88Comrade2000 Posted November 4, 2021 Share Posted November 4, 2021 Was watching this: He was actually quoting something Reagan said but I thought it would be a great question. What actually makes America great? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterMP Posted November 4, 2021 Share Posted November 4, 2021 Natural resource rich, especially when you take into account climate (though that is likely to change). We can easily produce enough food to feed ourselves and even lots of other people in the world. That's a huge advantage over countries that don't really have the ability (because of climate, growing seasons, land conditions, etc.) that can't generate enough food to feed a reasonable sized population (unless it is offset by some sort of other advantage (e.g. oil, which we also have plenty of)). 2 1 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88Comrade2000 Posted November 4, 2021 Author Share Posted November 4, 2021 I actually think the statement Reagan made, is dead on. What other country in the world can you really become a part of? Yes, other countries have immigrants but you are always thought of being a foreigner; no matter how long you live there. In the U.S. , even though you may come from elsewhere; you can be thought as an American. I've been in the U.S. since I was 8-9 months old, in 1969 and a citizen since I was 10. I am an American; even if many MagaAmericans don't consider me one. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Califan007 The Constipated Posted November 4, 2021 Share Posted November 4, 2021 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TradeTheBeal! Posted November 4, 2021 Share Posted November 4, 2021 Incredibly bountiful natural resources and the capitalist mindset that requires immigration and scientific innovation to unlock it. Also, ZZ Top. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spearfeather Posted November 4, 2021 Share Posted November 4, 2021 Liberty, opportunity, and abundance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Wiggles Posted November 4, 2021 Share Posted November 4, 2021 4 minutes ago, TryTheBeal! said: Incredibly bountiful natural resources and the capitalist mindset that requires immigration and scientific innovation to unlock it. Exactly. Without these things we wouldn't have the Deep Fried Twinkie. Which imo encapsulates what truly makes America great. 1 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Evil Genius Posted November 4, 2021 Share Posted November 4, 2021 Football. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Wiggles Posted November 4, 2021 Share Posted November 4, 2021 Just now, The Evil Genius said: AMERICAN Football. 😉 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Evil Genius Posted November 4, 2021 Share Posted November 4, 2021 (edited) 1 minute ago, clietas said: 😉 Britain called it soccer in the 1800s. So it's soccer. 🖕 😁 This argument is also submitted for making America great. Edited November 4, 2021 by The Evil Genius 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Wiggles Posted November 4, 2021 Share Posted November 4, 2021 Fast kicking, low scoring, and ties. Yeah soccer sure does have it all. 👍 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TradeTheBeal! Posted November 4, 2021 Share Posted November 4, 2021 32 minutes ago, clietas said: Fast kicking, low scoring, and ties. Yeah soccer sure does have it all. 👍 Soccer > Phish 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Wiggles Posted November 4, 2021 Share Posted November 4, 2021 6 minutes ago, TryTheBeal! said: Soccer > Phish 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destino Posted November 4, 2021 Share Posted November 4, 2021 Optimism. Americans genuinely believe, in their bones, that anything is possible if we work together. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
China Posted November 4, 2021 Share Posted November 4, 2021 1 hour ago, clietas said: Exactly. Without these things we wouldn't have the Deep Fried Twinkie. Which imo encapsulates what truly makes America great. Coronary artery disease? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCB Posted November 5, 2021 Share Posted November 5, 2021 Music. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoCalMike Posted November 5, 2021 Share Posted November 5, 2021 Convenience? Part of me thinks that is what most people's politics come down to, whether they will admit it or not. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CjSuAvE22 Posted November 5, 2021 Share Posted November 5, 2021 Washington Gas Company....4 hours on hold Wed, 6 hours on hold Thursday (not even kidding) call never got picked up either time, but still in business collecting peoples money!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PartyPosse Posted November 5, 2021 Share Posted November 5, 2021 Freedom to be as dumb and obnoxious as you want. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tshile Posted November 5, 2021 Share Posted November 5, 2021 My opinion: we are great. We have so many things that are great about this country. our issue is that access to our country’s greatness is a little, limited shall we say. we fall on metrics not because the entire system is inadequate but because there are enough inadequate parts it drags our rankings down. tech. Education. Medical. Finance. Damn near every industry. we just need to find a way to give the bottom portion better access to our greatness. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Wiggles Posted November 6, 2021 Share Posted November 6, 2021 49 minutes ago, tshile said: we just need to find a way to give the bottom portion better access to our greatness. Welcome comrade. 🤫 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
China Posted November 6, 2021 Share Posted November 6, 2021 4 hours ago, tshile said: My opinion: we just need to find a way to give the bottom portion better access to our greatness. Unfortunately, unless we do that, especially with regard to education and mental health, I fear we as a country will be brought down to the lowest common denominator and lose our greatness. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youngestson Posted November 6, 2021 Share Posted November 6, 2021 It's great because it's my country...though I've always been a bit of a homer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riggo-toni Posted November 6, 2021 Share Posted November 6, 2021 Prior to the Nazis, Germany was way ahead of the rest of the world in Physics. Then came anti-Semitism, brutal repression, and political ideology overriding what science would be acceptable. All of that meant the brain drain over to the US. It's a lesson we seem to have willfully ignored in the Maga-verse. We have most of the best universities in the world, and the best and brightest would come here for an education, and then decide to stay, because they had more opportunities to be a tremendous success here. Now populism from both Trumpies and lefties is pushing these people out. We should be welcoming immigrants, especially given our aging population, rather than booting them out...or worse, harassing those of color as "not real Muricans." 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlvinWaltonIsMyBoy Posted November 6, 2021 Share Posted November 6, 2021 (edited) Removed. Edited November 6, 2021 by AlvinWaltonIsMyBoy 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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