2007-01-13 12:26:28 · 10 answers · asked by ? 4 in Politics & Government ➔ Other - Politics & Government
and from their failures as well?
2007-01-13 12:27:47 · update #1
This is not anti-USA, believe it or not. Seeing shortcomings and fault and hoping to learn from it is not traitorous.
2007-01-13 12:36:34 · update #2
Perhaps I worded this question poorly, it was not the slur that you think. But if that's how you all see it, I learned more from this question than I ever expected.
2007-01-13 12:48:54 · update #3
I assume there must be some things, that's why I'm asking. Not America bashing, bob b
2007-01-13 13:05:06 · update #4
1) While the U.S. has benefitted from being a multi-racial country, it has come with a high price. The hip hop culture discourages academics. Barely literate rappers are adored as gods. In many European countries where the population is not so diverse, students respect their teachers, and discipline is not a problem. The movie, "The Boys of Baraka" highlights the problem. Seventy six percent of Baltimore's African American boys do not graduate from high school. What can the U.S. learn from this? We need to return to the days of the "melting pot" mentality. Diversity is fine, but what we have now is chaos. Trying hard to succeed and the virtues of education need to be accorded the importance they used to have.
The U.S. often has noble goals, but the underlying assumption regarding how to improve society and make a everything safe and fair is flawed. In the U.S., the common mentality is that, if only there were a law to ban that, or protect this, or discourage that, somehow we'd finally get it right and we'd have perfection. Here's an example I hope will illustrate how other countries succeed better. When I vacationed in Turkey, a boy of around 15 worked in our seaside hotel. He helped out in the kitchen, and sometimes in the bar, serving drinks. In the U.S., he never would have been allowed to do any of this. Once again, in the U.S. people have noble intentions. The assumption is that a minor should not be permitted around alcohol, nor should he be allowed to work at such a young age.
However, in speaking with this young boy, I found out that the money he brings home has made his family life a lot easier. Everyone is happier. His grades at school have substantially IMPROVED because he realizes now how important an education is, and he now has goals he wants to fulfill. Also, he now can speak several languages with amazing ease because he has been around foreign tourists for so long.
Compare this with an American youngster, who would probably be getting fat, laying on the sofa all day playing his Game Boy. He is ambivalent about school because he has no first hand experience with the real world, so preparing for a career is about the furthest thing from his mind.
2007-01-13 12:55:54 · answer #1 · answered by pachl@sbcglobal.net 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
You should be more specific, in the other Nations, and what successes and what are these successes pertaining too?
In the instances of other nations throughout history there have been success in every nation. And yes we have learned much through out history as we have a complete unabridged edition of past, and present history in our many libraries. The question is does anyone learn from their own mistakes, and others to gather the information to correct those mistakes in the future. Like strategies of War according to Julius Caesar, or Political Science? Yes we have learned but the present day administration has a wife that is a librarian but clearly she has no say in this or she would be quoting to them the books that would have corrected their mistakes. But then again would they have the knowledge and know how to undertake the understanding of admission of guilt? And the benefits of such an admission other than the repercussions?
2007-01-13 20:39:22 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
The events leading up to the fall of the Roman Empire.
2007-01-13 20:42:01 · answer #3 · answered by Nobody Special 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Americans are not very good at using history or others experiences to our advantage. We also see ourselves as unique because of the diversity of our population and the wealth and power of our nation. Unfortunately this doesn't help improve our healthcare or education, two areas where many nations are ahead of us. The very wealthy have excellent access to both but if you are poor your access to either is minimal.
2007-01-13 20:36:27 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 2⤋
What successes are these and what countries are these/
Try again at America Bashing this question didn't work for you.
Please tell us of these other countries successes and what failures are you talking about?
2007-01-13 20:39:00 · answer #5 · answered by bob b 3 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Like what?
Russia's treatment of Georgia?
When it got really cold in Georgia - Russia shut off the heating oil supply. One way to get people to pay through the nose - give them two choices PAY or Freeze to death.
Or maybe you had something else in mind for this question?
2007-01-13 20:33:36 · answer #6 · answered by Akkita 6 · 2⤊ 2⤋
If you have not taken part in the protection why do you feel you have the right to ask a question like that?
2007-01-13 20:35:09 · answer #7 · answered by JAMI E 5 · 2⤊ 3⤋
What successes of other nations????
2007-01-13 20:33:31 · answer #8 · answered by rallman@sbcglobal.net 5 · 3⤊ 3⤋
What successes of other nations????
2007-01-13 20:30:10 · answer #9 · answered by TRUE GRIT 5 · 2⤊ 4⤋
Why are you against the USA?
2007-01-13 20:33:49 · answer #10 · answered by Butterfly 1 · 3⤊ 3⤋