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Old 01-19-2011, 09:36 AM
 
Location: Murphy, NC
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Since the recession I been hearing talk about America no longer the greatest country, but I think there are certain areas of life I think we'll always be 2nd to none.

1. Television
2. Food
3. Athletes
4. Trucks and Motorcycles
5. Music
6. Evangelism
7. Financial Products

did I miss any?
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Old 01-19-2011, 09:40 AM
 
Location: North Cackelacky....in the hills.
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1. Television
2. Food
3. Athletes
4. Trucks and Motorcycles
5. Music
6. Evangelism
7. Financial Products

did I miss any?
1. Television- No....American TV is horrible for the main part.

2. Food- Yes,I mean where else can flavor and quality come second to shelf life and ease of packaging?

3. Athletes- no idea,unimportant anyway.

4. Trucks and Motorcycles- No.

5. Music- No.

6. Evangelism- possible.

7. Financial Products- that cause global meltdowns,did you leave that part off???
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Old 01-19-2011, 09:49 AM
 
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Since the recession I been hearing talk about America no longer the greatest country, but I think there are certain areas of life I think we'll always be 2nd to none.

1. Television
2. Food
3. Athletes
4. Trucks and Motorcycles
5. Music
6. Evangelism
7. Financial Products

did I miss any?
Welfare
Laziness
Big Union Government theft of taxpayer dollars
Illegals
Brain damage from recreational drug use
Sunburn on the palms of hands from reaching for other people's wallets to pay for their worthless lives.
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Old 01-19-2011, 09:54 AM
 
Location: Murphy, NC
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1. Television- No....American TV is horrible for the main part.

2. Food- Yes,I mean where else can flavor and quality come second to shelf life and ease of packaging?

3. Athletes- no idea,unimportant anyway.

4. Trucks and Motorcycles- No.

5. Music- No.

6. Evangelism- possible.

7. Financial Products- that cause global meltdowns,did you leave that part off???
1. There are many informative networks and shows, like History, A&E, Dr Phil, even MTV if it teaches teens not to have a child. Television was the first to come to my mind. Ever watched t.v. in another country?

2. Food - flavor is important, it's adds to happiness in our life.

3. Athletes - certainly, so long as we pay best, we'll always have the best athletes.

4. Trucks and Motorcycles - we invented them.

5. Music- we have a wide variety, the world imitates our music.

6 - Evangelism - The belief in a positive higher power personified that encourages us to be good for the afterlife makes us better people and fights evil from letting us reach our potential.

7 - Financial Products - They're a great weapon of mass destruction. America has learned its lesson, but have the other countries who mimmick us?
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Old 01-19-2011, 09:56 AM
 
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I'm not too sure about "motorcycles"????

We've got Harley-Davidson which didn't make a 2010 model year due to lack of sales.

Indian is a tiny company.

Victory is also tiny.

As much as I hate to admit, Japan rules in Motorcycles.
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Old 01-19-2011, 09:56 AM
 
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Since the recession I been hearing talk about America no longer the greatest country, but I think there are certain areas of life I think we'll always be 2nd to none.

1. Television
2. Food
3. Athletes
4. Trucks and Motorcycles
5. Music
6. Evangelism
7. Financial Products

did I miss any?
Television? American Idol, the Office,
A British invasion of American TV | Marketplace From American Public Media (http://marketplace.publicradio.org/display/web/2006/08/25/a_british_invasion_of_american_tv/ - broken link)

Food?
Production or cooking?

Athletes? Ok, maybe.

Trucks and motorcycles? Never heard of Toyota, as for motorcycles! Honda, Suzuki, Ducati, Yamaha, BMW, puleeeze.

Evangelism, no doubt.
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Old 01-19-2011, 09:57 AM
 
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Actually, the oldest Motorcycle manufacturer still selling bikes is Triumph (British) who are 3 or 4 years older than Harley-Davidson.
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Old 01-19-2011, 10:00 AM
 
Location: Denmark
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weapons technology
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Old 01-19-2011, 10:00 AM
 
Location: Murphy, NC
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I'm not too sure about "motorcycles"????

We've got Harley-Davidson which didn't make a 2010 model year due to lack of sales.

Indian is a tiny company.

Victory is also tiny.

As much as I hate to admit, Japan rules in Motorcycles.
but would u really rather ride a japanese motorcycle? would a japanese prefer their own kind?
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Old 01-19-2011, 10:02 AM
 
Location: North Cackelacky....in the hills.
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1. There are many informative networks and shows, like History, A&E, Dr Phil, even MTV if it teaches teens not to have a child. Television was the first to come to my mind. Ever watched t.v. in another country?
Ever looked to see who produced a lot of those educational shows?
We spent a month in Australia last year.


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2. Food - flavor is important, it's adds to happiness in our life.
Sugar(corn syrup actually) isn't a flavor...and adding another cup to an already oversweetened food product doesn't make it better.
Have you ever eaten REAL food not mass produced?

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3. Athletes - certainly, so long as we pay best, we'll always have the best athletes.
Unimportant,or as important as other entertainers,who are there to keep people from thinking too much.

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4. Trucks and Motorcycles - we invented them.
Motorcycles weren't invented here,neither were trucks.


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5. Music- we have a wide variety, the world imitates our music.
Again unimportant and if today's music is the standard of quality,the USA is sadly lacking.

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6 - Evangelism - The belief in a positive higher power personified that encourages us to be good for the afterlife makes us better people and fights evil from letting us reach our potential.
Doesn't plain old Christianity do that?

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7 - Financial Products - They're a great weapon of mass destruction. America has learned its lesson, but have the other countries who mimmick us?
Some have.
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