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What's wrong with U.S society? The richest country in the world, one of the best educated, diverse, peaceful, law abiding, willing to vote ethnic minorities to the highest office?

Stop whining, the U.S may have some scratches, but by most yardsticks, it's one of the greatest countries in the world.



>richest country in the world

To be more precise, a country with the most rich people in the world. Furthermore, it is a country that is quickly growing rich less relative to other countries.

>one of the best educated

Not even close. The general population in US is poorly educated relative to other countries. This has been repeatedly shown in many international competitions.

>peaceful

really? Are you forgetting Iraq, Afghanistan, or even perhaps Oklahoma bombing?

>law abiding

This is is actually true, especially considering the how religious most of the US population is.

>willing to vote ethnic minorities to the highest office

Lets wait until this one actually happens


One nitpick on the "peaceful" part. Foreign peace, nowhere close. But on the domestic side we've seen a steady decline of violent crimes for the past 15 years.


Just look at our healthcare system. That alone stops any discussion of whether or not American society works. Europe successfully implemented universal healthcare decades ago.




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