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US drops to 8th on best countries list

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US drops to 8th on 'best countries' list | TheHill

"The U.S. has dropped to eighth place in U.S. News and World Report’s “Best Countries” ranking."

"This is the second straight year that the U.S. has dropped in the rankings. In 2017, the U.S. came in 7th place. Switzerland came in at the top spot for the second year in a row."

"A Gallup poll recently found that global approval of U.S. leadership sank to its lowest point in nearly two decades during President Trump’s first year in office.
The U.S. has also dropped significantly in the U.S. News rankings of trustworthiness and political stability."

It's pretty hard to be a "shining city on a hill" when everyone is looking down on you. The best form of leadership is to lead by example. When everyone is laughing and face palming at the example you're trying to set you don't have a chance. How exactly are we supposed to convince people around the world that capitalism and democracy are good things when they've obviously lead so such a **** storm of terribleness?

Time for Trump supporters to wake up to the reality that being a condescending and verbally abusive bully might make you feel good, but it's not an effective leadership strategy. It may get you elected if you focus your abuse on just the right people, but once your in charge you've burned so many bridges you can't accomplish anything.
 
MrWonka said:
US drops to 8th on 'best countries' list | TheHill

"The U.S. has dropped to eighth place in U.S. News and World Report’s “Best Countries” ranking."

"This is the second straight year that the U.S. has dropped in the rankings. In 2017, the U.S. came in 7th place. Switzerland came in at the top spot for the second year in a row."

"A Gallup poll recently found that global approval of U.S. leadership sank to its lowest point in nearly two decades during President Trump’s first year in office.
The U.S. has also dropped significantly in the U.S. News rankings of trustworthiness and political stability."

It's pretty hard to be a "shining city on a hill" when everyone is looking down on you. The best form of leadership is to lead by example. When everyone is laughing and face palming at the example you're trying to set you don't have a chance. How exactly are we supposed to convince people around the world that capitalism and democracy are good things when they've obviously lead so such a **** storm of terribleness?

Time for Trump supporters to wake up to the reality that being a condescending and verbally abusive bully might make you feel good, but it's not an effective leadership strategy. It may get you elected if you focus your abuse on just the right people, but once your in charge you've burned so many bridges you can't accomplish anything.
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It's pretty hard to be a "shining city on the hill" when all your people are rioting in the streets, throwing a non-stop tantrum because your team lost.
 
MrWonka said:
US drops to 8th on 'best countries' list | TheHill

"The U.S. has dropped to eighth place in U.S. News and World Report’s “Best Countries” ranking."

"This is the second straight year that the U.S. has dropped in the rankings. In 2017, the U.S. came in 7th place. Switzerland came in at the top spot for the second year in a row."

"A Gallup poll recently found that global approval of U.S. leadership sank to its lowest point in nearly two decades during President Trump’s first year in office.
The U.S. has also dropped significantly in the U.S. News rankings of trustworthiness and political stability."

It's pretty hard to be a "shining city on a hill" when everyone is looking down on you. The best form of leadership is to lead by example. When everyone is laughing and face palming at the example you're trying to set you don't have a chance. How exactly are we supposed to convince people around the world that capitalism and democracy are good things when they've obviously lead so such a **** storm of terribleness?

Time for Trump supporters to wake up to the reality that being a condescending and verbally abusive bully might make you feel good, but it's not an effective leadership strategy. It may get you elected if you focus your abuse on just the right people, but once your in charge you've burned so many bridges you can't accomplish anything.
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Reagan called it a shining city on a hill because of all the gold and jewels we were handing out to the world at U.S. taxpayer expense. Maybe all these illegal immigrants will stop coming here and move to Europe where they'll be embraced with open arms and cradle to grave welfare.
 
Fishking said:
It's pretty hard to be a "shining city on the hill" when all your people are rioting in the streets, throwing a non-stop tantrum because your team lost.
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God, the stupidity that comes from right winger is amazing. all your people rioting in your street? Hyperbole much. NO, its people like you that have allowed the rich to rob this country and slow our growth that is the reason

Wow, how original, trying to deflect valid criticism (and there are tons) with "your team lost". The lack of any originality or intelligence that are posted by many right wingers is truly breathtaking
 
Barnacle said:
What can I say?!? ... Here, have another tissue ...
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Do you find it coincidence that America falling in the rankings lines up perfectly with the GOP being elected to national and state governments?
 
Yes, global interests LOVE the US when we're weak ass submissives.
 
Sampson Simpson said:
God, the stupidity that comes from right winger is amazing. all your people rioting in your street? Hyperbole much. NO, its people like you that have allowed the rich to rob this country and slow our growth that is the reason

Wow, how original, trying to deflect valid criticism (and there are tons) with "your team lost". The lack of any originality or intelligence that are posted by many right wingers is truly breathtaking
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Oh my...I fear you misunderstand. I'm acknowledging the criticism as valid. The leftist in my country have done a lot to destabilize the fundamental underpinnings of our nation. The criticism is spot on.
 
It's been about there since before I was even born, only now it's official.
 
Barnacle said:
Oh, just another lefty melt-down thread ... how sad ...
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The only thing melting down is American standard and ranking while under Republican leadership.
 
reinoe said:
Reagan called it a shining city on a hill because of all the gold and jewels we were handing out to the world at U.S. taxpayer expense.
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False. He called it a shining city on a hill because he wanted to make America into such an amazing place that the rest of the world would be jealous of us. If they were jealous and wanted what we had they would look at what we did to accomplish it, and follow our lead. The only people in the world that are following Trump's lead are racist **** heads.
 
MrWonka said:
US drops to 8th on 'best countries' list | TheHill

"The U.S. has dropped to eighth place in U.S. News and World Report’s “Best Countries” ranking."

"This is the second straight year that the U.S. has dropped in the rankings. In 2017, the U.S. came in 7th place. Switzerland came in at the top spot for the second year in a row."

"A Gallup poll recently found that global approval of U.S. leadership sank to its lowest point in nearly two decades during President Trump’s first year in office.
The U.S. has also dropped significantly in the U.S. News rankings of trustworthiness and political stability."

It's pretty hard to be a "shining city on a hill" when everyone is looking down on you. The best form of leadership is to lead by example. When everyone is laughing and face palming at the example you're trying to set you don't have a chance. How exactly are we supposed to convince people around the world that capitalism and democracy are good things when they've obviously lead so such a **** storm of terribleness?

Time for Trump supporters to wake up to the reality that being a condescending and verbally abusive bully might make you feel good, but it's not an effective leadership strategy. It may get you elected if you focus your abuse on just the right people, but once your in charge you've burned so many bridges you can't accomplish anything.
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You do know they rate countries based on how much socialism they added to thier societies. what some dead media rag thinks in rankings is rather irrellevant.
 
MrWonka said:
False. He called it a shining city on a hill because he wanted to make America into such an amazing place that the rest of the world would be jealous of us. If they were jealous and wanted what we had they would look at what we did to accomplish it, and follow our lead. The only people in the world that are following Trump's lead are racist **** heads.
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So was he trying to make america great again?
 
Fishking said:
It's pretty hard to be a "shining city on the hill" when all your people are rioting in the streets, throwing a non-stop tantrum because your team lost.
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The fact that you would compare something as important as the presidency to something as trivial as a football game just demonstrates how reckless and irresponsible you are. Thank you for proving my point.
 
Fishking said:
No, not all Americans. It looks like that reading this causing problems again.
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Looks like you forgot what you posted:

Fishking said:
It's pretty hard to be a "shining city on the hill" when all your people are rioting in the streets, throwing a non-stop tantrum because your team lost.
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Fishking said:
It's pretty hard to be a "shining city on the hill" when all your people are rioting in the streets, throwing a non-stop tantrum because your team lost.
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What rioting is happening here, yes there has been but marches have taken place in many countries lately, we are nothing special in that regard. And "all your people", really?
 
ReverendHellh0und said:
You do know they rate countries based on how much socialism they added to thier societies. what some dead media rag thinks in rankings is rather irrellevant.
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When the world looks down on you they are not going to copy you. You cannot lead people who have no respect for you. Capitalism is clearly not accomplishing anything close to what most of your so-called "socialist" countries are doing with ease.
 
MrWonka said:
False. He called it a shining city on a hill because he wanted to make America into such an amazing place that the rest of the world would be jealous of us. If they were jealous and wanted what we had they would look at what we did to accomplish it, and follow our lead. The only people in the world that are following Trump's lead are racist **** heads.
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That is precisely why Reagan called it that. It was one of the most amazing speeches of my lifetime.

And that's about all I have to say tonight, except for one thing. The past few days when I've been at that window upstairs, I've thought a bit of the "shining city upon a hill." The phrase comes from John Winthrop, who wrote it to describe the America he imagined. What he imagined was important because he was an early Pilgrim, an early freedom man. He journeyed here on what today we'd call a little wooden boat; and like the other Pilgrims, he was looking for a home that would be free.

I've spoken of the shining city all my political life, but I don't know if I ever quite communicated what I saw when I said it. But in my mind it was a tall, proud city built on rocks stronger than oceans, windswept, God-blessed, and teeming with people of all kinds living in harmony and peace; a city with free ports that hummed with commerce and creativity. And if there had to be city walls, the walls had doors and the doors were open to anyone with the will and the heart to get here. That's how I saw it, and see it still.


Ronald Reagan: Farewell Address to the Nation

And in 40 years the Republicans went from a man like Reagan to Trump. Depressing.
 
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