great questions.
the difference between russia and the US is huge, hence their dirty fingers. they do have elections, yes, but they also increased their term limits from 4 to 6 years just in time for putins 3rd term. coincidence? probably not. russia presidents can win two consecutive terms before having to step down. however, they can rerun once one term is skipped. there is no limit on total terms. we have democracy. is democracy perfect? nope. senators can remain in their position for decades, for example. IMO thats ridiculous. But, the US president can serve two terms max, consecutive or not. And, fortunately, up to this point, a president hasnt been able to change the rules in that regard to suit them better. The levers of our constitution make something like very difficult. see the difference?
all the other stuff you mention is cool to discuss, but still has zero effect on the status of the US being, as you said, a superpower. prison isnt a destination for folks who want a good life, so not sure why thats a quality being measured.
inferior public health? define inferior.
good education for the wealthy? laughable. if someone doesnt have enough family income they can get up to 4 years of financial aid. potentially getting an entirely free college education. that is only for the poor. the rest pay.
bombs and planes make people happy? i dont have either of those, and neither does suburban america, so....I guess we're all technically unhappy according to you?
cumguzzler dickstick is foreign born by his description, which i could give a shit about. im 3rd generation in america in my family, so my family was immigrants nearly 100 years ago now. but they worked their fuckin ass off, still do, and didnt sit back and bitch about shit like most of the people in here do. I DO give a shit because he is here in the US now his entire life, bitching about how the country doesnt GIVE him enough. he also received a US college education, again by his description, but i havent asked if he received any financial assistance, sure would be ironic if he did though wouldnt it? To him, and anyone else that thinks like that, get the fuck out of here if its so bad.
Thanks for taking the time but i have multiple issues with your reply.
1) Russia.
You've replied with the
political differences between Russia and the US yet the "dirty fingers" comment was related to business.
Google operation Ajax.
This is how the US behaves and has done for over half a century now.
The only flaw with operation Ajax was that Kermit Roosevelt was so heavily connected to the cia that, if caught, America would have been exposed....so they decided to follow the same plan but with
businessmen as then the individual is implicated, not the nation.
UK built an empire using gunboat diplomacy, old school.
US has built it's empire under the guise of business, new school.
Point is, dirty fingers aren't specific to any nation.
2) Prison
Your prisons are privatised with factories inside, built for profit.
LE have arrest quotas to hit...minimum occupation levels for your prisons, contractually obliged to meet these levels.
You claim that prison is avoidable for those seeking a "good life"
There are many people serving time in your prisons for cannabis related
crime.
Is cannabis use and possession incompatible with wanting a "good life?"
3) Public Health.
You asked me how to define this measure and so this....
My measure for a decent public health service is one where affordable healthcare is available to all, whatever the issue, and is free at point of service to the user. Wealth and health are unrelated.
Then I'd look at recovery rates and success rates post operation etc
4) Education.
You claim that my opinion is laughable.
A close relative of mine lives in the US.
He scores in the top 2% NATIONALLY over there, he wasn't even in the top 2% in his class of 30 pupils over here.
He is now in one of your expensive universities because they can afford it.
So you claim a decent education is affordable by all? I don't have the time to research that just now so i ask you this
Google the education league tables, why is it that the USA aren't top of any of them?
You're expensive universities fair well but overall, considering you're "no 1" why do you fair so badly?
As for your assumption that, according to my logic, suburban America must be unhappy as it doesn't own planes or bombs....a flawed assumption.
I will reword it for you as it may be down to misinterpretation
Bombs and planes might be a source of pride for some
For clarity, if the USA ever won the world cup, suburban America wouldn't own the trophy but could have a sense of pride in the achievement.
Interesting that you made a sporting analogy in an earlier post when referencing your believed global status.
People should never support a political party, an army or a nation in the way they do their sports team.
All sports fans cry foul for (perceived) penalties against our team yet, when our team commits the same offence we interpret that offence differently.... we're biased.
Harmless in sport and makes for bar room banter.
Fucking lethal in the other arenas i mentioned.
As for where someone is born, who gives a shit.
Not referring to ttystick here but in general, a non American has every right to have an opinion on the USA as an American citizen.
That opinion is of equal validity until facts prove otherwise.