My opinions on America
1. The War on Terrorism: It’s sparking up a lot of controversy in the Islamic Nations. Clearly it tells me it’s a conspiracy to get the Americans to support their military. Bush knew about the September 11th bombings, but it could’ve been because of the 1998 Trade Center Bombings. This led to the invasion of Afghanistan, in search for Osama Bin Laden (Failed). A few years later, their intelligence tells them that Iraq has WMDA (Weapons of Mass Destruction), and then the army settles there. Bush deliberately attacked this country under false pretenses, but soon later I will talk about the most stupid things America has done. The elimination of Saddam Hussein, was unfair, he was given the right to trial by jury, but executed for crimes against humanity. Yes, this is a crime against humanity, but look back in the past. No one even bothers to call the enslavement of Africans, a crime against humanity. Want to know why? Because it’s America, and they believe it’s just a major mistake they did.
2. Freedom Fighters: Current groups known as freedom fighters: Ham as, Al Qaeda, Taliban (Former group, now broken up into smaller groups, for the sake of their survival), and Hezbollah, etc. Look, the reason I call them Freedom Fighters, is because they are, they’re like the American Revolutionists, who fought against the British, for injustice, independence, liberty, and freedom. Here’s how it goes. The U.S. military fired first, beginning the war, the Freedom Fighters fired back. They’re just fighting for the sake of being left alone. I say “JUST LEAVE THEM ALONE FOR CRYING OUT LOUD”. Let me explain to you, the meaning of Terrorist: A group of people, or a single person, that spreads a political message, through violence. Let me put it this way, when the Americans wanted freedom from the British, they fought back, they spread their message (We want to be free, we don’t want you lobster backs here). So aren’t they considered terrorists? Aren’t the British considered terrorists? Ex: Boston Massacre: A group of colonists protesting/boycotting British goods
3. Freedom:*Scoffs* America overuses this simple term. They take this term for granted, and believe me, Freedom isn’t something you get, just because it’s written on a piece of paper, it’s something that is earned, through true meaning. Just because it’s written on a document, doesn’t mean you’ll get freedom. One common example: The decision to enslave hundreds of thousands of Africans. Did they ever get freedom? Yes, because they EARNED IT. America got their freedom right from the start, because they wrote it on a piece of paper. Big whoop, an ancient alien race could just enslave us all. Now when does the piece of paper come into effect? Never, unless you earn it by fighting back, or negotiating, through matters of peace.
4. The Economy: Capitalism only rewards those who earn, leaving those who don’t behind. This is very true. If the United States were rich, then why do we have more than 1 million homeless people out on the streets? The people earning their money are going through hassles, just trying to get back on their feet.
5. Bush More focused on war: Dude I’m telling you, screw war, what obviously can it accomplish? Bush is more focused of terrorism, bombs, and war. Why not focus on the environment, education, healthcare, and tax cuts (Not your Average Republican). He also invests highly in the upper class, rather than the lower classes. He invests highly in gambling, and his ignorance toward the Hurricane Katrina event in New Orleans, is terrifyingly disgusting. His lack of completing the World Trade Center was an obnoxious gesture.
6. The Army: Hey look at me, I wear colored clothing, and carry big guns, and explosives, where as those 3rd world countries can’t and that’s why we’re here, so that only we can be in power. This explains all, no need for further argument on this subject.
7. Racism, Hatred, Racial Profiling, and Discrimination: 2 common examples of victims of these are: Islamic People (Arabs as some say), and African Americans. In New York, an Arab can’t walk from one street to the other, without getting that suspicious eye, from the law enforcement. In the 1960s and 50s, this was being used all out against African Americans. The fact that Bush decides to deport Muslims back to their countries, because of racial profiling, just makes me sick. Its bad enough you have to deport Mexicans, but Muslims?
8. Americans: All out users: We feature you the users, and the used. America surely loves to use countries. Iraq= Good oil supply. Venezuela= Cheap, but efficient oil supply. Mexico= Used for cheap labor, and taken for granted heavily. Israel= A second military front, for clearing out small Islamic Militia Groups. Canadians= Cheap Medicine, and livestock supply. Brazil= Wood, and to think the Americans are using it, and saving it at the same time, you could clearly see the Irony in that. UK= A third military front, used mainly to bust and foil Terrorist plans. Well my examples clearly show, America=User, Countries listed= Used.
9. Jews: Oh for the love of god, I have an entire page for these folks (Probably not). Let me put it this way, Jews, are greedy, boastful, ignorant, and obnoxious, as well as they complain too much. If you find this racist, watch what I have in stock for you. Jews say that the Islamic religion is an abomination to the world. As for me being a Muslim, I find this hard to believe. Jews are always in a constant mood of complaining. One common example be would saying Hitler out loud during a bar-mitzvah. My advice: GET OVER IT, QUIT COMPLAINING ABOUT THE PAST, AND LIVE YOUR LIVES, AS PEOPLE, NOT VICTIMS OF THE PAST. I hate having to admit this, but Hitler’s idea of exterminating Jews was disgusting, and as more, and more in depth I think about the relationships, I’m finding the reason why Hitler may have caused trouble for Jews. Rumors are going around, saying that Hitler’s mother, and him, were arrested and separated. Whilst in jail, Hitler had plans of exterminating Jews, which I find disturbing. Why they were arrested, no one knows, and no one knew what happened to Hitler’s mother. As a young teen, Hitler observed Jews; found them to be exactly as I have said. Let me explain to you in depth, of how Jews are what they are today. Jews are greedy; I have a couple of Jew friends, now separated, because they feel Islam is “spam” to the world. Greediness: They love to express this in a lot of ways (EX: My Jew friends were credit hungry, and took most of the project credit for themselves). Jews boast a lot. (EX: HA! I’m level 164 on runescape, HA!) (EX: Look at this Emerald Ring I bought for my wife… Jew: Yeah, looks nice (Sarcasm), but check out my Diamond Ring, it costs 5000$, I’m pretty sure, that’s enough for 3 Emerald Rings. ). Boasting pisses me off, and they’re clearly Bougie. Ignorant, completely ignorant on topics that have nothing to do with them. Obnoxious. Oh god, Jews can get extremely obnoxious. If you curse them out, or offend them in any way, they lash out on you, and they start to complain, the most obvious excuse is the Holocaust. This is probably the reason why certain people hate Jews, you guys complain too much. NOTE: I AM NOT TO BE CONDEMNED FOR ANY RACISM (IF ANY) IN THIS TOPIC, IF YOU FEEL UNCOMFORTABLE ABOUT THIS; I SUGGEST YOU DO NOT READ IT. Note: America sure loves to use it.
10. Destruction to the environment: If you haven’t noticed, Americans are outputting more and more pollution to the environment, than any other country. Visit this website:
http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/env_pol_car_dio_per_cap-pollution-carbon-dioxide-per-capita 11. Unnecessary wars: There were quite a few wars that were unnecessary. For example, the war against terrorism, Terrorists spread their message through violence right? Then we would consider the armies, which are using Violence to spread a message. Why do you think Terrorists are doing all of this, in recent news reports, people say it’s because of the actual presence of American soldiers. Though I really suggest Bush pull out those troops, before other countries get involved, and before it gets really ugly out there. So you’re saying the American army isn’t terrorist at all, because they’re using violence, to say that we don’t like terrorists?
12. A major weakness: America’s power all resides in a single document, known as the Constitution, and the Declaration of Independence. Without these 2 documents, America is totally screwed. So if these documents were to be destroyed (Hypothetically), The American country would be up for grabs. Any country could claim control over it, and all because they do not have the Declaration of Independence. The American Government would really be a dictatorship, rather than a Democratic nation.
13. Having Relied on other countries: The rest of the rich world looks toward the future with the Kyoto treaty and gasoline taxes to become more sustainable. However, President George W. Bush, along with most Americans, refuses to change. Everyone is terrified of having to pay more for energy and gasoline. I could continue, but most people know about this problem, including how it results in America's addiction to foreign oil.
14. American Products: Bad quality: America has good prices for nearly everything, but goods and services are usually of low quality. Think of the great number Americans who receive a free "cell phone" for signing up for a mobile plan. But, then the "phone" doesn't receive service everywhere it is supposed to or you drop the thing once and it doesn't work anymore. Is it really a cell phone then? No, it's just a piece of junk from Korea that's an illusion of a cell phone. But hey, at least you got it for free. Europe may be expensive, but most goods and services are of much better quality. Garbage Kyocera "cell phones" from Korea can't penetrate European markets because the people demand and expect quality. Even McDonald's tastes better in Holland. And in most cases, the Dutch cashiers speak better English! Now that fact, which I have found from my own experiences, proves how America can be "disgustingly disagreeable or offensive," and therefore sucks.
15. Censorship: America goes too far with censorship. What’s the censorship, if kids could get their hands on X rated books and videos. in the United States, sex is unmentionable and any amount of nudity is taboo. We all remember the Janet Jackson ordeal at last year's Super Bowl. Our fanatical attitude toward sex and nudity is precisely why she did it. She knew it would get her a lot of publicity. I'm not saying we should all be able to walk around naked, but come on, we've all seen a naked breast before. It's no big deal. Continuing on the subject of sex, the fact that children need sexual education classes in fourth grade proves that sex is unmentionable in America for most people. Even parents cannot mention anything about the subject and need the school to teach their kids about the birds and the bees instead. It's quite offensive.
16. America is too religious: America is too religious and is controlled by the rabid, Evangelical Christians of the south. Everyone knows this fact from the last election.
17. Constitution based on religion: Considering this, America’s nothing, their constitution has GOD given, inevitable rights, whereas, some people hardly believe in religion, so I’m telling you, What the F*ck is the point of the constitution, if some people hardly believe in GOD.
Health Care: Probably the 3rd most important issue of America. It’s lame… Nearly a third of U.S. patients reported spending more than $1,000 in out-of-pocket expenses for their care, far outpacing all other nations. Canadians and Australians came next, with 14 percent of patients spending that much. The proportion reporting similarly high costs was far lower in the other countries. Americans had the easiest access to specialists, but they experienced the most problems getting care after hours, and Americans and Canadians were the most likely to report problems seeing a doctor the same day they sought one.
Americans were also much more likely to report forgoing needed treatment because of cost, with about half saying they had decided not to fill a prescription, to see a doctor when they were sick or opted against getting recommended follow-up tests. About 38 percent of patients in New Zealand reported going without care; the numbers were 34 percent in Australia, 28 percent in Germany, 26 percent in Canada and 13 percent in Britain. Americans also reported the greatest number of medical errors. Thirty-four percent reported getting the wrong medication or dose, incorrect test results, a mistake in their treatment or care, or being notified late about abnormal test results. Only 30 percent of Canadian patients, 27 percent of Australian patients, 25 percent of New Zealanders, 23 percent of Germans and 22 percent of Britons reported errors. It seems clear to me that, as far as the civilized world goes, America is pretty primitive when it comes to healthcare. I think Michael Walzer puts it very well in his book, Spheres of Justice: "the United States currently maintains one of the shabbier systems of communal provision in the Western world"(p. 84). Both in terms of the availability of healthcare to those who need it, and in terms of the quality of healthcare for the amount of money we pay. So today I'm going to try to back up the claim that American healthcare sucks. (As an aside, I should point out that there is a strong force that will respond to all this with "so what?" From the Libertarian stand point, it might just be a case of "no big deal." The people who deserve healthcare get it just fine, whereas the people who don't pull their share (i.e., the poor) sometimes don't end up as well off. All as it should be. Well, I think that's monstrous. I think Walzer puts it well again: "Needed goods are not commodities"(p. 90).)It's always nice to start out with some good anecdotal evidence to get things warmed up. Consider this story by Belle warring about her experience with medical care in Singapore. Now, by all accounts, Singapore has its flaws. It is both a fairly authoritarian country and not exactly the wealthiest per capita in the world. And yet their healthcare is both of higher quality and is cheaper, at least anecdotally. Sounds like we're doing something seriously wrong! Now consider this more careful statistical information that I found through Matthew Yglesias. Of the countries shown in that data, we both spend the most money and get the worst care. Clearly we're not getting so much for our money. Matthew also pointed the way to this interesting chart that shows that while we're pretty healthy overall, we're certainly not getting very much for our money. On the other hand, look at Cuba! In fact, why don't we talk about Cuba for a moment? Cuba is communist; they are racked by the negative economic effects of our ongoing embargo. By all American accounts, they should be doing pretty shabby. But to the contrary! Cuba's healthcare is so good that Castro is sending Cuban doctors to work in impoverished areas, and challenging American and European doctors to do the same. Another article points out that despite the economic embargo, "All Cubans receive free medical care, regardless of socioeconomic standing. All areas of Cuba have doctors, whether urban or city." Healthcare is widely available and of very high quality, though the embargo has damaged the healthcare system. Nevertheless, "the Cuban government still strives to achieve equality in access to health care among all social classes and regions.” Let’s switch to another neighbor, whose healthcare system has been oft-maligned by Americans: Canada. We've already seen that Canadians get more bang for their buck. Often, you hear talk of Canada as being a bureaucratic nightmare. The propaganda reaches so far that even though Canada is the most livable country in the world, they often wish they were more like the U.S. As it turns out that Americans are least satisfied with their healthcare, while Canada's single payer system has greatly reduced their administration costs: "For instance, it takes more people to administer Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts that it does to administer the entire health care system of Canada." And not only that, Canadians are most satisfied with their healthcare of all industrial nations. My own conversation with Canadians bears this out.
18. Some more Opinions: We only "rule" over fifty states, making us appear as underachievers to the rest of the world. Abu Ghraib proves our military is totally okay with encouraging gay lifestyles. Democracy: still an untested theory! 230 years not nearly long enough trial periods to truly know if it's safe for general use.
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