19 Jun 16
Originally posted by sonhouseYou get no argument from me. I know all about it. US is in decline and has been for 100 years.
You get no argument from me. I know all about it. US is in decline and has been for 100 years. Right now we are running on pure inertia. It will run its course in a couple more decades I am afraid. Which may be a good thing. All empires come to an end and the former king of the world is just another one of the guys like Federer, now shown to be human after all. And Serena for that matter, her # 1 days are numbered.
You oughta know: you were in your twenties and remember when Woodrow Wilson re-initiated the State of the Union.
Things were so simple back then, right?
Pepperidge Farms and sonhouse remembers...
20 Jun 16
Originally posted by SeitseThe venom spewing from your wizened lips bespeaks your towering envy and resentful discontent. 🙂
No, we don't envy you. The criticism is based on the US and US-based
corporations having invaded, messed up, exploited, stolen from, intervened,
pillaged, and abused foreign countries since stealing Hawaii from its owners in order
to benefit some whites profiting from deposing Queen Liliuokalani*.
That's, like, 120 years of non-stop bullying. So, it i ...[text shortened]... nger. And justified. No wonder the nutcases are fond of
smashing planes into
your buildings.
Originally posted by HandyAndyWhat envy? Resentful discontent, yes. But envy? Of what? Your diabetes,
The venom spewing from your wizened lips bespeaks your towering envy and resentful discontent. 🙂
bureaucracy, wealth gap, greed, or hypocrisy? Nah, thanks, we're happy up
here in the most developed region of the world.
What envy? Resentful discontent, yes. But envy? Of what? Your diabetes,It is still the place where a foreigner can land with a dollar in his pocket, a set of pecs, and a dream--and become: Mr. Universe, a movie star, Gubernator of California, marry the Kennedy's (he said they married him), and a movie star again. The American dream still lives.
bureaucracy, wealth gap, greed, or hypocrisy? Nah, thanks, we're happy up
here in the most developed region of the world..
21 Jun 16
Originally posted by moonbusNo, the American Dream is dead. Check the social stats.
It is still the place where a foreigner can land with a dollar in his pocket, a set of pecs, and a dream--and become: Mr. Universe, a movie star, Gubernator of California, marry the Kennedy's (he said they married him), and a movie star again. The American dream still lives.
It. Is. A. Myth.
Like it or not. Fact.
21 Jun 16
Here we go, for the cowboys and the stories they've been spoon fed by
their oligarchic masters.
http://www.salon.com/2015/03/07/the_myth_destroying_america_why_social_mobility_is_beyond_ordinary_peoples_control/
While a majority of Americans might think that hard work determines
success and that it should be relatively simple business to climb and
remain out of poverty, the reality is that the United States has a relatively
entrenched upper class, but precarious, ever-shifting lower and middle
classes. While many Americans might hate welfare, the data suggest they
are fairly likely to fall into it at one point or another.
21 Jun 16
Originally posted by SeitseI heard that 1 in 100 Americans are millionaires. I guess the rest of us are stone cold broke.
Here we go, for the cowboys and the stories they've been spoon fed by
their oligarchic masters.
http://www.salon.com/2015/03/07/the_myth_destroying_america_why_social_mobility_is_beyond_ordinary_peoples_control/
While a majority of Americans might think that hard work determines
success and that it should be relatively simple business to climb a ...[text shortened]... elfare, the data suggest they
are fairly likely to fall into it at one point or another.
21 Jun 16
Originally posted by josephwSome studies (Barclays and Capgemini if I recall correctly) talk about
I heard that 1 in 100 Americans are millionaires. I guess the rest of us are stone cold broke.
5.1 million HNWI (high net worth individuals), which is I think what you
are after.
There are 319 million people living in the US, so 1.5% of Americans are
candidates to be hanged when the sheep finally realize their situation and
revolt. Pretty much, as the regressive social mobility stats show, the next
generation of pigs will be related to those right now in the 1.5%.
21 Jun 16
Originally posted by SeitseSo how much wealth do those HNWI have compared to the rest of us combined?
Some studies (Barclays and Capgemini if I recall correctly) talk about
5.1 million HNWI (high net worth individuals), which is I think what you
are after.
There are 319 million people living in the US, so 1.5% of Americans are
candidates to be hanged when the sheep finally realize their situation and
revolt. Pretty much, as the regressive social mobility stats show, the next
generation of pigs will be related to those right now in the 1.5%.