[Mach 1]

Originally posted by Mr 5 0
Originally posted by Mach 1

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I disagree. I'm tired of Americans who have the benefit of being born in the freest nation on earth with the greatest opportunities available go around whining and complaining about that nation.

How is this the freest nation on earth? I dont see it. What, for example, makes European countires any less "free"? Maybe you can educate me. Im most familiar with Germany. I do believe they have high taxes, but ours arent much better, if at all, and we dont recive the same level of benefits from them.
Im not as educated as you are, but I have spent considerable time in Germany and this is what I have experienced.

Most people live in apartments, but houses arent that out of reach. I believe its more of a choice that the people make, they are comfortable in apartments and dont enjoy the hassles of home ownership. If you do buy a house, its made of brick and marble, with exceptional qaulity. Tile roofs, doors strong enough to hang off off and swing back and forth with your full weight on them. The houses here may be more available in general to more people, but you are getting cheap, shabby construction in return for that affordability. Im sure this isnt always the case, but my experience.

A german counter part who did the equivalent of my job made more money than me and had a higher standard of living. Other workers who I visited at thier homes had very nice places for thier job skill level

If your a good student in Germany, you continue on to college for free and can do whatever you want. In the usa, you probably cant afford college and have to settle for less. want to be a doctor in Germany, study hard and you can get that education for free. And the lesser students are channeled into career training in thier last years of school so they are prepared to enter the job market.
Child care- when you have children, you can stay home from work for three years and have your job reserved for you to go back to at that time. And the govt. gives every family with children extra money every month per child. This amounts to a higher standard of living than the small tax break you get here, as well as relieves stress from families. The mother can raise her child and not have to work in the early years.

Health care- Insurance is very affordable and govt. subsidized. when you go to the doctor, you get seen exactly when your appointment time is and do not wait for an hour like you do here.


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You can find America-haters and America-lovers anywhere. Europe, especially, has both and many of the 'America-haters' have never set foot on American soil and depend on a anti-American media for their views of our nation. Their anti-Americanism is to be expected. Canada has also become mired in socialist politics and has a large hate-American contingent that control a good portion of the CBC and the print media. Hating America has become a political sport that will fade as terrorism overtakes even the socialist countries that now assume they are exempt from trouble from the Islamofascists. See: France and Russia.
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There is a lot of pro American media as well, I cant explain the anti american feelings. Perhaps it is because they percieve we all live like the people on the American TV shows they mostly watch, and believe our standard of living is higher than it actually is. Theres seems to be a perception that we are too agressive with our military as well, which seems to turn people off in general.



Perhaps, but it's a lot freer and more comfortable in the U.S.A. than anywhere else on earth. I'll take it, any day.

This can be a good place to live, but I dont think the rest of the world is as bad as you think. And in some cases there is more oppurtunity