required to fully understand why, and what to do about it.
If your brain leads you to actually believe America is a “shithole,” then said brain is most certainly a desecration.Nope. Facts on what the GOP trash is doing to it as the minority.
True. But hate is an emotion, is it not? And there is a VERY “CONTROLLED” hate driving a lot of stuff these days, is there not?Right, exactly. But most people are emotional because they lack self control. That is counterproductive.
Nick Saban put it best: “Play with emotion, but don’t be emotional.”
LolIf your brain leads you to actually believe America is a “shithole,” then said brain is most certainly a desecration.
America has its faults, no doubt, and this is without question a dark time in our history, but if you look around the world, America gets more right than wrong. Normally, I’m on board with your points, but referring to America as a “shithole” is ridiculous.
Relax, Chris.
I agree but that isn't achieved until the GOP is destroyedThere is no doubt that America is the greatest nation on this earth. Sometimes we just see, forget who we are and what has made us who we are. Our nation’s wealth is unparalleled in this world. Our nation’s ingenuity is unmatched. We just need to consider the common good and strive in that direction. I truly believe that a rising tide raises all ships.
Pee is q, q is pee. Change your pants Chris, you are the exact same as the people you hate.I agree but that isn't achieved until the GOP is destroyed
Agree. It is possible that no country now qualifies as "great". The USA might be greatest by default.I have felt since I was in middle school that this self-mythologizing was really, really bad. It prevents honest critique. It like a person going to a therapist and simply saying, “I’m the best” over and over and over—despite being both a fully subjective idea and also, arguably, objectively completely false.
By what measure?Agree. It is possible that no country now qualifies as "great". The USA might be greatest by default.
Tallest midget competition.
GDP, quality of life, national security, opportunity, resources, entertainment, cultural diversity.By what measure?
Least rotten?By what measure?
Lot of those we don’t rank so high.GDP, quality of life, national security, opportunity, resources, entertainment, cultural diversity.
+1000This was a really excellent post, mark. Unfortunate the usual suspects had to ruin the thread.
I love my country. I am overall proud of my country. I think it is full of mostly good people. I think our political and economic system, while far from perfect, is the best man has come up with so far. I think we bumble our way to more progress than regression.
I hurt for America right now. These mass shootings, especially of children, are draining. Our polarization is very strong right now. Our debt is scary. Our southern border is too porous. We have a gun problem, though that is not all we have to fix relative to shootings.
The people we call leaders (our elected officials) are mostly not leaders, yet we re-elect Congress at an 88% clip. (No, term limits just take power from the voters.)
Like it or not, the burden is on us, the millions, to insist upon better. We need to elect leaders.
But overall, right now, I just hurt for this country.
It's a summation. And I'm sure you'd argue the subjective ones in a negative light. But im not going to stop you from choosing misery. Best of luck saving up and moving to wherever is a better fit for you.Lot of those we don’t rank so high.
That last paragraph makes it sound like you don't actually want to have a discussion...It's a summation. And I'm sure you'd argue the subjective ones in a negative light. But im not going to stop you from choosing misery. Best of luck saving up and moving to wherever is a better fit for you.
But for the sake of discussion, what country(ies) could rank higher in summation?
(And save it if you're going to reference some homogenously populated Nordic country with 10M citizens)