Is our culture superior?

[OzmO]

What makes America great?

This is a clear example of our superiority:

OUR PEOPLE:







OUR HISTORY:









OUR MUSIC:







It all balances out in the end. Underlining the successes and ignoring the epic historic failures doesn't help you point (or opinion).

Adios.

Slap, there are people like that everywhere in all societies, they don't define a culture.

[Dos Equis]

I think our system of government is great and our Constitution is great.  However, its not without its serious flaws.  Is it the best?  I really don't know, I don't know enough detail about other country's governments to say for certain. 

There are definitely flaws.  For example, people with resources have a huge advantage.  But every system has its kinks.

[Slapper]

Slap, there are people like that everywhere in all societies, they don't define a culture.

To think I used to listen to Cinderella and Trixter... 

The things women make us do. 

[George Whorewell]

Did a woman "make" you become a cross dressing necrophiliac, or did you decide to make that choice on your own?

[Lundgren]

I love how american get all patriotic because they have the most. It's borderline retarted. American is only the greatest if you ignore it hasn't the highest population of any industrialized country. The germans and japanese are the only real runners up and they have about 1/3 your pop each. On per capita basis, america, has almost nothing going for it NOTHING!!!, well except military spending, and coruption.  Don't get me wrong in the past it topped the scales, but since than shit happens, but that's how things work, romans,brits, dutch, spainards. chinese, and even the french had day in the sun.

I'm a canadian btw and would of wanted to move to the states until about 15 years ago.

[Dos Equis]

I love how american get all patriotic because they have the most. It's borderline retarted. American is only the greatest if you ignore it hasn't the highest population of any industrialized country. The germans and japanese are the only real runners up and they have about 1/3 your pop each. On per capita basis, america, has almost nothing going for it NOTHING!!!, well except military spending, and coruption.  Don't get me wrong in the past it topped the scales, but since than shit happens, but that's how things work, romans,brits, dutch, spainards. chinese, and even the french had day in the sun.

I'm a canadian btw and would of wanted to move to the states until about 15 years ago.

I don't think anyone has made that argument in this thread, except when talking about opportunities.  There are more opportunities for success and happiness in this country.  More so than any other place in the world.  But that's only part of the culture analysis. 

Saying the U.S. has "nothing going for it NOTHING!!!" is retarded.  [insert loco opinion here]  Go back to my first post in this thread.  I mentioned a number of great things about our culture. 

[George Whorewell]

I love how american get all patriotic because they have the most. It's borderline retarted. American is only the greatest if you ignore it hasn't the highest population of any industrialized country. The germans and japanese are the only real runners up and they have about 1/3 your pop each. On per capita basis, america, has almost nothing going for it NOTHING!!!, well except military spending, and coruption.  Don't get me wrong in the past it topped the scales, but since than shit happens, but that's how things work, romans,brits, dutch, spainards. chinese, and even the french had day in the sun.
I'm a canadian btw and would of wanted to move to the states until about 15 years ago.

Is everyone that lives in Canada a complete and total moron, or is it just the Canadians that frequent this website? There are so many stupid things about your response to this thread that I don't even know where to start. The horrific grammatical errors, the argument that only countries that are rich tend to be patriotic (ie America)-- followed by the statement in bold that America has nothing going for it per capita ( which not only contradicts your former statement, but is wholly irrelevant to this topic and also inaccurate if you were trying to criticize American GDP-- which then again I sincerely doubt because I would bet money you don't know what GDP means). Then there is your gem of brilliance about America's large population, which I doubt even a psychic with a PhD in economics and linguistics can decipher. Thank god you don't want to move here. The last thing we need is another functionally illiterate illegal immigrant stealing the jobs away from our already present illegal immigrants. Although, you may have a leg up if you apply for a job chopping down trees or picking vegetables under several layers of permafrost.

PS- This thread is also glistening with irony. Notice how the Canadian calls American patriotism retarded and then spells retarded wrong==>It's borderline retarted

[Arnold jr]

Is everyone that lives in Canada a complete and total moron, or is it just the Canadians that frequent this website? There are so many stupid things about your response to this thread that I don't even know where to start. The horrific grammatical errors, the argument that only countries that are rich tend to be patriotic (ie America)-- followed by the statement in bold that America has nothing going for it per capita ( which not only contradicts your former statement, but is wholly irrelevant to this topic and also inaccurate if you were trying to criticize American GDP-- which then again I sincerely doubt because I would bet money you don't know what GDP means). Then there is your gem of brilliance about America's large population, which I doubt even a psychic with a PhD in economics and linguistics can decipher. Thank god you don't want to move here. The last thing we need is another functionally illiterate illegal immigrant stealing the jobs away from our already present illegal immigrants. Although, you may have a leg up if you apply for a job chopping down trees or picking vegetables under several layers of permafrost.

PS- This thread is also glistening with irony. Notice how the Canadian calls American patriotism retarded and then spells retarded wrong==>It's borderline retarted

Phonetic spelling, lol! Let me try it..."Hoo is the gratest cuntry in the wurld? Is it Canuduh?"

[Dos Equis]

Or about this one:  U R Sofa king we todd did.   

[Slapper]

Did a woman "make" you become a cross dressing necrophiliac, or did you decide to make that choice on your own?

No, it's called the pussy-pull. And yes, women make us do crazy things, like listen to crap, American crap.

You gays wouldn't understand it though.

[Slapper]

[...]The last thing we need is another functionally illiterate illegal immigrant stealing the jobs away from our already present illegal immigrants. [...]

Hey, somebody's gotta take care of the wives while the husbands are away making the 6-figure salaries.

Poor woman. You get home too tired, unwilling to do the deed... for weeks on end. She goes out of her way to cook you breakfast, lunch and dinner. Then one, day, Juan shows up to mow your lawn and he ends yo mowing your lawn and your wife's "lawn".

It's good to be Mexican in my opinion.

[George Whorewell]

Hey, somebody's gotta take care of the wives while the husbands are away making the 6-figure salaries.

Poor woman. You get home too tired, unwilling to do the deed... for weeks on end. She goes out of her way to cook you breakfast, lunch and dinner. Then one, day, Juan shows up to mow your lawn and he ends yo mowing your lawn and your wife's "lawn".

It's good to be Mexican in my opinion.

So, while a woman is not directly responsible for you becoming a cross dressing necrophiliac, you decided to become one after a 4'9 Mexican day laborer named Juan had relations with your first cousin? 

Have you ever thought of joining a support group?

[James]

Is everyone that lives in Canada a complete and total moron, or is it just the Canadians that frequent this website? There are so many stupid things about your response to this thread that I don't even know where to start. The horrific grammatical errors, the argument that only countries that are rich tend to be patriotic (ie America)-- followed by the statement in bold that America has nothing going for it per capita ( which not only contradicts your former statement, but is wholly irrelevant to this topic and also inaccurate if you were trying to criticize American GDP-- which then again I sincerely doubt because I would bet money you don't know what GDP means). Then there is your gem of brilliance about America's large population, which I doubt even a psychic with a PhD in economics and linguistics can decipher. Thank god you don't want to move here. The last thing we need is another functionally illiterate illegal immigrant stealing the jobs away from our already present illegal immigrants. Although, you may have a leg up if you apply for a job chopping down trees or picking vegetables under several layers of permafrost.

PS- This thread is also glistening with irony. Notice how the Canadian calls American patriotism retarded and then spells retarded wrong==>It's borderline retarted

LOL!!

[Fury]

Is everyone that lives in Canada a complete and total moron, or is it just the Canadians that frequent this website? There are so many stupid things about your response to this thread that I don't even know where to start. The horrific grammatical errors, the argument that only countries that are rich tend to be patriotic (ie America)-- followed by the statement in bold that America has nothing going for it per capita ( which not only contradicts your former statement, but is wholly irrelevant to this topic and also inaccurate if you were trying to criticize American GDP-- which then again I sincerely doubt because I would bet money you don't know what GDP means). Then there is your gem of brilliance about America's large population, which I doubt even a psychic with a PhD in economics and linguistics can decipher. Thank god you don't want to move here. The last thing we need is another functionally illiterate illegal immigrant stealing the jobs away from our already present illegal immigrants. Although, you may have a leg up if you apply for a job chopping down trees or picking vegetables under several layers of permafrost.

PS- This thread is also glistening with irony. Notice how the Canadian calls American patriotism retarded and then spells retarded wrong==>It's borderline retarted

Don't blame him. Blame his lack of education. He had a whiny thread on the G&O about how he was shirking out on his college loans and couldn't use his community college's gym. Another benefit-sucking leech.

[Lundgren]

Don't blame him. Blame his lack of education. He had a whiny thread on the G&O about how he was shirking out on his college loans and couldn't use his community college's gym. Another benefit-sucking leech.

I'm studying at one of the most competitive engineering programs  in the country FYI. My english sucks never said it didn't. You have evaded the question, is their anything america is good at on a per capita measure. I'd really like to know. You honestly don't know do you? I'm talking about literacy rates, education levels, income, poverty levels, coruption levels, manufacturing output, life expectancy, health care, balance of trade, living standards, job security,  measure of freedom, polution levels, immigration rates, self reports of happiness, anything?

[Slapper]

So, while a woman is not directly responsible for you becoming a cross dressing necrophiliac, you decided to become one after a 4'9 Mexican day laborer named Juan had relations with your first cousin? 

Juan, is that you???!!!!

[George Whorewell]

Si

[OzmO]

Is everyone that lives in Canada a complete and total moron, or is it just the Canadians that frequent this website? There are so many stupid things about your response to this thread that I don't even know where to start. The horrific grammatical errors, the argument that only countries that are rich tend to be patriotic (ie America)-- followed by the statement in bold that America has nothing going for it per capita ( which not only contradicts your former statement, but is wholly irrelevant to this topic and also inaccurate if you were trying to criticize American GDP-- which then again I sincerely doubt because I would bet money you don't know what GDP means). Then there is your gem of brilliance about America's large population, which I doubt even a psychic with a PhD in economics and linguistics can decipher. Thank god you don't want to move here. The last thing we need is another functionally illiterate illegal immigrant stealing the jobs away from our already present illegal immigrants. Although, you may have a leg up if you apply for a job chopping down trees or picking vegetables under several layers of permafrost.

PS- This thread is also glistening with irony. Notice how the Canadian calls American patriotism retarded and then spells retarded wrong==>It's borderline retarted

ROTFLMAO   

Great post!

[Dos Equis]

ROTFLMAO   

Great post!

George is really funny.   

[Lundgren]

ROTFLMAO  

Great post!

Aside from picking apart my spelling, he's didn't really say anything. The "america is the greatest" phenom is you unique to America. Sure there are patriots in every country, but only in america are people painfully unaware how they rank in the world. They continue to believe this dogma that because they are by far the biggest industrialized country, that this somehow makes there culture superior.
If you could name but one thing that makes america greater than any other, that isn't directly related to it's size I'm all ears.

[Dos Equis]

Aside from picking apart my spelling, he's didn't really say anything. The "america is the greatest" phenom is you unique to America. Sure there are patriots in every country, but only in america are people painfully unaware how they rank in the world. They continue to believe this dogma that because they are by far the biggest industrialized country, that this somehow makes there culture superior.
If you could name but one thing that makes america greater than any other, that isn't directly related to it's size I'm all ears.

Go back and read the thread, starting with the first post.  No one made the argument that the U.S. has a superior culture because it is bigger than everyone else.  There are also numerous examples of what makes this culture great throughout the thread. 

[loco]

Go back and read the thread, starting with the first post.  No one made the argument that the U.S. has a superior culture because it is bigger than everyone else.  There are also numerous examples of what makes this culture great throughout the thread. 

He has trouble reading English too.

[Dos Equis]

He has trouble reading English too.

Apparently so. 

[Lundgren]

If you step back and look at what we offer, it's unmatched:  freedom of speech, the press, religion, expression, due process, free lawyers, the right to a jury, the appellate system, the legislative process, checks and balances, anti-discrimination laws, the welfare system, anti-patient dumping laws (meaning if you show up at the ER with an emergency medical condition they have to treat you), protection of incapacitated people, property ownership, the free market, the educational opportunities, professional opportunities, leisure activities, sports, strong defense, solid infrastructure, fire and law enforcement, charitable entities, foreign aid for countries that suffer disasters, and the list goes on.  

1)anti-patient dumping laws (meaning if you show up at the ER with an emergency medical condition they have to treat you)
millions of American's have no coverage when most countries in norwest europe  and can do.
2)charitable entities, foreign aid for countries that suffer disasters, and the list goes on

American's give less Aid per capita, than almost any country in North Euro

3) freedom of speech, the press, religion, expression, due process, free lawyers, the right to a jury, the appellate system, the legislative process, checks and balances, anti-discrimination laws

anti discrimination laws, yet in the past had black only schools, and even to this day Blacks are don't get past the interview, then there the whole increased persecution of blacks by the legal system, and are much worse off money wise.
Then there's invading Iraq with ZERO cause, if looking at it on legal terms was an invasion.
Then there POW abuses which are clearly unjust.
Rampant corruption in the government, ex viceprez, handed over billions of reconstruction of Iraq. It's a clear case of corruption. If you can name me one anticorruption advocate that don't see that as a direct conflict of interest I'll buy you a house.

If you look at any measures of corruption, racial inequality, or income stratification, America does not do well.

4) leisure activities, sports, strong defense, solid infrastructure, fire and law enforcement, charitable entities, foreign aid for countries that suffer disasters, and the list goes on

Crime rates are drastically higher than any country in europe. Your transit infrastructure is a joke, compared to west europe. Obesity rates again the worst in the world, so yes you do have sports entertainment, but have little activity outside arena's.

5) property ownership, the free market, the educational opportunities, professional opportunities,

Could spend all day at this one. But you guys caused a fucking global recession need I say more, Germans have one of the lowest debt rates in the world, and as well as japans, need I mention Canada's and france's economies hardly slipping after the crisis. As far as professions, your dependant on imported professionals,


To finish off, if you compare yourself to shitholes like china and india, your gods, however to any country that is industrialized your "average". As far as people flocking to go there, Canada has the highest "legal" immigration rate in the world.
That don't mean america ain't a nice place, it's just it's not significantly better than any other developed nation.

[OzmO]

Aside from picking apart my spelling, he's didn't really say anything. The "america is the greatest" phenom is you unique to America. Sure there are patriots in every country, but only in america are people painfully unaware how they rank in the world. They continue to believe this dogma that because they are by far the biggest industrialized country, that this somehow makes there culture superior.
If you could name but one thing that makes america greater than any other, that isn't directly related to it's size I'm all ears.

Let's take a look at your post; shall we?

I love how american get all patriotic because they have the most. It's borderline retarted.

Who here said America is the greatest because it has the most?  Show me.  And.... the "most" of what?

Otherwise all you are doing is inserting an invalid premise to make an argument.

American is only the greatest if you ignore it hasn't the highest population of any industrialized country.

WTF is that supposed to mean?

Yeah, people are complaining about your grammar and English because it's demonstrating YOUR inability to communicate.  Don't they require you to pass basic English to get a degree in Canada?

The germans and japanese are the only real runners up and they have about 1/3 your pop each. On per capita basis, america, has almost nothing going for it NOTHING!!!

Really?  So i have none of the opportunities and rights to flourish and live guaranteed to me in the US constitution?  For example, I can't choose to build my own business in one of the world's strongest economies and not get it taxed to death?   ....Like to the tune of 35%-40% income tax and 15% sales tax?   ....Know what i mean?  

well except military spending, and coruption.  

Really now?  There's no corruption in other countries?  Canada is free from corruption in its government?

Don't get me wrong in the past it topped the scales, but since than shit happens, but that's how things work, romans,brits, dutch, spainards. chinese, and even the french had day in the sun.

I'm a canadian btw and would of wanted to move to the states until about 15 years ago.

I forgive you for being Canadian.    Most of my relatives are Canadian too.   Canada was their second choice.  The line and the wait was too long to get into the country they wanted to get into, America, where it has nothing, nothing going for it.  

Yeah,  I am American, I do believe I live in the greatest country in the world.  So what?  I don't believe our culture is superior, in fact i believe our culture as a whole needs a lot of work.  However there is so much going for America that people all around the world want in.

Maybe if you take the time to read all of the posts on this thread you will find many of them admit to our short comings.  That way you won't look like a complete idiot next time you post.