The USA Page 4

Started by Jolene November 16th, 2010 11:55 AM
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Really USA is a world of it's own!
I think I'm kind-of accustomed to it, due to film industry, but I'm not so sure about that... :/
But I can say for certain that Europe and US are world apart!

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True, they can vote whomever they want in, based on religion, however that becomes a problem when one religion and its views dominate politics and shape our policy, which is exactly the thing the Establishment Clause is designed to protect against.
The Establishment Clause is violated when said policy amounts government preference for one religion over others, the establishment (hence the name) of an officially government religion, or the government endorsement of a preexisting religion and an official state religion.
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I find the USA to be a good country. I do not, however, find the US government to be a good government. That's the tricky part of classifying most countries. Almost all countries either have a terrible government and great people, or a pretty reasonable government yet a rather bad general population. I happen to find this country very diverse and suitable for my needs. People who classify the US as a bad country are nearly always referring to the government.
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I find the USA to be a good country. I do not, however, find the US government to be a good government. That's the tricky part of classifying most countries. Almost all countries either have a terrible government and great people, or a pretty reasonable government yet a rather bad general population. I happen to find this country very diverse and suitable for my needs. People who classify the US as a bad country are nearly always referring to the government.
IA with the last statement. Our government has major issues and has pretty much always had major issues and it all just kinda snowballs and ends up all dkjcnhlfsjdkv and its extremely hard to fix djbcjkldfkli lol. The people here aren't all bad though. For as many homophobic/bigoted/racist/etc. people there are just as many awesome people. The rude ones just happen to be the loudest =/ I think where I live plays a big part in my opinion though. I live around LA so its not hard to find friends who aren't as racist/homophobic/bigoted etc. I'd probably hate it here if I had the same views I have now but I was surrounded by people that could easily belong to ~the tea party~.
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I find the USA to be a good country. I do not, however, find the US government to be a good government. That's the tricky part of classifying most countries. Almost all countries either have a terrible government and great people, or a pretty reasonable government yet a rather bad general population. I happen to find this country very diverse and suitable for my needs. People who classify the US as a bad country are nearly always referring to the government.
As bad as that sounds, it's essentially right. The Government has also done a good job of propagating this sense of division and discord, but outside Washington that's simply not the case. We aren't as divided as we seem. It's just that Washington and the Media have this negative air about them.
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Being from america, i know it sucks. Some people like america, but we all know the politics, and education are complete crap. Half the U.S is very under-developed compared to cities like New York, or Los Angeles. Everyone in the bigger cities complains about pollution, and saving the environment, but then if they live in the Mid-West or deep south they complain about it being a Redneck state. Also most people in the U.S are under-educated and culturally insensitive. Another huge problem is the growing population (not as bad as china but still...), and the Mid-West is very under populated. The Mid-West is also giving up Traditional farming, which can be bad if too many people give it up. Then there are Christians, about 85% of America practice Christianity, and since, as stated by Jolene, traditional Christianity gets in the way of Science, Education, and Politics *cough* republicans *cough*. And if i recall, the government sent out a survey asking people about taxes, about 30% of people chose that they want to have taxes abolished, but then a lot of those same people chose that they wanted the government to fund the education system. Another big problem is that we are very scared of terrorists, yet that's what the terrorists want you to do (IRL trolls). I'd love to move to Europe.
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I have two theories: Jolene is either an oddly long-term and low key troll, or is actually... uh... Jolene.

As for being on-topic, the USA is very much a mixed bag. It's hard to do any serious studying about the United States without realizing this, and generalizations poison whatever argument or point you may be making. I wouldn't even call it chaotic, because there are very orderly, greater-good organizations existing alongside selfish, carefree individuals.
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As for being on-topic, the USA is very much a mixed bag. It's hard to do any serious studying about the United States without realizing this, and generalizations poison whatever argument or point you may be making.
That's a good point. There's really no such thing as a "Stereotypical American" since Americans are simply a mix of everything. We were originally Europeans, and then became independent, then allowed people from everywhere in the world to join in and mix it up (of course some groups had a bumpy ride). Even religion in America is ridiculously diverse. Look at Christianity by itself: you have countless groups of varying size who all disagree with each other and who all claim to be right. Yet all of these groups are put under the same umbrella and perceived as the same thing. Tell a catholic that he's the same as a baptist, and I doubt he'll appreciate it. And then, there are many, many, very different catholics. Essentially, there's not just one America. You have northeastern America, which is a polar opposite of mid-western America, and northwestern America which is very different from southeastern America. And even from city to city in these places you'll find great differences. Some communities are almost entirely black, with their own culture, some are almost entirely Latin American with another different culture. Some are so mixed you can't even tell how many cultures are blended in there.

Another note, I think some of these views that people have can be attributed to the "Motivational Sources of Prejudice." Straight from my psychology book: "People are also motivated to view themselves and their groups as superior to other groups. Even trivial group memberships lead people to favor their group over others. A threat to self-image heightens such ingroup favoritism, as does the need to belong." Basically, we're just people falling haplessly into categories that psychologists have studied and identified across many different regions. Most people (not all) feel that their beliefs or groups are right, and that others are wrong. And have you any idea how many different groups and beliefs there are? "Right" is whatever the majority says (but only in a given area of influence), and "wrong" is whatever the minority says. Entirely subjective.
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