return2ozma@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 1 month agoFellow Americans, when did you realize the "America is #1!" propaganda they feed us was a lie?message-squaremessage-square141fedilinkarrow-up1253arrow-down164
arrow-up1189arrow-down1message-squareFellow Americans, when did you realize the "America is #1!" propaganda they feed us was a lie?return2ozma@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 1 month agomessage-square141fedilink
minus-squarehightrix@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down13·1 month agoIt is #1. I say this having traveled around the world to experience everything from extreme poverty to extreme wealth. By most measures, the US is still the best place to live for a vast majority of everyone.
minus-squarejjjalljs@ttrpg.networklinkfedilinkarrow-up10·1 month agoIt’s not even in the top ten https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/standard-of-living-by-country Even the fucking Cato institute puts the US at like 19th for freedom. https://www.cato.org/human-freedom-index/2023
minus-squareGrass@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up7·1 month agoif ‘everyone’ means white men from wealthy families. The pollution and iffy food regulations alone make it pretty shit for the actual average person.
minus-squareM137@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up9arrow-down2·1 month agoThey really did a good job of brainwashing you, and many others. It’s far from the best or even one of the best, objectively. It’s not even close to the top.
minus-square1371113@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down2·edit-21 month agoIf you’re wealthy it’s the best place to live. If you’re not it sucks. Source, someone who’s travelled a bit, including the States, and has a reasonable amount to compare it to.
minus-squaresunzu@kbin.runlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 month agoIt is only good for high income individuals and the owners. Everybody else is eating shit. What are you basing this claims on?
It is #1.
I say this having traveled around the world to experience everything from extreme poverty to extreme wealth.
By most measures, the US is still the best place to live for a vast majority of everyone.
It’s not even in the top ten
https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/standard-of-living-by-country
Even the fucking Cato institute puts the US at like 19th for freedom.
https://www.cato.org/human-freedom-index/2023
if ‘everyone’ means white men from wealthy families. The pollution and iffy food regulations alone make it pretty shit for the actual average person.
They really did a good job of brainwashing you, and many others.
It’s far from the best or even one of the best, objectively. It’s not even close to the top.
If you’re wealthy it’s the best place to live. If you’re not it sucks. Source, someone who’s travelled a bit, including the States, and has a reasonable amount to compare it to.
It is only good for high income individuals and the owners. Everybody else is eating shit.
What are you basing this claims on?