How did USA become such a messed up country?

[stoffi]

Where did it go wrong?

I mean, no social security, no health coverage, 40 million poor, plenty more trailer trash, a middle class withering away, religious fanatics taking over, mad cowboy presidents and ignorance flourishing.


What do you think went wrong?

[Nuriho]

special interest groups dictating government policies.

[Mordus]

special interest groups dictating government policies.

Yup

[Azartyn]

Quote Originally Posted by Nuriho View Post
special interest groups dictating government policies.

This I agree with on BOTH sides of the aisle. The only way to stop it is to outlaw lobbying and that will never happen Im afraid.

[flutterby]

First it started with people wanting freedom of religion.... then freedom of choice... freedoms lead corporations to manipulate the pockets of the government officials because of THEIR religious beliefs. I could go on and on forever.

[Palem]

People like Stoffi talking garbage at every possible chance.

Let's read up on the latest news out of Norway. Oh that's right, there is none, because no one cares about Norway.

[stoffi]

People like Stoffi talking garbage at every possible chance.

Let's read up on the latest news out of Norway. Oh that's right, there is none, because no one cares about Norway.

You would get banned/warned for that if you weren't the moderator.... ;) Both for rude post and derailing.

This thread is perfectly legit. USA is a messed up country, tens of millions of poor, a middle class withering away, religious fanatics on the rise, psychos getting into power both in states and national... I see it as only a matter of time before you'll see large riots like in the Arab world or Ukraine. 10 years, 30 years, 50 years. You're headed off the cliff.

2 people already presented their theories.

[Palem]

You would get banned/warned for that if you weren't the moderator.... ;) Both for rude post and derailing.

Be a Troll. Get trolled. Trollololololol

This thread is perfectly legit. USA is a messed up country, tens of millions of poor, a middle class withering away, religious fanatics on the rise, psychos getting into power both in states and national... I see it as only a matter of time before you'll see large riots like in the Arab world or Ukraine. 10 years, 30 years, 50 years. You're headed off the cliff.

lol @ your religious fanatic BS. Believe it or not, but some people do believe in god. Also believe it or not, not everything that a political candidate says is reality. They say things that will win them votes. Telling huge crowds of people that you pray to god about being president and getting an answer will win a person a lot of uneducated votes.

Also, what happened to America? We got done fighting 2 wars. You know... that thing that Norway hasn't done in 2 centuries because if you did you would just be "New Germany"...


Rest of your post is complete garbage and not even worth addressing. Come talk to me when Norway actually has "tens of millions of people"...

[flutterby]

lol @ your religious fanatic BS. Believe it or not, but some people do believe in god.

You have to admit that interest groups use religious beliefs to sway the government officials or other groups.
One instance is abortions. Planned Parenthood does a lot more than abortions and the reality of that is that it's a small percentage. Yet,
people say that taxes shouldn't be used to fund it. I think that religion should stay out of the government or the churches should start paying taxes.
They want a say in how the government is run on a 'corporate' level then they should have to pay to have the say. As individuals the church officials
are citizens just like the rest of us.

American's that play Uto should be used to being trash talked for living here. It's no different than people thinking poorly of Romanians or the Dutch. Does
the place my mother happened to give birth to me make me less of a person. Don't think it matters as long as you're a good person. (shrugs)

[Palem]

You have to admit that interest groups use religious beliefs to sway the government officials or other groups.

There are many, many things wrong with the gov't and yes, I agree that the separation of church and state is not enforce enough.

[Korp]

Let's read up on the latest news out of Norway. Oh that's right, there is none, because no one cares about Norway.

Just cause you dont know where to look doesnt mean there is no news out of Norway just makes you ignorant.

[scorpio86]

The United States of America is most definately one of the best countries on Earth.

[Korp]

Palem - If you cant act as a moderator perhaps you shouldnt be one to begin with.

We got done fighting 2 wars. You know... that thing that Norway hasn't done in 2 centuries because if you did you would just be "New Germany"...

Is that something to proud over, two very failed wars in alot of aspects.

Come talk to me when Norway actually has "tens of millions of people"...

What relevancy has the amount of people living in a country has to do with it? Just looking at most ways Norway certainly is a more sucessfull country, they would been independntly being larger than US or not.

[scorpio86]

How is Norway more succesful than the USA?

???

[Palem]

I can act as a mod. But I will troll trolls (That's why I'm not responding to your responses :) ). We both know I'm a very good mod ;)