Is America's culture sicker than the rest of the developed world? (weapons, suspect)

[TriMT7]

Originally Posted by saltine

perhaps you speak of baby killing and the lefts desire to teach 5 year olds about erogenous zones or just the sexual provacation of pop music and liberal rags such as cosmo that are prominently displayed at pre teen eye levels?

I'd say its more sick to live in a culture that has zero qualms with exposing children to violence of all kinds, to show death, destruction and mayhem... people getting blown up, murder, shootings.... yet show a nipple and everyone is screaming, "think about the CHILDREN!!!!"

[LexusNexus]

CONSERVATISM is an affliction. To live in America in the 21st century, and still support Jim Crow, still fight for trickle down economics, still be racist against blacks, still favor war over diplomacy, still perpetuate cronyism, ignorance, and good old boys clubs, and oppose the President and the Constitution because of the color of the President's skin, is inexcusable.

There certainly are other factions around the world that can be considered "sicker", but Conservatives are right up there.

[saltine]

Originally Posted by TriMT7

I'd say its more sick to live in a culture that has zero qualms with exposing children to violence of all kinds, to show death, destruction and mayhem... people getting blown up, murder, shootings.... yet show a nipple and everyone is screaming, "think about the CHILDREN!!!!"

Yes that too, nipple not so much

[MIKEETC]

Originally Posted by killing time

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I am curious to hear from people who have lived in other first world countries. Is America sicker than the other countries in the world? (As a whole)

America is fine.

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[jim9251]

America sick? We're not beheading people or openly raping children like the Islam countries do, so no. We're fine, thank you.

[saltine]

Originally Posted by LexusNexus

CONSERVATISM is an affliction. To live in America in the 21st century, and still support Jim Crow, still fight for trickle down economics, still be racist against blacks, still favor war over diplomacy, still perpetuate cronyism, ignorance, and good old boys clubs, and oppose the President and the Constitution because of the color of the President's skin, is inexcusable.

There certainly are other factions around the world that can be considered "sicker", but Conservatives are right up there.

wrong thread

[Dbones]

Originally Posted by TriMT7

I'd say its more sick to live in a culture that has zero qualms with exposing children to violence of all kinds, to show death, destruction and mayhem... people getting blown up, murder, shootings.... yet show a nipple and everyone is screaming, "think about the CHILDREN!!!!"

Who's children are being exposed to all of that violence besides Muslim children in Islamic countries?

[killing time]

Yes, the Middle East and much of the Third World is sicker than America, but I just wanted to know if the society in places like Europe or the first world countries in Asia are in general sicker societies.

[Mircea]

Originally Posted by killing time

I am curious to hear from people who have lived in other first world countries. Is America sicker than the other countries in the world? (As a whole)

Yes, definitely.

I would attribute it to the fact that the US is heterogeneous and grotesquely large, leading to an "anonymity factor" of extraordinary magnitude.

When you look at the Euro-States, you're looking at very small homogeneous nation-States which have little to no mobility internally and a very minuscule "anonymity factor."

It's a lot like the difference between a big city and small town.

[TheWiseWino]

"Only a virtuous people are capable of freedom. As nations become corrupt and vicious, they have more need of masters." - Benjamin Franklin

I love this quote from Franklin because it is illustrative of how times really haven't change. Franklin was of course one of the most famous philanderers of his time. His son William was born to an unknown woman other than his common law wife Deborah Reed.

Ben Franklin`s Dangerous Liaisons - tribunedigital-chicagotribune