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Old 01-25-2010, 10:40 AM
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Originally Posted by Twodogs View Post
Always has, and socialism has always failed. If a dumb hayseed from Kansas knows that, why wouldn't the President?
They want to believe

And those socialist paradises in Europe have their national security paid for by the evil USA - we do their bombing for them.

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Originally Posted by finnbow View Post
Here are some objective measurements showing the US at number 13 in the world with over half of those above us being in Northern Europe. Having lived for a dozen years in Germany, I liked it very much and better than the US in a number of ways (and not as well in others). Above all, I certainly didn't feel any lack of "freedom." To the contrary, the freedom from the threat of crime everywhere in Germany (including downtown in the major cities) was quite refreshing indeed when compared to the US.
http://www.tinyvital.com/blog/2003/7...n-crime-rates/

Couldn't find anything newer, but know most crime is less in the US. NYC is one of the safest large cities in the world.

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