What other nation or culture is it that could do better than America has?
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And this is coming from the guy who said he'd be interested in an open discussion with me about 1 book he read about the history of the American Indians which made him an instant expert on early American Indians' tribal societies.\n\nWhen I refuted some of his claims, he immeditately started in with the insults on me.\nSo much for really being interested in learning about my ancestors from a modern American Indian such as myself.\n\np.s. I suggest that "zeepogee" watch School House Rock's "America" video. The "Great American Melting Pot" might help this person realize that America is not just "white", but multi-colored, & multi-racial.
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china is probably more staight than the usa
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A small country with a big ego
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America's great isn't it?
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I agree with you. Americans think that we can boss around every one we please. We have a severe case of nationalism, and arrogance.
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actually, neither.\njapan seems to take their ideas more from america.\nkorea seems to take their ideas from europe.\nattitudes and fashion are completely different.
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America has higher standards than in the middle east... while i'm sure McDonald's has certain standards they go by worldwide
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If you mean "we" as a society, then no.  If "we", as a country than yes.  Sure there are better ways, but we don't have the politicians in place to find/encourage them.
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Nope. Americans have it good, and they can have it better by working.
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Because we are general stuck on the fact that we are right and nobody could be as great as us. Even in war we usually destort the culture of another country to make it seem worse then it is. But that is a general statement there are people who love to learn about other cultures (me and another on this page) but mostly it is because we arrogant.
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The American education system works very well for the US but it lacks something many other countries have. And that is GENERAL KNOWLEDGE. Italian schools for example don't aim much at providing us with a specific school target (as it happens in the US) but the purpose is that of providing each student with the widest possible knowledge, although pointing at specific sectors at university. On top of that, many countries like India, China and Japan have old traditions in family education and lots of philosophy, while in the US superficiality rules. All this gives guys from those countries a higher capacity to look into problems, often with a multilateral approach, that Americans normally don't have. On top of that, Americans educated in the US normally have such a level of specialization that they end up by following only their professional field, rather than gaining a general, wider knowledge, which sooner or later comes useful also at work. This makes US people appear less intelligent than others, even if in actual fact the problem is not the IQ but rather the way they use the same amount of intelligence. Chinese, Japanese, Indians, see much more in depth than Americans, while Americans always go for Easier, Simpler, More Straighforward solutions, which are not always the best solutions. In a word, they are rarely able to work out solutions that are as complex and efficient as those that an Indian, Chinese or others would do. (See war in Iraq for example. It was tackled in such a naive way that the results are before the eyes of the whole world. And those plans were made by the people who are supposed to be the best US have on hand. Even if they did it only for Oil, the plan would still look tremendously naive).
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What may be (?) good for the US is by far not necessarily good for other countries. Before installing democracy in a country, that country must be qualified for democracy!\nAs we can see in many countries of the so-called third world, democracy american style there simply does not work. As a matter of fact, because of such democracy forced onto them, among others by the US, many of these countries ended up in plain chaos and anarchy!\nThe system of a country can work to the better of its people only, if this system developed from within and most always will fail, if it is forced onto a nation from outside (like from the US).\nLet the Americans live with their type of regime and give other countries a chance of their own! Eventually a nation may end up with a democracy even better than the one of the US, which is restricted to that check-mark on your poll-sheet!
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Americans are a beautiful people, and America a beautiful country. However, The USA is a young country, not even 250 years old, and yet it demands respect and control that it has not earned. The education system is far too introspective, leading to an extrodanary national ego and encouraging xenophobia and far-right fundementalism. Seperation of the state and religion has not been achieved which goes to further this 'us and them' situation. By forcing the country to progress and develop at an unnatural level to catch up and compete with European and Asian countries; the USA has been left with overwhelming political and social problems, and a lack of identity and confidence that has manifested itself in a self-defensive 'better than you' and 'you must be like us or want to be like us because we are the best' attitude. It's kind of imperialism without the empire. , I love every American I've ever met and I have travelled extensivly in the States and adore the country. There is always room for improvement in every country.
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very.  to fix is you need to redefine a nation's priorities.  change from what i want (something to entertain me) to what they need (the need for basic items to live).  interesting question to pose to the most selfish and self obsesed people in the world.  (not every american is like that, but i think as a nation we are).
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The United States of America do doubt about it.
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probably china and england are two of the closest. the chinese have a lot of people and have revolutionized a lot of stuff liek technology. England is always a very powerful country.
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And  that country beat richest nation in the World LOL \nAt least they can act with out Hollywood.