I love the United States of America, but is it becoming like North Korea with it's view of itself?

First of all, I live in America and love my country. I mean nothing seditious by this, please do not arrest me. North Koreans are told by the government that they have the best nation on Earth. Other people of other nations disagree.

With that said, lets go over the Good parts first, what do we know about our great nation? We have the best health care in the world. We have the highest quality food and cleanest water. We have the best education, the safest streets, and more personal freedom than any nation on Earth. We all these basic facts, we’re even taught most of this in our school system, which as I said is the best. The government even oversees and approves the curriculum to ensure this. So long as you stay in line and do what you’re told the police will not kill you and so long as you have a history of doing as your told and have no plans of leaving permanently you can even visit other countries for as long as you can afford to, provided you still pay taxes while out of the country.

Now for the less-perfect aspects. If you live here, you need a car, there only a few tens of thousands of dollars and you can finance that for a few hundred dollars per month. You also need to work a lot of hours to get by. As for the best medical care, you get what you pay for of course. The higher premium medical insurance take care of a lot of this for just a few hundred dollars per month, and then a few thousand more if you visit the hospital or have a child. This kind of prevents you from having enough money to completely uproot and go somewhere else, but even if you do you may forget to pay American taxes while living elsewhere and be arrested extradited for the crime of tax evasion. That’s if you even are allow on a plane in the first place. And if you are lucky, you he to join the one out of every one hundred citizens who are locked up in prison. When you get you, they send you a bill, make sure you pay that by the way. If you are less lucky, the police may just beat you to a pulp, if they do begin to beat you don’t resist or they will shoot you for resisting. You might survive the beating. Maybe we can work on these issues and be a great nation?

At least we are known world wide for being the safest nation with the best food and water and healthiest citizens, and the freest and best political system. That’s a start.

No, America is NOT becoming like North Korea.

If you believe that, you don't really know much about North Korea.

a reply to: MiddleInsite

I mean in the sense that the citizens are told about their country by schools influenced by the government as a sort of propaganda. I don't need to even say that we have a better standard of living than even the best life in NK, or anywhere in the world for that matter.

I hate Michael Moore but please watch “Where too invade next” and inform yourself. Because you’ve been indoctrinated by that best education system (common core 2+2=5) to believe a whole bunch of BS about your Sh1thole country.

Honestly your country is best at terrorism, stealing resources, keeping other nations down, color revolutions, installing puppet dictators, and destroying democracy in its own land.

The things above you mentioned maybe remove rose coloured glasses and see Amerika for what it really is.

A nation run on war and fuking others up for profit.

a reply to: SaneThinking

In my experience and that of close friends, we have to be careful talking like that. Not saying anything you said is wrong, just that I can't say it. What I can get away with saying is that with republicans and democrats, the left and right wind are of the same bird...

a reply to: Jeremiah33three

If you feel that way maybe you should move out of North Korea to the United States of Amerika we hear they are free there 😂🤣

What a clown show the complacent Amerika populace is, no citizen should fear the government, the government should fear you voting out clowns who repress a public.

But hey don’t speak truths forever live on your knees

SaneThinking

a reply to: SaneThinking

Yeah, really. The tree needs watering.

originally posted by: MiddleInsite
No, America is NOT becoming like North Korea.

If you believe that, you don't really know much about North Korea.

Maybe not in terms of government heavy-handedness.

But a hell of a lot of idiots are channeling their inner Kim's trying to be top political dog no matter what. Armchair quarterback or otherwise.

Remember, everything's fantabulous

Unless you disagree.. Then it's Cancel & Control time.

a reply to: Nyiah

Thank you.

I'm 42 and my life hasn't changed. I have all of the freedoms that I was born with.

North Korea actually executed people who were covid positive, and no one is allowed in or out of the country. I went on 2 vacations to other countries this year.

What are you on about?

a reply to: LordAhriman

This post is not necessarily about freedoms, but indoctrination to believe things are better than they are. But since you asked, I am opinion that if you need to ask permission, have a permit, papers, or a license to do something, you are not free. If you can be arrested for using your own property which you bought or without buying another government mandated product, you are not free. If you need a background check to buy something or travel, you are not free.

I love what it used to be.

originally posted by: Jeremiah33three
a reply to: LordAhriman

This post is not necessarily about freedoms, but indoctrination to believe things are better than they are. But since you asked, I am opinion that if you need to ask permission, have a permit, papers, or a license to do something, you are not free. If you can be arrested for using your own property which you bought or without buying another government mandated product, you are not free. If you need a background check to buy something or travel, you are not free.

Yeah, I haven't had cable television for almost 20 years, and I don't resort to bitchute to tell me how my life is. I have not experienced any of the scenarios that you present.

Step away from the dark buttholes of the internet. Life is fine, and good.

a reply to: LordAhriman

So you're never had a drivers or hunting or gun license, had a background check, bought car insurance as is mandated by government, or anything like that? That must be nice.

a reply to: Jeremiah33three

It's interesting you should mention it. I was thinking how odd it was that the Trump effect had made patriotism a bad thing. By that, I mean anything Trump was for, the opposition is against. America first? put them last. Proud to be American? you must be a geocidal raycist. it's gotten so bad the United States Flag was under attack.
www.nytimes.com...

But thank the good Lord we found a way to remove a good bit of those super frightening statues that were scaring the lussies near to death.

a reply to: network dude

How many times in history has a nation erased its past by pulling down statues? Right before communism... I voted for trump, he is not perfect, but not terrible either. As for police militarization and gun control, he was worse than Obama. For people speaking up and using the first amendment, he was great. For protecting the innocent lives, he was good too.

originally posted by: Jeremiah33three
a reply to: LordAhriman

So you're never had a drivers or hunting or gun license, had a background check, bought car insurance as is mandated by government, or anything like that? That must be nice.

I have all of those things.

I really love America. I just don't know how to get there anymore." ~John Prine

originally posted by: Jeremiah33three
We have the best health care in the world.

I would strongly argue this. We might have some of the best healthcare technology and services, but those aren't the only considerations. Adequate healthcare is nowhere near equally accessible to everyone. It's very expensive for most people, and many people don't receive the care they need simply because they can't afford it. In my case specifically, my workplace-provided health insurance plan has a $5,000 deductible. I had to pay that entire amount for 2021. Another thing to keep in mind is the quality of the medical professionals. It has been my experience that many of our medical professionals are... not very high-quality.

originally posted by: Jeremiah33three
We have the highest quality food and cleanest water.

I would also argue this as well. Many people have access to high quality food and clean water, but many also don't. There are communities where people are drinking contaminated water. Look at the Flint, Michigan water crisis where people were drinking lead water, for example. We're also surrounded by so much junk food everywhere we go.

originally posted by: Jeremiah33three
We have the best education

There's no way in Hell this is true.

originally posted by: Jeremiah33three
the safest streets

Some places are safe, sure. But there are parts of the US that have crime rates like 3rd-world countries. When taking the entire country into consideration, many other countries are considerably safer.

originally posted by: Jeremiah33three
healthiest citizens

Oh come on now, you're joking right? We're one of the most obese nations on Earth. More than 1/3rd of the US population is obese - not overweight, obese. We're also #5 for cancer rate.

a reply to: Jeremiah33three
First of all, I live in America and love my country too, but you really need to travel more.

“U.S. Health System Ranks Last Among 11 High-Income Countries”

Aug. 4, 2021 -- The U.S. health care system ranked last overall among 11 high-income countries in an analysis by the nonprofit Commonwealth Fund, according to a report released this week. The report is the seventh international comparison of countries' health systems by the Commonwealth Fund since 2004, and the United States has ranked last in every edition, David Blumenthal, MD, president of the Commonwealth Fund, told reporters during a press briefing. Researchers analyzed survey answers from tens of thousands of patients and doctors in 11 countries. They analyzed performance on 71 measures across five categories — access to care, care process, administrative efficiency, equity, and health care outcomes. Administrative data were gathered from the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the World Health Organization (WHO). Among contributors to the poor showing by the U.S. is that half (50%) of lower-income adults and 27% of higher-income adults say costs keep them from getting needed health care. "In no other country does income inequality so profoundly limit access to care," Blumenthal said.

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“U.S. Places 21st in Ranking of World Food Systems”

Have you ever been to a French supermarket?

January 15, 2014

Despite affordable prices and high food quality, the United States tied with Japan for 21st place in a ranking of the world’s food systems, according to the international advocacy confederation Oxfam. The report, released Tuesday evening, judged the food systems of 125 countries according to four major metrics: food quality, abundance of food, affordability of food and eating habits of citizens. High diabetes and obesity rates in the U.S. brought down the nation’s score, ranking it just behind 20 European countries and Australia. The Netherlands took first place, followed by France and Switzerland tied at second. Chad scored worst, with other African nations occupying much of the bottom half of the rankings.

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“Countries with the Best Educational Systems - 2021 Best Countries Report”

A good educational system, but not such good educational outcomes.


1. The United States
2. The United Kingdom
3. Germany
4. Canada
5. France
6. Switzerland
7. Japan
8. Australia
9. Sweden
10. The Netherlands
Ironically, despite the United States having the best-surveyed education system on the globe, U.S students consistently score lower in math and science than students from many other countries. According to a Business Insider report in 2018, the U.S. ranked 38th in math scores and 24th in science.
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In intentional homicides per 100,000 of population, the US ranks 16th, just behind Pakistan.

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July 2019
"Healthiest countries in the world"

The US doesn’t even make the top 10.

"For those looking at staying healthy abroad, these rankings from the Bloomberg Healthiest Country Index will be of interest. The rankings took into account variables such as life expectancy and environmental factors, such as access to clean water and sanitation. Here are the top 10 healthiest countries in the world:

10 - Israel
Israel comes in at 10th place on the list. The country has a universal healthcare system that covers all citizens and permanent residents. Medical staff in Israel are typically well-trained and are also usually able to speak English.
9 - Norway
Norway is next on the list. The Norwegian Government took ownership of all hospitals in the country in 2002. Since then, the health system in the country has been very well praised.

8 - Singapore
Next up, we have Singapore, which has one of the best life expectancy rates in the world. Singaporeans have a remarkably efficient healthcare system and effective chronic disease management, where efforts are put into early prevention and detection, as well as close monitoring by doctors. Their diet is rich in vegetables, hearty meats and fish.
7 - Australia
Australia is next up. The country has one of the highest life expectancies in the world, accompanied by decreasing smoking and death rates, which have been dropping over the years. The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare has reported that not only people in Australia are living longer, but are living with more years free of disability.
6 - Sweden
Sweden is seen as a great place for expats and is also one of the 10 best places to raise a family. This thriving Scandinavian country offers a tremendous quality of life and a high standard of healthcare.
5 - Switzerland
Next up on the list is Switzerland. Although there is no universal health coverage in the country, the healthcare system is very well regarded. Standards are usually very high across the board, waiting lists aren’t an issue and there’s no language barrier as doctors normally speak English, especially in the city.

4 - Japan
Healthy food is a big reason why Japan ranks so high on the list. Japan has always had a solid reputation for eating well and the country also has a terrific healthcare system.
3 - Iceland
Iceland is next up on the list. Icelanders have a terrific mix of good food and outdoor exercise. Their love of adventure sports include kayaking and rock climbing. Fresh seafood makes up a large part of the local diet.
2 - Italy
Italy comes in second place on the list thanks to an efficient healthcare system and a reputation for having a hearty diet. Italians are also renowned for going out for walks after dinner with friends and relatives – a healthy habit that adds to their well-being!
1 - Spain
Coming in at number one is Spain. The country has an excellent healthcare system, with high quality care offered in both the public and private sector. Researchers have also cited the Mediterranean diet as one of the reasons for Spain’s top ranking.
According to a study led by the University of Navarra Medical School, this diet “supplemented with extra-virgin olive oil or nuts, had a lower rate of major cardiovascular events than those assigned to a reduced-fat diet”.

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I forgot to add the freedom index:

The ten countries with the highest human freedom indexes (the freest countries in the world) are:

New Zealand 8.88
Switzerland 8.82
Hong Kong 8.81
Canada 8.65
Australia 8.62
Denmark 8.56
Luxembourg 8.56
Finland 8.53
Germany 8.53
Ireland 8.52

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