Well said! We, in Canada, have similar perspective having just celebrated our July 1st. You want a better life? Work for it like our immigrant families did for a couple of generations. And if you come to a country, knowing you can get all sorts of benefits right after stepping off the plane and working the system, or continue to suck on the teat of others while bitching or not bothering to become a citizen, then please, I beg, go back to your homeland and see how good you had it. P.S. until you learn the language of the country you decided to emigrate to, everything will be hard.
In my opinion, if your view of our country is so negative, you should go live in another country. Otherwise as the author pointed out, be a part of the solution by working in your own community where you can truly make an impact. Attending No Kings protests, etc. produce nothing other than screaming into an echo chamber.
Sure, we're better off than the average Bangladeshi or Afghani. But should we really be comparing ourselves to the Third World?
The proper comparison is to Scandinavia, Switzerland, or even Australia or New Zealand -- and in that comparison we fail miserably, on every metric.
Yes, we should be grateful for what we have. But we've fallen so far since the bicentennial and I don't see our prospects improving any time soon. Shallow patriotism and self-aggrandizement won't help.
If you wish to compare say to Norway, you only need to look to the Viking Row and how the one Norwegian person who did not row was singled out for opprobrium . Norway is a hugely collective society, basically a one party state. You are only allowed to give your children specific Norwegian names. To get on, all the elite's children go to the same summer camp. This is a different sort of experience than the US's.
Sweden is having terrible problems with immigration.
Denmark has once again tightened its immigration laws, including the amount asylum seekers must pay back.
Australia is just having to come to grips with the fact that it accidentally deleted 'female' as a protected class in 2013. Gilliard says that it was another time.
Switzerland again has its own problems, particularly surrounding immigration.
Some in the EU do not collect information on racial problems. All countries you mentioned have much smaller populations than America's but they all do have social problems and concerns.
Often the dark dead rat stink from underbellies are not visible when there is an ocean apart.
The gist of the article is that America still has much to offer and for many, it does remain a beacon of hope. America does have downsides, but it has many positives, including a 'can-do' attitude which has led to America's reputation for innovation. Its toleration of difference is far higher than most places.
None of the countries you listed have even close to the population the United States does. Every country you mentioned aside from Australia and New Zealand are states that are not multi-ethnic in the same sense that the US is. All you've done is list places that are similar to the US in some other ways, but they simply do not face the same realities that the US does.
Absolutely inspiring and much needed right now.
Beautiful! Want to help the country? Want to help yourself? Be grateful.
Beautifully said! Thank you and happy Fourth of July!!🇺🇲🗽🎆
Well said! We, in Canada, have similar perspective having just celebrated our July 1st. You want a better life? Work for it like our immigrant families did for a couple of generations. And if you come to a country, knowing you can get all sorts of benefits right after stepping off the plane and working the system, or continue to suck on the teat of others while bitching or not bothering to become a citizen, then please, I beg, go back to your homeland and see how good you had it. P.S. until you learn the language of the country you decided to emigrate to, everything will be hard.
this is a great essay talking about Thomas Jefferson and his vision for are republic
In my opinion, if your view of our country is so negative, you should go live in another country. Otherwise as the author pointed out, be a part of the solution by working in your own community where you can truly make an impact. Attending No Kings protests, etc. produce nothing other than screaming into an echo chamber.
I agree - but I do also appreciate the freedom that Americans have the legal option to attend whatever protest they choose (peacefully).
Sure, we're better off than the average Bangladeshi or Afghani. But should we really be comparing ourselves to the Third World?
The proper comparison is to Scandinavia, Switzerland, or even Australia or New Zealand -- and in that comparison we fail miserably, on every metric.
Yes, we should be grateful for what we have. But we've fallen so far since the bicentennial and I don't see our prospects improving any time soon. Shallow patriotism and self-aggrandizement won't help.
If you wish to compare say to Norway, you only need to look to the Viking Row and how the one Norwegian person who did not row was singled out for opprobrium . Norway is a hugely collective society, basically a one party state. You are only allowed to give your children specific Norwegian names. To get on, all the elite's children go to the same summer camp. This is a different sort of experience than the US's.
Sweden is having terrible problems with immigration.
Denmark has once again tightened its immigration laws, including the amount asylum seekers must pay back.
Australia is just having to come to grips with the fact that it accidentally deleted 'female' as a protected class in 2013. Gilliard says that it was another time.
Switzerland again has its own problems, particularly surrounding immigration.
Some in the EU do not collect information on racial problems. All countries you mentioned have much smaller populations than America's but they all do have social problems and concerns.
Often the dark dead rat stink from underbellies are not visible when there is an ocean apart.
The gist of the article is that America still has much to offer and for many, it does remain a beacon of hope. America does have downsides, but it has many positives, including a 'can-do' attitude which has led to America's reputation for innovation. Its toleration of difference is far higher than most places.
None of the countries you listed have even close to the population the United States does. Every country you mentioned aside from Australia and New Zealand are states that are not multi-ethnic in the same sense that the US is. All you've done is list places that are similar to the US in some other ways, but they simply do not face the same realities that the US does.