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People in the US do die from hunger and exposure and unavailability to health care.
Yes, by world standards we are hgher than a lot (not all) of the world.
For ford's sake, can't you read?
Facts are facts. They are facts, without your emotional diatribe where you hate those who criticize the US.
The US deserves criticism and needs improvement.
We have caused most of the problems we're dealing with today.
Great post. If this country is never criticized, how will it ever progress towards its true potential, especially in comparison to other advanced industrialized countries...
It’s not true, and this is one of the things that has been used to confuse people and things have been said in a very misleading way. First of all, typically what people refer to when they talk about the US’s poor position is “infant mortality rate”. Now, infant mortality rate refers to deaths that are birth to one year. That’s a measure of pediatric care. It’s not a measure of obstetric care. According to the World Health Organization, the best measure of obstetric care is perinatal mortality, which is stillbirth plus deaths during labor, and up to 28 days of life. In fact, the Unites States has one of the best perinatal mortality rates in the world. The World Health Organization in their 2006 report shows that it has a lower perinatal mortality rate than Denmark, the United Kingdom, and even The Netherlands, which is the place where they have more home births than anywhere. So, it’s an incredibly misleading statement, and when it comes to obstetric care, the United States does very very well.
It would be nice to know how many of these babies are from moms who smoke, who drink, who do drugs, who don't take care of their selves.
Personal responsibility goes along way and can make a healthier baby. America is not responsible for those who chose to do the above and their baby dies.
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It is the same people who like to hate anything that is tried for the betterment of our country. They wonn't say or do anything positive. If everyone would stand up and pull togather we would not be the laughing stock of the world.
Has anyone else noticed how many people declare their hatred for America but yet continue to live here? And, you know, I would not care if they hated America and were willing to do something to offer change, but they just complain and try to sell us on the attributes of other, more "socially evolved" countries.
This is really no different than marriages that go bad...if it is that bad, LEAVE and start over where the grass is greener.
Just wondering if others noticed this trend.
I could say the same about 'confederate states' who revise the entire constitution in their minds to defend their worship of a single amendment, NRA demanding that all citizens be forced to carry a firearm no matter how incompetent/ unqualified they be as a condition of citizenship, and 'real americans' claiming to be anti communist god loving patriots witch hunting anyone who fails to agree with them on their holy crusade to annihilate political parties.
These never never land utopic versions of what America ought to be homogenized white & lockstep would be better expressed by forming another country elsewhere if their consistent behavior were the sole judge. They appear to have no intention of being fair, getting along, or doing what is in the greater interest of the nation. So, who do you say is the America hater? The ones that petition the law with reason and mean to 'win' on merits of a truthful debate, or the ones that mean to redefine the nation by disrupting order they can't dominate? Who are you implying is tearing America down when X is presenting constructive plans and Z is presenting a laundry list of complaints with zero constructive plans on the table? Matter of fact, Z's only plan is to systematically destruct. Nothing has gone right in America for 200yrs (except reagan) according to these 'real americans'.
If imperialism masquerading under the American constitution is a legit ideology I guess women ought to break all party lines and revise the rules of worldwide civilization to suit themselves since we are and have always been the majority of the planet. I'm thinking most women serious about their duty to citizenship are reasonable enough to see that as a grievous mistake; the historic guilt of men pursuing power for self promotion got us all in trouble and repeating that mistake through extremist feminism is only trading one brand of chauvanism for another.
I think you're wrong, the majority who criticize and complain are either the ones who have never been outside, or the ones who have been, but not for long
And ok, name one of those places with such greater quality of life... If you look closer, people there complain too... Take UK for instance...I've heard so much complaints from the english... THey mostly blame poles now.
In any case, no country's perfect. Everybody knows that.. But some are a lot better than others..Maybe those who come from poorer places actually realize that and value the things they've never had before, instead of whining all over the internet...
I disagree completely with your first point. I have known many who have lived abroad (moving from the USA) and have either, never come back, or have come back for a myriad of reasons (including myself) but wish to leave again. What do you define as not a long time? I lived and worked abroad for a year on several occasions.
But yes you are right on your other point about no country's perfect. Though I haven't seen anyone argue that some other place is 'perfect'; the argument might be that there are nicer places than America to live, that's an opinion and it does not mean that it is a truth for everyone.
And if I lived in England with that nasty weather, I too would complain.
Not so sure.
The English speaking crowd will detect your accent on the spot.
In other countries people may think you are British.
I know people from Wexford, their pronunciation is surprisingly similar to some Americans'. Similar vowels, quite different from British vowels.
It is quite easy to tell Americans apart from Brits because of pronunciation. I guess most people around the world can tell the difference.
Thinking about it, Canada would be the best place to move in terms of pronunciation
Well, let's be honest: Most wouldn't want to live like illegals, either. It's hard to own a home or build a nest egg or climb the ladder at all if you have to stay under the radar.
I like being out of the radar--and I'm a citizen here in America.
I like being out of the radar--and I'm a citizen here in America.
Does that mean that Bradenton is the end of the world?
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