You are full of shit, have you been here?LOL, always with the Jealousy thing.... it's ironic because we have a better quality of life in Europe than you do in the States....
I HAVE been there and I will say London has good food [some of it] the fish and chips are great though I don't care for the vinegar. There are a lot of things to see though some are a bit silly like the bit of lead pipe in bath, but I love antiques and they are [or they were] cheep, the english hall marks on silver [I'm big into old silver] and the amount out there have put me big into english silver, I git a kick out of having a party and everyone drinking wine from silver goblets made before 1850 that I paid less than I would have had pay for fine crystal.
The french are easy to piss off or to get into their head so I can have great fun with them and theres a great deal to see there.
That said you would need a lot more money than I have to get true quality of life in europe.
Better health care can be argued on the lower end but its not true overall as the US is far better on the upper end and the same is true of schools.We work less hours, we have better healthcare, we have better schools, we have lower percentage of people incarcerated, we have lower crime rates, we have a lower percentage of people in poverty.....etc etc...
Most people in the US who fall under the poverty line at lest have a car a lot have their own house though the kids may have to play their xboxs on on tube type tvs but at lest they have a TV in their bedroom and through away more than people above the line in europe have the money to buy.
Please tell me the % of people below the poverty line in europe that live in their own house and own more than one car?
YES this can't be stated too strongly, but also it truly sticks in your craw that an upstart like the US has saved moldy old europe's ass more than once.What exactly is there to be Jealous of?
FREEDOM!?!
Here you seem a bit nuts. People in the US would flip if they know how often european's are recorded, and in all the ways.warrentless wiretapping,
Why would a warrant be needed to tap someone in europe? Did you pass some new law?
How stupid can you get I only know of one citizen held past when he should have had a trial and he had a trial and fuck jose padea [or however its spelled] and he got rights that YOU don't have. YOU could be picked up by a cop for nothing and held for 30 days without anyone knowing where you were, you couldn't call anyone even a lawyer. Do you think that a US citizen would think thats ok. I guess its ok for europe but in the US you would have a hell of a lot more rights even if you are european.your countless prisoners held without trial,
In the US its hard enough to get to work for someone else but its easy to work for yourself and the goverment will help [some of this has come to a halt] NOT STAND IN YOUR WAY, with brains/luck you could get rich. TRY THAT in EUROPE.your economic slavery? doesn't sound very FREE to me.)
The first thing you said to me was that I needed to study history and the truth is I doubt YOU know half as much as I. As for understanding history few will top me. I would like you to try to school ME.
You asked me what country came up with habeas corpus [as if I wouldn't know] and stated that its the principle that all men are free and you were full of shit about that, if you had read blackstone you would have known that you were full of shit, I assume your link was to the magna carta and YOU should read about it as it gave the right to nobles to appeal being imprisoned without cause with a writ of habeas corpus.
I ask you DO NOBLES still have this right? As the normals seem not to.
Blackstone's books will give good background for
understanding for the US's laws and a lot of the constitution as well and is a good read.