Jun 19, 2026 01:58 PM
(Jun 19, 2026 02:14 AM)Syne Wrote: [ -> ]No, there was no country in North America prior to the US. Conflating territory control, fledgling colonies, or native nations, that had no fixed borders or sense of statehood, with a country is purely ahistorical. I get that you're jealous of US success and power, and feel the need to tear it down to make yourself feel better... about your own country, ideology, and/or yourself. Sure, tell yourself that the people, who we've shouldered the burden of protecting for decades with little to no appreciation or respect, are the ones whose trust was eroded.
That ties in with my statement about some people that feel they have pride are delusional. You are delusive to think that I am jealous or trying to tear the US down. All I am trying to point out is that the US history is itself brainwashing, you've been fed particular lines to go along with a particular story and have the inability to process it any differently than what you are use to having been told.
Quote:What makes America the good guys is having a Constitution so robust that it is the single, oldest, and longest-serving constitution in history. One designed with the means to end slavery.Slavery's abolishment didn't start in the US, it was actually the Quakers that promoted it over in England and then took it over there. You should know this if you truly know your countries history.
Quote:That the US has led the way to more prosperity for the entire world than any other country in history. That the US has led to the most global security in history. You don't get so many win-win circumstances without good people making good decisions (or at least having the underlying structure to incentivize such good decisions).Consider for a moment the number of global economic crashes that all started in the US. I wouldn't suggest the US is globally secure. The continued strife produced by the corruption of the hegemony suggests that at some point, the world needs to wake up and put safe guards in to stop the same repeated mistakes from happening.
Quote:If I lived in another country, I'd want to emulate the US, especially its constitution.That would be bias.
Quote:Barring that, I would want to have friendly relationships with the Americans who vote and shape US foreign policy, instead of disrespecting them at every opportunity and lose all potential influence.
The US is not the Queen of Sheba. There are plenty of other countries that are willing to work with rather than against one another. They understand the concept of Game theory better (which is odd since John Nash was an American.)
Quote:My Facebook page has been flooded with foreigners, including Brits, who have come here for the World Cup games and been very gushing about all the great things they've never known about the US. You know, if you want to talk about perspective.I guess those that posted there aren't staying in Hotels or paying the heavily inflated prices for using trains or merchandise or other nonsense add ons.
I'd heard that various "tourism" traps in the US meant for domestic usage had actually been suffering a pretty huge decline, such as Pigeon Falls and Miami.
It might be temporary though, just down to the current economic criticise that exist, perhaps having servicemen be active abroad keeps their families away from holidaying etc..