12-08-2015, 08:48 PM
(12-08-2015, 08:26 PM)Mike M (the other one) Wrote: I don't like this list, it is comparing Apples to Oranges.
Who defined what is a developed country vs non-developed?
Is it based on GDP? if so, it's a sham comparing us to many of those countries on that list.
Deaths from Wars were excluded from other countries, so why aren't they excluding our deaths from the war on drugs as well?
Lastly, People tend to forget, the US is not a very old country like many of the others listed on here. We are younger and much more diverse than many of these countries that are on that list. Take Japan for instance, it was supposedly founded in 600 B.C. As of 2012, 98.5% of the people in Japan are Japanese.
So scratch them off the list, we have nothing in common with them. I could go on and list even more, but I think you get the idea.
It wasn't intended to compare like countries, so that complaint is irrelevant. It didn't differentiate between developed and developing. I made that comment. You are essentially saying we are different and so therefore we should not compare with anyone else.
As for the war on drugs, the deaths from cartels and things of that nature are criminal. Organized crime and is not the military. If you note, though, those numbers are what drives the numbers in central and South America. Removing them would make us look even worse.
