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You sound really crazy.
I don't suppose you can set me straight?
You sound really crazy.
In reality there are very few countries where you live a quality life being sick dumb or unlucky
Lol. I always forget their ridiculous debt
But the combination of their military power, natural resources and constitution makes for a very resilient nation.
Over the course of, say, 100 years, I would bet on them sustaining a higher average quality of life and respect for individual liberty than most.
As someone who was an immigrant multiple times.
- South America- Great people, cheap living, nice weather vs brutal violence, corruption, lack of opportunities
- Europe- Great social care, very caring people, history and food vs some of the worst immigrants to live with (I speak as before the refugee crisis).
- US- Great freedoms, great tech, great opportunities vs extreme individualism, freaking crazy healthcare and lack of history/culture (no offense, just stating that this is a very young nation)
literally anything in the world could be made in America (that's extremely rare).
Well it depends , economic mobility is very possible here, and those who actually apply themselves and work their asses off can achieve great things here...
I'd say their military is a huge liability and perhaps the greatest risk facing the usa.
It's ever expanding and as it's funding grows it's upkeep grows exponentially. It's bad debt to a T, depreciates in value and requires expensive maintenance.
Constitution is decent but massively over valued. Patriot Act a clear example. No one could justify a claim that the right to bear arms has not been infringed.
It's not a bad doc but provides little protection Compared with being democratic.
Resources yes, very strong supply but consumption is HUGE. It's all populated.
But the biggest factor is in my opinion is it does everything. You want corn yeap cars yeap medical yeap, industrial machinery, fin tech, mil tech, literally anything in the world could be made in America (that's extremely rare).
I'd say their military is a huge liability and perhaps the greatest risk facing the usa.
It's ever expanding and as it's funding grows it's upkeep grows exponentially. It's bad debt to a T, depreciates in value and requires expensive maintenance.
There is that global stereotype that living in USA is a dream of every person in the world (or at least poor to middle class). Standard of life, healthcare, everything on high level.
As a teen I also wanted to move and live in US. My views changed overtime though.
The one of the biggest issues for me would be living in a fear that people with different mental states are allowed to carry guns. The last thing you want is being caught in some psycho mall/cinema/school shootout, or just get mugged on the street at night in a wrong neighbourhood.
Europe got the same problem with all these 3rd world scumbags coming in, not working, raping and mugging people. If I had a say I would hang all PC politicians responsible for it, turning this beautiful continent into cesspool. Not so long ago If you travelled to Germany, Switzerland, France, Spain, to any city and street, the chances that you would get assaulted are much much lower unlike the US, especially that guns are banned.
Another issue for me would be job security. US got something called Employment At Will. That means you can have your job this week, loans taken for new car, house, whatever. And next week you find yourself without a job under reason 'just because'. In Europe however, employer need to give a reason to dismiss you, and it has to be a proper reason which he can prove. Firing you because you screwed your boss daughter is off the table.
That's probably 2 main issues I would have. Myself I been travelling a bit around Europe and in terms of culture of specific country I would have no issue to accommodate to.
If you live in a first world country then the only reason your standard of living is possible is because of the US military.
Without the US military, the world's oceans, trade routes, and natural resources would be divided up by and controlled by China, Russia, etc. All your merchant ships that wanted to travel through Asian seas would get charged 'tolls'. All your oil imports would be 'taxed'. Oil and other natural resources would be periodically cut off to extort you whenever who controlled them didn't like your politics. Etc.
Of course, you've never had to live without the US military protecting you from these things. So, you don't appreciate what the US military does for you. However, in a world without the US military, European countries wouldn't be able to survive spending 1% of GDP on their militaries then redistributing the artificially low military spending to social services. You'd be crushed via geopolitics.
You'd either have to increase your own military spending to be on parr with the US' own military spending that you mock so much or you would have to accept living as 2nd/ 3rd world vassal states.
If you live in a first world country then the only reason your standard of living is possible is because of the US military.
Without the US military, the world's oceans, trade routes, and natural resources would be divided up by and controlled by China, Russia, etc. All your merchant ships that wanted to travel through Asian seas would get charged 'tolls'. All your oil imports would be 'taxed'. Oil and other natural resources would be periodically cut off to extort you whenever who controlled them didn't like your politics. Etc.
Of course, you've never had to live without the US military protecting you from these things. So, you don't appreciate what the US military does for you. However, in a world without the US military, European countries wouldn't be able to survive spending 1% of GDP on their militaries then redistributing the artificially low military spending to social services. You'd be crushed via geopolitics.
You'd either have to increase your own military spending to be on parr with the US' own military spending that you mock so much or you would have to accept living as 2nd/ 3rd world vassal states.
We did all that out of the goodness of our hearts a century ago , still waiting for the thank you card .
All people leaving Bosnia and go to those country in Europe. I am sorry in there name. But war fuck us pretty good here on BalkanThere is that global stereotype that living in USA is a dream of every person in the world (or at least poor to middle class). Standard of life, healthcare, everything on high level.
As a teen I also wanted to move and live in US. My views changed overtime though.
The one of the biggest issues for me would be living in a fear that people with different mental states are allowed to carry guns. The last thing you want is being caught in some psycho mall/cinema/school shootout, or just get mugged on the street at night in a wrong neighbourhood.
Europe got the same problem with all these 3rd world scumbags coming in, not working, raping and mugging people. If I had a say I would hang all PC politicians responsible for it, turning this beautiful continent into cesspool. Not so long ago If you travelled to Germany, Switzerland, France, Spain, to any city and street, the chances that you would get assaulted are much much lower unlike the US, especially that guns are banned.
Another issue for me would be job security. US got something called Employment At Will. That means you can have your job this week, loans taken for new car, house, whatever. And next week you find yourself without a job under reason 'just because'. In Europe however, employer need to give a reason to dismiss you, and it has to be a proper reason which he can prove. Firing you because you screwed your boss daughter is off the table.
That's probably 2 main issues I would have. Myself I been travelling a bit around Europe and in terms of culture of specific country I would have no issue to accommodate to.
If you like guns it is.....There is that global stereotype that living in USA is a dream of every person in the world (or at least poor to middle class). Standard of life, healthcare, everything on high level.
As a teen I also wanted to move and live in US. My views changed overtime though.
The one of the biggest issues for me would be living in a fear that people with different mental states are allowed to carry guns. The last thing you want is being caught in some psycho mall/cinema/school shootout, or just get mugged on the street at night in a wrong neighbourhood.
Europe got the same problem with all these 3rd world scumbags coming in, not working, raping and mugging people. If I had a say I would hang all PC politicians responsible for it, turning this beautiful continent into cesspool. Not so long ago If you travelled to Germany, Switzerland, France, Spain, to any city and street, the chances that you would get assaulted are much much lower unlike the US, especially that guns are banned.
Another issue for me would be job security. US got something called Employment At Will. That means you can have your job this week, loans taken for new car, house, whatever. And next week you find yourself without a job under reason 'just because'. In Europe however, employer need to give a reason to dismiss you, and it has to be a proper reason which he can prove. Firing you because you screwed your boss daughter is off the table.
That's probably 2 main issues I would have. Myself I been travelling a bit around Europe and in terms of culture of specific country I would have no issue to accommodate to.
Apart from a decent cup of tea , fucking savages .