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what comes to your mind if you think of the US?

aociswundumho said:
The most free country in the world. The only country left that recognizes and respects the right to free speech, and the only country that trusts the people to own lots and lots of firearms.
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Freedom Index ranking:
Switzerland 9.01
New Zealand 8.88
Denmark 8.83
Bunch of other countries including Canada...
US 8.39
 
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California .... in German .. Kalifornien
 
Bok Tuklo said:
We are all heirs to the Roman Empire.

Time to revisit Gibbon.
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There's something chaotic in the air reminiscent of the last decades of the Roman Republic. Kid you not, the then Roman politicians took lawfaring to insane levels. The politician was immune from prosecutions while he held office. Once his term expired, it was open season. The Great Caesar was careful to secure himself a Proconsulship in Gauls after the end of his Consulship. This office also shielded him from prosecutions while he held it. And he held it for yeaaaars. Until he could hold it no longer. Then he crossed the Rubicon. And the rest is history.

Of the likes of billionaire slum lord Marcus Crassus, the hyper vindictive Lucius Cornelius Sulla, Julius Caesar, Gnaeus Pompey.... I often wonder which Trump is closest to.

Trump matches Sulla in vindictiveness. And in slum lord billionaire Marcus Crassus another match.

Marcus Crassus was into real estate and owned a lot of property. He also ran a fire fighting business. He stiffed those who dialed him in emergencies. You could pay top dollars. Crassus would offer to buy the burning property for peanuts. Or the owner could see a total loss as everything went up in flames.



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Crassus' fire brigade « IMPERIUM ROMANUM

Marcus Licinius Crassus was one of the richest Romans in history. One of his ways to become rich was organizing a "fire brigade".
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die Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika ..... = USA
 
Allan said:
Bunch of other countries including Canada...
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None of them have true free speech, and none of them trust their citizens with firearms even close to the US.

This is "free speech" in Canada. This man published a cartoon:

 
aociswundumho said:
The most free country in the world. The only country left that recognizes and respects the right to free speech, and the only country that trusts the people to own lots and lots of firearms.
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And where every law is a blight on your freedom. Isn't that right, @aociswundumho?
 
aociswundumho said:
None of them have true free speech, and none of them trust their citizens with firearms even close to the US.

This is "free speech" in Canada. This man published a cartoon:

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Nice try.
 
dmpi said:
Land of opportunity for those willing to put in the effort and work.
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Boy, what a telling indictment! 38 million of you living beneath the poverty line. :unsure:
 
Brusan said:
Boy, what a telling indictment! 38 million of you living beneath the poverty line. :unsure:
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18% of Americans live below the poverty line according to the World Bank.
 
aociswundumho said:
The most free country in the world. The only country left that recognizes and respects the right to free speech, and the only country that trusts the people to own lots and lots of firearms.
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Haaar! Not even in the top ten of the "most free"! The disconnect from reality is astounding.
 
Allan said:
18% of Americans live below the poverty line according to the World Bank.
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Based on which year?

In the United States, the poverty rate in 2024, according to the World Bank, is 9% when measured at national poverty lines, according to the World Bank. The poverty rate at a $3 a day (2021 PPP) is 5.44%, according to the World Bank.Additionally, the multidimensional poverty headcount ratio is 5.68%, according to the World Bank.
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*the above quote was taken from Google AI Overview*

In 2023, the official poverty rate fell 0.4 percentage points to 11.1 percent. There were 36.8 million people in poverty in 2023…
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National Poverty in America Awareness Month: January 2025

The Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplement reports the official poverty rate in 2023 was 11.1%, not statistically different from 2022.
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