America is not the greatest country anymore

[Nessaj]

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“It’s not the greatest country in the world professor, that’s my answer.

Sharon, the NEA is a loser, yeah, it accounts for a penny out of our pay-check but he gets to hit you with it any time he wants. It doesn’t cost money, it costs votes, it costs air time, it costs column inches. You know why people don’t like liberals? Because they lose. If liberals are so fucking smart, how come they lose so god damn always?

And with a straight face you’re (conservative pundit) going to tell students that America is so star spangled awesome that we’re the only ones in the world that have freedom? Canada has freedom. Japan has freedom. The UK, France, Italy, Germany, Spain, Australia, BELGIUM has freedom.

So, 207 sovereign states in the world, like 180 of them have freedom.

And you, sorority girl, just in case you accidentally wander into a voting booth one day there’s some things you should know. One of them is there’s absolutely no evidence to support the statement that we’re the greatest country in the world. We’re 7th in literacy, 27th in math, 22nd in science, 49th in life expectancy, 178th in infant mortality, 3rd in median household income, Number 4 in labor force and Number 4 in exports, we lead the world in only three categories: Number of incarcerated citizens per capita, number of adults who believe angels are real, and defense spending where spend more than the next 26 countries combined, 25 of whom are allies.

Now none of this is the fault of a 20 year old college student, but you none the less are without a doubt a member of the worst period generation period ever period, so when you ask what makes us the greatest country in the world, I don’t know what the fuck you’re talking about. Yosemite?

It sure used to be. We stood up for what was right. We fought for moral reasons. We passed laws, struck down laws for moral reasons. We waged wars on poverty, not poor people. We sacrificed, we cared about our neighbors, we put our money where our mouths were and we never beat our chests. We built great big things, made ungodly technological advances, explored the universe, cured diseases, and cultivated the world’s greatest artists and the world’s greatest economy. We reached for the stars, acted like men, we aspired to intelligence, we didn’t belittle it, it didn’t make us feel inferior.

We didn’t identify ourselves by who we voted for in the last election and we didn’t scare so easy. We were able to be all these things and do all these things because we were informed, by great men, men who were revered. First step in solving any problem is recognizing there is one. America is not the greatest country in the world anymore. Enough?”

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http://www.hbo.com/the-newsroom/

.. Gotta love Aaron Sorkin, brilliant writer ..

[Vibe]

can't go wrong with HBO

[Fluffy_Muffin]

Too bad that in this day and age the being the greatest is determined by the ammount of guns and nukes you have

[Herkkutatti666]

Finland is the best, thats why it's called Winland.

[Molly]

We waged wars on poverty, not poor people.

This alone is win.

[LordBerenger]

Too bad that in this day and age the being the greatest is determined by the ammount of guns and nukes you have

And greatest movie industry, superior music, food that you don't have to have an ''sophisticated'' taste to eat. Etc etc..

[Ninja_Khorin]

food that you don't have to have an ''sophisticated'' taste to eat.

 

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The movie industry and the "superior" music. Mhm.

[LordBerenger]

The movie industry and the "superior" music. Mhm.

What else? Indie music from Europe? Low budget movies that are ''THE BEST EVER'' and that's at Cannes?

[Teeth]

Luxembourg is the greatest country in the world. Highest GDP per capita, which most likely means that the standard of living is the best over there.

[[ptx]]

What else? Indie music from Europe? Low budget movies that are ''THE BEST EVER'' and that's at Cannes?

As the saying goes - You don't argue about taste...

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..you either have it or you don't.

[Christo]

What else? Indie music from Europe? Low budget movies that are ''THE BEST EVER'' and that's at Cannes?

NWOBHM, Black Sabbath, Queen, and it goes on and on.

There is no "superior". U.S had and still has great music too, like Blues, Stoner Rock was born in the US deserts of Nevada, and so.

Both have good things to choose from. And I didn't even cover all the music styles.

As the saying goes - You don't argue about taste...

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..you either have it or you don't.

QFT

[Bobthehero]

We all agree that Canada has the coolest plain filled with nothigness, yes?

[Darkkarma]

Sharon, the NEA is a loser, yeah, it accounts for a penny out of our pay-check but he gets to hit you with it any time he wants. It doesn’t cost money, it costs votes, it costs air time, it costs column inches. You know why people don’t like liberals? Because they lose. If liberals are so fucking smart, how come they lose so god damn always?

And with a straight face you’re (conservative pundit) going to tell students that America is so star spangled awesome that we’re the only ones in the world that have freedom? Canada has freedom. Japan has freedom. The UK, France, Italy, Germany, Spain, Australia, BELGIUM has freedom.

So, 207 sovereign states in the world, like 180 of them have freedom.

And you, sorority girl, just in case you accidentally wander into a voting booth one day there’s some things you should know. One of them is there’s absolutely no evidence to support the statement that we’re the greatest country in the world. We’re 7th in literacy, 27th in math, 22nd in science, 49th in life expectancy, 178th in infant mortality, 3rd in median household income, Number 4 in labor force and Number 4 in exports, we lead the world in only three categories: Number of incarcerated citizens per capita, number of adults who believe angels are real, and defense spending where spend more than the next 26 countries combined, 25 of whom are allies.

Now none of this is the fault of a 20 year old college student, but you none the less are without a doubt a member of the worst period generation period ever period, so when you ask what makes us the greatest country in the world, I don’t know what the fuck you’re talking about. Yosemite?

It sure used to be. We stood up for what was right. We fought for moral reasons. We passed laws, struck down laws for moral reasons. We waged wars on poverty, not poor people. We sacrificed, we cared about our neighbors, we put our money where our mouths were and we never beat our chests. We built great big things, made ungodly technological advances, explored the universe, cured diseases, and cultivated the world’s greatest artists and the world’s greatest economy. We reached for the stars, acted like men, we aspired to intelligence, we didn’t belittle it, it didn’t make us feel inferior.

We didn’t identify ourselves by who we voted for in the last election and we didn’t scare so easy. We were able to be all these things and do all these things because we were informed, by great men, men who were revered. First step in solving any problem is recognizing there is one. America is not the greatest country in the world anymore. Enough?”[/size][/font]


.. Gotta love Aaron Sorkin, brilliant writer ..[/center]

At least he put the good, useful information on top of all the hollow hyperbolic bullshit. I see his point, but I hate when writers write things like what I bolded out. Complacency/laziness is one thing, but to say that we've forgotten what it means to be american and need to go back to the way we were back in the good ol' days.. What a load of shit. When were these "good old days" anyway exactly? Anyone that reads a history book would know that americans of yesterday are just as selfish and close minded as many of us today are. Waging wars have pretty much always been a matter of convenience, not morality. Social programs and government regulation have always been a subject of hatred. Guys like Frank Zappa were seen as a bane in their own country for refusing the relent to system of morality/law based around theology. Most Americans have always been by and large uninformed, ignorant jackasses. They used to work harder is all. This isn't me arguing in favor of such traits, but lets be real. Im all for saying America needs that hunger and competitive spirit that has eluded us these past generations, but if we aren't stepping forward, id at least rather be standing still. I sure as hell don't want to be stepping backwards.

[Beauchamp]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pu1MLW2EgQw&feature=player_detailpage#t=304s