The election system here is completely rigged, only electoral college members and their benefactors have any say. Suffice to say we don't really have elections.
Most americans understand this, most of us also don't like having people tell us what to do as well, so a lot of us wouldn't vote even if it wasn't rigged.
It's a lose lose situation to us, and the few of us that considered voting on bills instead of people can't get the rest to admit they have enough free time for that.
Healthcare here is actually very cheap, free for low income people, and the disabled or seniors as well. but it's quality is low as a result of being cheap/free, so you have a lot of people here that are against a universal free or cheap healthcare system as a result of that, amd any versions of government spawned universal healthcare that were forced upon people turned out to be more expensive than private paid health insurances.
The imperial system is a practical method atm because industries would need to spend a lot of money converting over to the metric system, and most simply do not want to spend that money just to have another measurement system that acomplishes what the imperial system already does just fine, so it's an economic choice out of frugality, and in that respect, it's actually smart.
The rest of the countries of the world have a very long story, reaching millions of years of age, whereas the US is extremely young (about 500 years, if not slightly less). It was originated as a colony that grew with the knowledge provided by all the other nations. They don't have as long a list of mistakes, achievements, Wars, changes in ideals, governments, and many more as other marina have. Because of that, and because they have prospered on knowledge from third parties, they don't feel like they can do wrong since they "haven't", so to speak. That makes them prideful and unwilling to see the holes in their system.
We are not perfect either, God knows the number of times we messed things up and still do, but we are used to making mistakes, we spot them and, eventually, we will fix them (hopefully). They will take longer since they still have to train their eyes to see their own failures and humble themselves.
God yes, you are absolutely right! :D
To add to your list:
1 The Fahrenheit temperature scale
2 The Second Amendment of their constitution that allows any deranged nutcase with a criminal history to purchase a firearm
3 Hollywood movies - they've become truly awful lately
4 Political correctness
5 Terrorist groups like BLM and Antifa
6 Their grotesque belief in 'manifest destiny', a 19th century concept that many of them still cling to
7 Their tendency to put tonnes of sugar in just about every food they consume. Yuck!
8 'Starbucks', which serves the worst coffee in the world
9 'McDonald's', which is making the Western world fatter
10 They still circumcise their boys, which is an absolutely disgusting, harmful, disgraceful, archaic religious practice with no medical benefits whatsoever.
Many people pretend like they hate the US but their own government is quick to BEG the US for help with all sorts of things. If the US wasn’t so great y r people literally risking their lives to come to the US? Risking the lives of their own kids, abandoning their own families, going against their own culture and beliefs just to come to America and be “American”. There r many things I don’t like about the US but I came from a 3rd world country and comparing the 2... the US wins. I’m not going to let pride blind me of the obvious. America is a 1st world country for a reason.
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u What is your country, brave pink anon?
Every country is awful and America's only two problems are corrupt politicians and corrupt lobbyists bribing the politicians. Americans still get people trying to illegally cross the border every year over some Socialist piece of shit like your country, so you are in no position to judge. But of course, that's why you do anyway, brave 18 year old pink anon.
The ones who are the most flawed spend the least amount of time of self improvement and reflection. Instead they just like to talk shit behind anonymity on the internet. How stunning and brave.
The election system is awful? Would you rather have one of those systems where the politicians have to scramble around to form a coalition, and if they can't, then boom, call another election. Or, as in some places, the leader can call for a new election if they think it will enhance their power.
And education is free, up to grade 12; in many countries they charge after the 4th grade or so. After HS, a lot of states have low-cost community colleges where you can do your first 2 years towards a degree.
I might go out on a leg and say yes, for some of them.
Of course those who voted for the senile old fuck that now infests the oval office will never admit to their fuckup so they won't accept this notion. Especially considering what their side is famous for.
Namely incoherence, hypocrisy and an overall feeling of mental superiority while being cursed with an abyssal level of general ignorance.
We do realize how privileged and lucky we are to be here. Next door to us, there is slavery going on in Latin America via highly corrupt governments and drug cartels.
Here in this country, we allow gay marriage, freedom to practice any religion, multicultural, the largest equal rights movements in the world (Blm), the most production of black millionaires in the world, the most refugees taken in the world, we donate the most to foreign aid in the world, we stopped hitler from conquering the world, etc.
Politicians are awful
Healthcare produced the vaccine that most countries want the US to take the patents off
The US uses the imperial system but is also the only nation to put people on the moon. And the global airline industry uses feet and miles as measures so you have out your life in its hands.
And the list goes on.
I think thats a shade unfair. It's true that all countries have their challenges. I think the problem with America is oneof wealth. Basically, some very thick people have more wealth than they otherwise would. So, its like giving a child a Porsche to learn to drive in. Cutting Americas' wealth would make them much more humble and far easier to share the planet with.
-What part of the election system? Different Americans have different gripes about it.
-Its expensive either way and you will be paying for it through your taxes. Even if you never go to the hospital.
-I actually agree, the imperial system is dumb because there's no easy way to convert to a higher tier of measurement.
You sound like someone who doesn’t actually understand how hard life can be. The reason everybody wants to come to America is because it’s way better than anywhere else. So how about the next time you say America is dumb you compare it to other countries.
It's probably not a good idea to bash a country like that. Don't get me wrong, I'm not just saying that because I live in America, just in general, you should be careful.
We can’t have free healthcare in America with the way people eat. The problem is that taxes prioritizes other things and the government is less humanitarian. A partial health care coverage would be nice though.
You’re in luck because once the US collapses, Europe will then have to fend for themselves and won’t have the benefit of relying on NATO to help fund all your special social programs. Also, I would love to see how your tiny little country fares in an attack when you can’t rely on the EU to come and bail you out again. Once the US collapses, Europe will be next on the chopping block.
You may have heard about
''North Sentinel Island''
The people there happily live the way they do.
I would not 'judge' them - but won't copy them, either :)
Yes, plenty of us do. Honestly I’m just waiting for this whole shit show to burn down so I can watch the flames.
Yet you're still licking our balls from the third world. What does that say about you?
Lol. Every country has their good and bad. Why are you worried about what Americans think of their country? America certainly has its issues like any other country.
complain how much you want. they're still playing the global police. only a matter of time till china is gonna be able to beat their ass now.
It sucks everywhere so, yeah.
I'm an American and I'm sure America could be doing way better than this, that's for sure.
And a world wide super power, with an inmense cultural influence. How dumd is the US. Absolutely.
I do agree many are arrogants, and their blind love to weapons, it's incredible.
I guess it hasn’t occurred to you that the system is what the elites of US society want it to be.
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