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Does the good America has done, outweigh the bad?

Does the good America has done, outweigh the bad?

  • Im a right leaning American, yes.

    Votes: 11 35.5%

  • Im a left leaning American, yes.

    Votes: 6 19.4%

  • Im not American, yes.

    Votes: 5 16.1%

  • Im a right leaning American, no.

    Votes: 3 9.7%

  • Im a left leaning American, no.

    Votes: 4 12.9%

  • Im not American, no.

    Votes: 2 6.5%
  • Total voters
    31
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The impact of the United States of America on the world has been undeniable. In weighing the good and the bad of our nation as a whole, does the good America has done at home and abroad, outweigh the bad?

Is the role of the US a net positive, or net negative in the world?
 
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How would you want to define and weigh 'good' or 'done'?
Just looking at the number of jobs the USA has created with its policy of free trade would seem pretty 'good' in some way.
 
joG said:
How would you want to define and weigh 'good' or 'done'?
Just looking at the number of jobs the USA has created with its policy of free trade would seem pretty 'good' in some way.
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Is the role of the US a net positive, or net negative in the world?
 
If we are talking about all our actions good and bad since we have become a nation, then absolutely yes. However, these past decades, we have been losing our morals. We are now in a downhill slide and currently, doing more harm to the world than good.

"Has done" --- past tense, it the key to this response of mine.
 
The world needs a superpower and since the end of World War Two America has played a vital role in avoiding global conflict and has contributed billions in humanitarian aid. Scandals like the NSA hurts America's reputation but with a divided Europe and an unstable Asia America is still the Worlds only hope when it comes to enforcing law and acting as negotiator
 
Lord of Planar said:
If we are talking about all our actions good and bad since we have become a nation, then absolutely yes. However, these past decades, we have been losing our morals. We are now in a downhill slide and currently, doing more harm to the world than good.

"Has done" --- past tense, it the key to this response of mine.
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Agreed, since the 1960's the US has lost its morals and society in general is being dumbed down. Paradoxically we have more access to news and data but we also are becoming a nation of robots.
 
Higgins86 said:
The world needs a superpower and since the end of World War Two America has played a vital role in avoiding global conflict and has contributed billions in humanitarian aid. Scandals like the NSA hurts America's reputation but with a divided Europe and an unstable Asia America is still the Worlds only hope when it comes to enforcing law and acting as negotiator
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Agreed, though one also wonders if the world would prefer a Russo-Chinese alliance as the worlds "superpower". I think Russia and China are going to make europe and asia a whole lot less stable soon enough.
 
US Conservative said:
Agreed, though one also wonders if the world would prefer a Russo-Chinese alliance as the worlds "superpower". I think Russia and China are going to make europe and asia a whole lot less stable soon enough.
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I know the UK will always look to the US for foreign policy However the past 6 years has been a mess with no real constant message coming from the White House.
 
Higgins86 said:
I know the UK will always look to the US for foreign policy However the past 6 years has been a mess with no real constant message coming from the White House.
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On the message from the White House, I dont think anyone can make sense of it. I suspect the US, UK, and commonwealth nations will continue to be close allies.
 
Torture is LEGAL?????? WTF..............

Enough said.

Even Hitler did not have balls to sell BS like that to the world ......................
 
US Conservative said:
Is the role of the US a net positive, or net negative in the world?
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Is creating over 1,5 Billion jobs in 20 years for people that were on less than $1 a day positive?
 
US Conservative said:
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The impact of the United States of America on the world has been undeniable. In weighing the good and the bad of our nation as a whole, does the good America has done at home and abroad, outweigh the bad?

Is the role of the US a net positive, or net negative in the world?
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Ask the relatives and friends of the 100, 000 plus people killed in G.W. Bush's unnecessary war in Iraq that question.

A lot of those people are looking for some 'payback', and they are going to get it, no matter what it costs them.

Wait and see what happens.
 
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shrubnose said:
Ask the relatives and friends of the 100, 000 plus people killed in G.W. Bush's unnecessary war in Iraq that question.

A lot of those people are looking for some 'payback', and they are going to get it, no matter what it costs them.

Wait and see what happens.
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Yeah thats cool. :roll: And how did you answer the poll?
 
274ina said:
Torture is LEGAL?????? WTF..............

Enough said.

Even Hitler did not have balls to sell BS like that to the world ......................
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I don't think you have the capacity to look at the big picture, and your response will be considered ridiculous.
 
This isn't an answerable question. Too much depends on your point of view.
 
spud_meister said:
This isn't an answerable question. Too much depends on your point of view.
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Don't overthink it, just answer the ****ing question. :2razz: And yours would be the second choice of course.
 
US Conservative said:
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The impact of the United States of America on the world has been undeniable. In weighing the good and the bad of our nation as a whole, does the good America has done at home and abroad, outweigh the bad?

Is the role of the US a net positive, or net negative in the world?
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I think the question is incomplete unless you list some of the highlights of the good and bad. My observation is most Americans, including me, are (were) largely unaware of the bad and only familiar with the good. I've also noticed a heck of a lot of Americans are offended by discussions of the bad but I still think they need to be made known.

I think America is a force for good and the world is a better place because of America. However, I do not agree with any notion that suggests our good deeds serve as a permission slip to do bad.
 
Another US Conservative poll that I cannot answer as there is not a legitimate poll option that fits me. Oh well.

Anyway, like a few others have said, for the most part good... though we seem to be losing our way the last few decades. I do think that we still honestly mean well, but we seem to have lost what that actually is. Maybe a good way to phrase it is we've come to believe our own press releases, and hence have become blinded to the realities of our actions.
 
US Conservative said:
Yeah thats cool. :roll: And how did you answer the poll?
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No country on this planet, and damn few people have a perfect record.

But if you take a close look at the USA, from the time that it came into existence until right now, I believe that it has a pretty good record and has been on the right side of a lot of battles for human rights and freedom.




Some people on this planet condemn the USA because of the good things that it has done. they are on the wrong (Losing.) side of history.
 
US Conservative said:
Agreed, since the 1960's the US has lost its morals and society in general is being dumbed down. Paradoxically we have more access to news and data but we also are becoming a nation of robots.
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People don't know how to use data even when it's correct. News is almost always slanted somehow these days, and the people as a whole, are stupid enough to follow what the media says.
 
The USA's impact on the world has always been roughly equally good and bad.
 
US Conservative said:
The world in general.
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There needs to be some more specific criteria involved in this if you want any thoughtful or intelligent answers. I responded no (as a right-leaning American), though it's not a definitive no, just a default no, because the question is vague. Extremely vague actually.
 
US Conservative said:
The impact of the United States of America on the world has been undeniable. In weighing the good and the bad of our nation as a whole, does the good America has done at home and abroad, outweigh the bad?

Is the role of the US a net positive, or net negative in the world?
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Depends who you ask. :shrug:
 
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