Are America's Weaknesses?

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  1. 4Runner

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    Americans believe that their country is the strongest
    . But...
    There are some issues that are not customary to talk about in the official life of Americans. No American will discuss them with neighbors or co-workers at work .. you can only talk about them anonymously in the forums

    . These topics are:
    1. In America, there is no Freedom and Democracy. The proof I have indicated above. Try saying something like this at your job and they will fire you. No, not according to policy, but simply "you do not meet the position." You will lose your credit history, friends and position in the Society ...

    2. In America, there is a racial hostility of people. Go to any American forum and see how vasp hates black and color. In America, there are forums for blacks. Nightmare. Hurricane Katrina showed that the external enemy of America does not need nuclear weapons. He can incite blacks on whites.

    3. America never fought with an equal enemy. American propaganda says that America defeated Nazi Germany and militaristic Japan. This is a lie, but most Americans believe.

    4. America never fought on its own territory. Large civilian casualties demoralize the army instantly.

    5. America has a huge external debt.

    6. You will be surprised, but America does not produce Industrial goods. Production made in other countries. The main article of the American budget is services, that is, legal, consulting ... during war it is not necessary

    7. The formation of an ordinary American is very primitive. American salary does not allow getting a good education ...
     
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    Ah yes. The old Russian poem
     
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    This is a reality, my American, I hope, friend ...
     
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    Of course it is :alcoholic:
     
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    Joined Thurs and already banned. That didn't take long. Bye Russki.
     
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    I used to own a 4runner. It was a nice truck. I put 165k miles on it and gave it to my son when he left for the military. He drove it for another 3 years and traded it. I liked it a lot better than the OP.
     
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    Wow, what a posting of lies.

    Well, to start with we are not a "Democracy", so that does not even apply. The same way we are not a Monarchy, a Commune, nor a Theocracy.

    We are a Republic. Which is the ultimate form of government that protects personal freedoms.

    OK, what does this even mean? Did Katrina cause blacks to attack whites? Are you trying to say that blacks are imposed in some way to attack whites?

    There is hostility, sure. There always will be some idiots who like to blame all their failures on others, that is human nature.

    Now show me another nation with such a diverse range of races living together as well as the US has, and for so long. Sure, it is simple to get along with minorities, when they compose say 3% of the population (or less).

    This claim is also a lie.

    Wow, really?

    We fought with England, twice. And both times England was far superior to the US. The second time we fought them we were not trounced only because we were considered a nuisance when compared to Napoleon.

    First history fail.

    We also fought a Civil War, against ourselves. We both won and lost that one.

    We only won in WWII (as in WWI) because of our allies. I have always been one to say that we could never have done it alone, and our allies could not have done it without us. We all needed each other.

    Yet another lie.

    More lies.

    Revolution, War of 1812, Civil War. All fought almost exclusively on US soil (with a few skirmishes in Canada).

    There is also the 10 year long Border War with Mexico. Which saw numerous invasions across the border, from Texas to California. The Battle of Columbus, New Mexico largely destroyed the town and finally forced the US to step into the Mexican Civil War.

    And oh, World War II. Which saw battles in Alaska and Hawaii. And foreign occupation of the Philippines, Guam, Wake, and Midway. All US territory.

    Yet more lies.

    And even larger domestic assets.

    The US has assets in the range of $270 trillion dollars. Our debt is in the range of $100 trillion.

    Might as well say you do not own your house because it has a mortgage on it. Or your car because you bought it on a loan.

    We make no cars? No trains? We make no computers, nor industrial equipment?

    We do not ship our aircraft to companies and nations all over the world? Nobody buys our satellites?

    Yet more lies.

    Actually, it does. Every US citizen has the ability to gain 12 years of education, completely free. And most people live within an hour of a community college which provides it at low cost (or even free with Government grants).

    But the point is, how many need such education? Even if for some reason the system was expanded to provide everybody a free 4 year college degree, what will that mean?

    Well, we will have janitors, fast food workers, and people changing the oil on your car with a 4 year degree.

    Most people do not need such education. And most students do not even use the free education that is offered. Any student can leave a High School in the US with almost 2 years of college credits, but most simply choose not to do so. If they even graduate (around 56%), most took the basic courses. Which means no math above Geometry, even though Trig and Calculus are offered. Nothing beyond basic sciences, even though most have advanced sciences available.

    Computer Programming has been offered in most schools since the 1970's, but how many took advantage of it? I learned COBOL and PASCAL in 1979 in a public high school. But out of the 3 schools in the district, only 25 or so of us students signed up for the course. Once again, not a failure of the system, but the lack of interest by the students to take these courses.
     
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    And yes, quite a few rather advanced courses are offered as High School courses.

    I took several when I was in school, where most did not.

    I graduated with my Guard Card, free and in a High School class (I had to pay the state fee after graduation, I want to say it was $20).
    I learned COBOL and PASCAL, I already knew how to program in BASIC.
    I attended a Flight School, as one of my daily high school classes. All I would have had to do is sign up and pay for the actual hands-on part and I would have gotten my pilot's license.
    There were also advanced agriculture courses available, including animal husbandry, plant genetics, and advanced agricultural methods.
    Auto mechanics, welding, and a great many of the "Industrial Arts" are still key parts of school curriculums even today.

    And this was not some elite school, or in a rich area. These were courses available to any student of the public high schools in Boise, Idaho from 1979-1982. In fact, under an agreement with the local "Private School" (a Catholic one) could attend many of these courses along with us. I knew at least 2 of those in the Computer Programming course were from BK.

    I am often amazed at how much education people in the US can get, but simply never take advantage of it.
     

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