sharon, the NEA is a loser, yeah it accounts for a penny out of our paycheck, but he gets to hit you with it anytime he wants. it doesn't cost money it costs votes, it costs air time and column inches. you know why people don't like liberals? cause they lose, if liberals are so fucking smart how come they lose so god damn always? and with a straight face your going to tell students that america is so star spangled awesome that we're the only ones in the world who have freedom? canada has freedom, japan has freedom. the UK, france, italy, germany, spain, australia, belgium has freedom, so 207 sovereign states in the world and like 180 have freedom.
and yeah, you, sorority girl, just in case you accidentally wander into a voting booth one day, there's some things you should know and one of them is there's absolutely no evidence to support the statement that we're the greatest country in the world.
we're seventh in literacy, twenty-seventh in math, twenty-second in science, forty-ninth in life expectancy, one hundred and seventy-eighth in infant mortality, third in median house hold income, number four in labor force and number four in exports.
we lead the world in only three categories, number of incarcerated citizens per capita, number of adults who believe angels are real and defense spending where we spend more than the next twenty-six countries combined, twenty-five of whom are allies.
now none of this is the fault of a twenty year old college student, but you nonetheless are without a doubt a member of the worst, period, generation, period, ever, period. so when you ask what makes us the greatest country in the world I don't know what the fuck you're talking about.
sure, we used to be. we stood up for what was right, we fought for moral reasons, we passed laws, struck down laws for moral reasons. we waged wars on poverty, not poor people. we sacrificed, we cared about our neighbors, we put our money where our mouths were and we never beat our chests, we built great big things, made ungodly technological advances, explored the universe, cured diseases, and we cultivated the worlds greatest artists and the world's greatest economy. we reached for the stars, acted like men, we aspired to intelligence we didn't belittle it, it didn't make us feel inferior. We didn't identify ourselves by who we voted for in the last election and we didn't scare so easy. we were able to be all these things and do all these things because we were informed, by great men, men who were revered.
first step
in solving any problem is recognizing there is one.
america is not the greatest country in the world anymore.
will mcavoy, the newsroom
on the current state of america's constitution
probably one of the most inspiring things i've heard recently. to be perfectly honest, i believe that this not just applies to america, but everywhere in the world. it's a fact that while the world used to aspire and dream of greater things, money is now generally the motivator for what people do.
a recent conversation with an incredibly intelligent individual proves this. while singaporeans whine and bitch so much, they tend to forget that while they take their place here for granted, so many others are dying to take their place.
yes, living here is expensive, fast-paced, stressful at times. there are many laws to follow, and harsh punishments dealt when the former has been violated. i think these are conditions set for positive growth, factors that should strengthen our will to succeed, which is obviously nothing to complain about. strangely, very few people see things this way.
keep your coins, singaporeans. i want change.
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