What is the United States of America?

[caretaker1]

Seems obvious on the surface, but I'm interested to hear the different answers here. Just asking what it means to you. What are the essential elements of it?

[Broken Glass Can]

The USA is the high standard that all other nations aspire to imitate.

[caretaker1]

What specifically about it makes it the high standard?

[dr_venkman]

Because if they don't recognize it as the high standard we'll kill them.


To me the U.S. of A was an expiriment in profound freedom set in a fertile environment from sea to shining sea.

Too bad it got populated by a bunch of assholes. It could have been nice.

[bholdr]

"The USA is the high standard that all other nations aspire to imitate."

well... it was thirty or forty years ago, anyway...

[Dynasty]

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"The USA is the high standard that all other nations aspire to imitate."

well... it was thirty or forty years ago, anyway...

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Now, other nations don't seem to aspire so high.

[bholdr]

"to soar with the pigs and wallow with the eagles"

-HST

[Felix_Nietsche]

Answer: It is the best country in the world to pursue your dreams.

Why is it the best country in the world to pursue your dreams?
The culture of economic freedom USA allows individuals the opportunity to achieve great things in life that they could not achieve on other countries.

Unfortunately there has been a huge cultural battle fought in the USA the last 75 years (started w/ FDR) between liberals who want to change the economic culture of the USA to a 'typical European welfare state' and conservatives who want to maintain the culture of economic freedom. Unfortunately the typical economic conservative does not earn high marks when it comes to protecting social freedoms. The result is a choice between the lesser of two evils. The choice is easy for me. Vote for conservatives. Economic freedom naturally leads to more social freedoms despite laws which are passed to restrict social freedoms. The more money the people keep, the less money the govt has to try to control your life.... And that is a good thing.

[zaxx19]

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Answer: It is the best country in the world to pursue your dreams.

Why is it the best country in the world to pursue your dreams?
The culture of economic freedom USA allows individuals the opportunity to achieve great things in life that they could not achieve on other countries.

Unfortunately there has been a huge cultural battle fought in the USA the last 75 years (started w/ FDR) between liberals who want to change the economic culture of the USA to a 'typical European welfare state' and conservatives who want to maintain the culture of economic freedom. Unfortunately the typical economic conservative does not earn high marks when it comes to protecting social freedoms. The result is a choice between the lesser of two evils. The choice is easy for me. Vote for conservatives. Economic freedom naturally leads to more social freedoms despite laws which are passed to restrict social freedoms. The more money the people keep, the less money the govt has to try to control your life.... And that is a good thing.


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POTD.

Look at where this mentality is leading Europe in the long term...

[dr_venkman]

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The choice is easy for me. Vote for conservatives.

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I heard Rush Limbaugh today say that he admires the moral view of religious people who see the world in black and white, right and wrong. According to Rush there is no gray.

Your post reminds me of that. Utter BS.