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In reply to the discussion: H2O Man Survey #39 [View all]blogslut
(37,999 posts)29. Culturally, we're a nation of toddlers.
And I mean that in an historical context. Other countries have thousands and thousands of years of culture to reference. They have the benefit of having survived wars, plagues, dynasties, revolutions, devastation and assorted cultural upheavals. Their governments came and went and their people adapted.
America wiped out its existing indigenous ancient culture and began to construct a new one. Granted, all of us come from those other, wiser nations but instead of blending those wisdoms into a mix of the best of all of us, we've collectively chosen to, literally, make it up as we go along.
We're a nation of unparented toddlers, running too fast, throwing tantrums and crying ourselves to sleep.
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I feel strongly that acknowledging and changing the way this country feels about race, its culture
Brickbat
Jul 2015
#1
Definitely lots of overlap -- which makes it hard, because so many people just want to focus on one
Brickbat
Jul 2015
#8
I have been to countries far more dense and a lot less violent.in fact USA is wide open spaces
Person 2713
Jul 2015
#53
Many other countries also have better health care outcomes (and for far less money).
merrily
Jul 2015
#27