Left -vs- Right

[hollodero]

(07-07-2015, 10:12 AM)michaelsean Wrote: We've done pretty well for ourselves and produced a hell of a lot for the rest of the world, and I don't mean that arrogantly.  Just that not everyone has to do things the same.  We are the descendents of immigrants, and those immigrants didn't come here for more vacation time or free college.  We just think differently, and there's nothing wrong with that.  

Hey, of course. Don't get me wrong, you indeed did a lot of things quite well. Maybe you are the greatest country in the world, I couldn't judge. But even if you're doing good, there's always things that could be better.
Forgive me, but from my perspective the US is far from perfect. That's no disrespect. Every other country, mine included, is even further away from perfect. But you have some issues, you cannot really deny that. And there might be things that Europe actually does better; and where you could learn something, like we learn from you all the time. Like how comes we have less crime, better health and free education and all that stuff that are never bad things for a society.

Or shortly: The mere existence of socialism didn't throw us into oblivion, but had actually some pleasant effects. I feel your irrational fear of the word alone narows your sight a little.