What is your biggest problem with the USA (2 Viewers)

[Henry Ford]

Vice crimes being illegal, drugs, hookers, gambling, it makes no sense for a free country to have any of these things be illegal.

Make em legal and tax em.

Almost feels like it's not a free country unless you agree with ultraconservative morality.

Almost feels like it's not a free country unless you agree with politically correct liberalism.

Really? Is it illegal to not be politically correct where you live? That's awful.

Yes, it's illegal to not be politically correct everywhere in this country. E.g., Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Ever heard of it? I can name a lot of others if you'd like.

The Civil Rights act of 1964 regulates political correctness? I need to amend some lawsuits on Monday.

 

[Henry Ford]

Vice crimes being illegal, drugs, hookers, gambling, it makes no sense for a free country to have any of these things be illegal.

Make em legal and tax em.

Almost feels like it's not a free country unless you agree with ultraconservative morality.

Almost feels like it's not a free country unless you agree with politically correct liberalism.

Really? Is it illegal to not be politically correct where you live? That's awful.

Yes, it's illegal to not be politically correct everywhere in this country. E.g., Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Ever heard of it? I can name a lot of others if you'd like.

Dude.

It seems a lot of you don't understand what political correctness is.

Someone doesn't.

 

[Henry Ford]

On a side note, I've come to love when Christi uses a 50 year old definition instead of a current common usage.

 

[Politician Spock]

My biggest problem with the USA is the direction we're going in. Things are good today, but I don't see a better tomorrow. I also don't think it can be avoided. It's a demographic problem.

 

[Tom Skerritt]

There is a general arrogance and sense of superiority/entitlement.

 

[Christo]

On a side note, I've come to love when Christi uses a 50 year old definition instead of a current common usage.

It's the very first one.

 

[Chaka]

On a side note, I've come to love when Christi uses a 50 year old definition instead of a current common usage.

It's the very first one.

 

[drunken slob]

Lawyers

 

[ffldrew]

War Pigs

 

[Christo]

On a side note, I've come to love when Christi uses a 50 year old definition instead of a current common usage.

It's the very first one.

I understand. The truth hurts. And you don't like that unpleasant feeling you get when confronted by reality.

 

[mr roboto]

Arguments concerning the definition of loaded and oft-changing socio-political labels, especially egregious examples tend to flare up when there are practicers of law engaged.

 

[Ilov80s]

Education.

Talked to a teacher recently, and she said that in her school district, they had seen statistics that showed that people who received a high school degree, lived longer, had better health, and made more money than those who didn't. So from now on, everyone would get a high school degree.

We are seriously messed up.

As in everyone is working towards a diploma or they just give everyone that walks in the door a diploma, even if they don't pass any classes? I find the latter very difficult to believe. Also, it's hard to believe that the most well educated generation in our history is the downfall of America.

They are passing the classes, however they aren't passing them because they are smart enough . The teachers are passing them to shuffle the losers through. It's rampant. These idiots today can't even do basic math without an electronic device doing it for them.

Pushing kids through doesn't happen everywhere, but at the same time it is nothing new. As for complaining about basic math skills, that's a fair point, but with technology there has been more of an emphasis placed on higher level problem solving (algebra, geometry, calc) and knowing how to do long division has been de-emphasized. 30 years ago, the average teen had better calculation skills, but weren't taking the advanced math/science courses that the average student is likely to take today.

 

[grateful zed]

too much sports.

 

[Henry Ford]

On a side note, I've come to love when Christi uses a 50 year old definition instead of a current common usage.

It's the very first one.

I definitely misjudged your meaning. If the thing you have an issue with is the Civil Rights Act, I definitely understand better how frustrated you must be.

 

[Riversco]

Probably the San Andreas fault, but I could be persuaded on some of the volcanoes in the pacific northwest. Just because they haven't erupted in a long time doesn't mean they aren't dangerous. The train of hurricanes in the Atlantic every summer is also one of the biggest problems with the USA.

 

[Zegras11]

drunk people who start threads

 

[Celph Titled]

Everything.

 

[grateful zed]

weed

 

[belljr]

The foreigners

 

[johnnycakes]

The foreigners

 

[Christo]

On a side note, I've come to love when Christi uses a 50 year old definition instead of a current common usage.

It's the very first one.

I definitely misjudged your meaning. If the thing you have an issue with is the Civil Rights Act, I definitely understand better how frustrated you must be.

 

[Maelstrom]

Lack of respect for truth. Scientific, political, business, personal...all webbed with lies these days (maybe always, I don't know, but it seems worse).

There is so much lying and outright falsehoods being told, about anything you can think of, to advance someone's agenda, that truth is just a sad remnent of itself that is cast off in a corner. It holds little to no power anymore, because even when truth is told, someone else will just lie and say it isn't the truth, and well, since there are so many lies, who's to say what truth really is anymore.

I'm not saying this is unique to America, as I don't live somewhere else, but I think we are very good at it. Very good. To our detriment, I believe.

 

[fatness]

aggression level

 

[skycriesmary]

Jingoism

'Murica, #### yeah!

:X

 

[Henry Ford]

On a side note, I've come to love when Christi uses a 50 year old definition instead of a current common usage.

It's the very first one.

I definitely misjudged your meaning. If the thing you have an issue with is the Civil Rights Act, I definitely understand better how frustrated you must be.

No, I get it now. It's not a laughing matter. Having to abide by that kind of politically correct idea set... I'm sorry I misjudged what you meant by "politically correct." It sounded dumb at first. I should have realized you meant the Civil Rights Act

 

[Norman Paperman]

Not enough cow bell.

 

[Christo]

On a side note, I've come to love when Christi uses a 50 year old definition instead of a current common usage.

It's the very first one.

I definitely misjudged your meaning. If the thing you have an issue with is the Civil Rights Act, I definitely understand better how frustrated you must be.

No, I get it now. It's not a laughing matter. Having to abide by that kind of politically correct idea set... I'm sorry I misjudged what you meant by "politically correct." It sounded dumb at first. I should have realized you meant the Civil Rights Act

Somehow I don't think you do get it.

 

[Mister Martie]

Can you guys take this to the lawyer thread?

 

[Kal El]

White people. Granted, that makes up a huge majority of my ethnic background, but it's sad knowing there is a possibility that my white ancestors may have had a hand in kicking my Cherokee ancestors off of their land. Can't we all just get along?

 

[The Duff Man]

Most people are stupid and that is exactly what Big Business and Government want. People who are easily distracted by shiny toys and Karashians.

 

[Jeff Vader]

A severe dearth of guns.

 

[BobbyLayne]

Lack of thoroughbred Triple Crown winners. Three in six years when I was teenager.

 

[Native]

1. The sense of entitlement

 

[mquinnjr]

Has anyone mentioned Guy Fieri yet?

Guy Fieri.

 

[Chaka]

On a side note, I've come to love when Christi uses a 50 year old definition instead of a current common usage.

It's the very first one.

I understand. The truth hurts. And you don't like that unpleasant feeling you get when confronted by reality.

 

[Chaka]

On a side note, I've come to love when Christi uses a 50 year old definition instead of a current common usage.

It's the very first one.

I definitely misjudged your meaning. If the thing you have an issue with is the Civil Rights Act, I definitely understand better how frustrated you must be.

No, I get it now. It's not a laughing matter. Having to abide by that kind of politically correct idea set... I'm sorry I misjudged what you meant by "politically correct." It sounded dumb at first. I should have realized you meant the Civil Rights Act

Somehow I don't think you do get it.

Dude, you're killing it in here. Never realized you had such a wry sense of humor.

 

[PlasmaDogPlasma]

The education system has become so poor that it's producing people that can't even follow simple instructions like "one person one statement"

 

[Doctor Detroit]

White people. Granted, that makes up a huge majority of my ethnic background, but it's sad knowing there is a possibility that my white ancestors may have had a hand in kicking my Cherokee ancestors off of their land. Can't we all just get along?

May have?

 

[jon_mx]

I love everything about America, especially that we can still have a football team called the redskins mocking those Indians who we kicked their ####.

 

[cstu]

Please put debates in another thread..........I just would like one person one statement here.

Lobbyists.

Some good answers here but this was is what I thought of first. It's difficult to solve the real problems mentioned here when our politicians are bought by those with deep enough pockets to dissuade them from making tough decisions (this is true regardless of party affiliation).

 

[James Daulton]

If it's not big here it's no good. From meal sizes to houses to cars. We waste a ton of everything.

 

[elguapo07]

1. The NL not adopting the DH

2. The far left

3. The far right

4. Hefner never getting Dawn "MaryAnn" Wells to pose

5. Toll plazas

6. Shamrock shakes only available in March

7. Doing the right thing vs doing what is right

8. Everyone gets a trophy

9. Prostate exams - you using the whole fist doc?

10.Ask not what you can do for your country, ask what your country can do for you.

 

[Kal El]

White people. Granted, that makes up a huge majority of my ethnic background, but it's sad knowing there is a possibility that my white ancestors may have had a hand in kicking my Cherokee ancestors off of their land. Can't we all just get along?

May have?

At least on my father's side, they were farmers in West Virginia, so I doubt they ran natives off. My maternal grandmother's grandfathers (both of them) were full Cherokee, so evidently their wives had nothing against the tribe.

 

[Jeff Vader]

The lack of executions in the state of Texas. You're our beacon of shining civilization, Lone Star State. Stop letting us down.

 

[Jeff Vader]

The inability of Baskin Robbins to expand and offer more than 31 flavors.

 

[Jeff Vader]

The inability of politicians to amend "family values" to include serial marriages and at least one freaky mistress on the side.

End the hypocrisy, Washington.

 

[Jeff Vader]

The continued delay of the rapture.

Yes, I know technically this is god's fault. But we all know it's really America's.

 

[Quez]

I would probably say the biggest problem is how much of our military is outsourced, specifically our intelligence.

I understand the economics of outsourcing, but when these military personnel leave the military they can often get a better job with a military contractor. Of course the military industrial complex always wants a constant threat. War + fear + danger + terror = big bucks.

 

[Jeff Vader]

Tim Tebow.

 

[mquinnjr]

1. The NL not adopting the DH

Someone has to keep the strategy associated with the pitcher hitting and managing that in the game of baseball.