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freedomdwarf1 -> RE: The world without the US (10/24/2016 3:13:53 PM)
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I agree with thompson.
But I thought I'd just pick out just a few bits from the beginning...
Imagine a world with no United States. No cheeseburgers. No ice-cream sundaes. No McDonald’s. No Ferris wheels. No iPhones or iPads. No Hollywood, pop music, or blue jeans.
Let's see -
No cheeseburgers
It is argued that the Germans invented the traditional 'hamburger', not the Americans.
Did the Americans invent the putting a slice of cheese on top??
Even if they did, I'm sure it wouldn't have taken someone else too long to do it.
So nothing lost there then.
No ice-cream sundaes
Ice cream (iced milk recipe) originated in China circa AD613.
Over time, recipes for ices, sherbets, and milk ices evolved and served in the fashionable Italian and French royal courts.
America didn't get it until late 17th century.
The fact that your stupid pious pilgrims banned the selling of soda on Sunday forced them to serve a style of ice cream only on a Sunday and attached a name to it hardly puts the Americans at the forefront of ice cream invention.
No McDonald’s
Many hate the 'greasy spoon' of burger bars.
They are all independent franchises anyway and I'm sure the franchise owners would relish the ability to cater for other things not provided on the McD's restricted menu.
Again, nothing much lost here.
No Ferris wheels
Is that such a loss? Really??
There are better rides out there than any Ferris Wheel.
No iPhones or iPads
I hate i-anything. I really hate all Apple products and always have done since the brand was invented - and I'm not alone.
Whatever they 'invent', someone else does it better and cheaper with more options than Apple.
No Hollywood, pop music
I wouldn't miss it and I know many others that wouldn't.
It also depends what you call 'pop' music.
In its strictest sense, 'popular' music was around long before the US was discovered.
Many would argue that the best pop music didn't come from the US.
No blue jeans
Denim was around long before 'jeans'.
Never liked them and never owned a pair.
Who the heck would want to wear trousers made from tent canvas???
And that's just the opening sentence!
He later says: “…the United States has been the creator and sustainer of the current order of open trade and democratic government—an order that has been benign and beneficial for the vast majority of humankind.”
Really?
Open trade has been very popular since before the Romans.
The Silk Road was also extremely popular for centuries from AD130.
And, yanno, the king of the seas (yeah, Britannia, that tiny little island just off the European coast) was trading long before the Americas were discovered.
As for 'Democratic government' claims.... ppfffftttt!!!
The US is probably the worst style of democratic systems since democracy was invented (and that wasn't in the US).
The US is one of the few democratic places in all of the OECD countries where most decisions are kicked down the road until there is no choice but to resolve it because of a deadlock.
Many times the whole government has been stalled to a standstill.
I wouldn't call that effective democracy.
And now to modern times....
Just about everywhere in the world where the US has intervened to 'help' a situation since WWII has been a complete and utter disaster.
Many are blaming the US directly for the problems in Iraq, Iran, Syria, Libya and Afghanistan to name just a few.
And on the home front, the US history of gun crimes/deaths is utterly deplorable.
It is actually worse than some war zones - so nothing to be proud of.
I'm not even going to address the rest of it - it's crap.
And I didn't even get to the religious part of it.
The whole thing is pure delusional fantasy.
To address the title of the thread...
A better, safer, more peaceful and amicable world. [8D]
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