Comments on: We're (not) Number One

By: jake

jake — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 21:25:26 +0000

This picture is so wrong on so many levels. Wellington, in school they tell us not to use wikipedia as a primary source for information, I suggest you do the same. As for scientific literacy, that leads to a poll by the NY times about whether people believe in evolution or not, I do believe in evolution, but who are you to say that those millions of people who don’t are wrong. I don’t say they are wrong and I don’t say they are right. I also don’t question their scientific intelligence based on belief or opinion.

By: Rio

Rio — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 23:57:56 +0000

So much America Hating on this blog.

You should all be ashamed of yourselves.

By: murky

murky — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 13:54:12 +0000

I think that the word ‘pathetic’ when referring to having a worse infant survival rate than slovakia is not very well chosen. It’s not like Slovakia is a horrible country. Acknowledging you’re not number one is two steps forward, but implying that you have some inherent superiority over other countries that you are failing to realise is a step back.

For the record: I’m Eurotrash, not really USA-hating but not too thrilled about you either.

By: Mikee

Mikee — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 06:43:11 +0000

Re infant survival rate: my spouse is a pediatrician. In the US, every birth is counted against infant survival rates. In most countries, a limit is put on gestation time and birth weight before counting against live births, decreasing their rates of infant mortality versus US. Different metrics, different numbers.

By: Mikee

Mikee — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 06:40:57 +0000

What is the ranking for first choice of country to which most people worldwide would like to immigrate? Recent polls showd over 50% of French would leave France if they could move to US.

Sometimes, saying only bad things about a country is just silly.

By: Name

Name — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 06:07:14 +0000

I’m american, meaning I was born in america. I hate it severely, though. A bunch of tools proud of something they had no control over – where they were when they were born. If they’re proud of what americans stand for, they are almost always inaccurate. It’s stupid.

Hellooooo DJ. Jesus didn’t solve all the problems. Most of them he (allegedly) made seem less bad, and that was it. So Obama IS like jesus. Blind support/fanaticism, doesn’t actually fix much, socialist… wait… I’m thinking jesus would have no political opinion. So if he were running for something, he’d just call himself something he wasn’t… so obama IS like jesus. Obama just calls himself a democrat, like what jesus would do.

By: Ron

Ron — Sat, 09 May 2009 02:00:29 +0000

“people in prison per capita … leaving far-more-populous China a distant second”

Sure. The Chicoms just bring “them” out back and feed them a lead snack.

Anyway, someone living in Britain complaining about American freedoms is a pot calling the kettle black.

“Mobile phones == connectivity”

Sure, when your national PTT sucks worse than a Treasury Secretary that doesn’t pay his taxes. Otherwise, your assertion is a steaming pile of monkey turds.

I just got my first cell phone 2 months ago, but guess what? With a cable modem and a land line with two phone numbers, I’ve been telecommuting for 8 years.

By: DJ

DJ — Fri, 08 May 2009 14:23:43 +0000

It would cost more to move to another country than to just weather the storm.
We are far from the best country, without a doubt.
And no, Obama is not Jesus, he won’t fully solve the problem.
But the Obama administration is working towards solutions to some of the issues that the Bush administration never touched or addressed/made worse.

By: Railog

Railog — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 17:27:28 +0000

The america had became much badder when bush was president they we’re a good people as is know until somewhere 1900 i think they started to think that they are the only nation and must rule the world i think so.The Bush started a wars what weren’t needed like attacking an iraq as i know there we’re no big risk of terrorism and attack they attacked it for money…

By: hugh g rection

hugh g rection — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 18:23:34 +0000

oh, man.
if we could only get the obamacons that believe this kind of stuff to just move to those so-called “good” countries.

it would be worth every trillion that obama spends.