EUROPE - WORLD LEADERS OF SCIENCE

EUROPEANS - WORLD LEADERS OF SCIENCE

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[NUNOQUADROS]

What America and China acknowledge by now...we the Europeans already forgot...

[jxvwp]

@ImemyselfandI

Oh come on.

Of cause we are socialist. The human species is a social species. It is in our genes to help the less fortunate than ourselves. I'd say communism is the real threat since that was the system that forced an entire superpower on it's knees.

Socialism however is just an acknowledgement of basic human rights.

And before you call me a lefty I have to say I'm liberal which means I'm actually on the right hand of the spectrum.

[AlvinHDavernport]

@Lemonz1989 That makes sense. Afghanistan was a mission that, in principle, had a clear and justifiable purpose. Not so with Iraq. It took us Americans a little longer to oppose it, but now you will find no one that is glad we went there. Fortunately, Europeans are much more responsive to political events, so when Bush was kicked out of office, you guys saw that without him the US can be the decent ally it's always been, and our approval ratings in Europe skyrocketed back to their equilibrium :)

[AlvinHDavernport]

@Lemonz1989 That's absolutely true. I think that, sometimes, you are better allies than we deserve. Historically, the US has been a great ally to Western Europe, you'll have to admit, but under the last couple of administrations we haven't been that great with you guys. And yes, you definitely eased up the burden that our own wars imposed upon us. Rest assured that all Americans are thankful (and many of us feel partially guilty) for the sacrifices you've made in the name of our friendship.

[AlvinHDavernport]

@slopri You proved me wrong? Whatever lets you sleep at night man... if you ran out of arguments and the only thing left for you is to complain because I'm insulting you... OK, I understand. I didn't expect you to be able to admit that I just proved you wrong on every single thing, from the Nobel prize thing to the productivity thing to the public universities thing to the wages thing. I feel kind of sorry for you. You must be heartbroken right now seeing as I just burst your little bubble.

[slopri]

@AlvinHDavernport

Simply, becouse I proved you're wrong. You can't give a proper answer so you insult. How "american" of you lol.

Say whatever you want. Life's better in Eu.

[AlvinHDavernport]

@AlvinHDavernport MY bad, I meant America's poverty rate is below 15%, not 10%. But still, it is incredibly stupid to compare the percentage of people below poverty line in Kazakhstan and the US. The poverty line in the US is so high compared to Kazakhstan's that if all people in that country living below the US poverty line were considered to be "poor", then their poverty rate would be about 80%. Two absolutely incomparable cases. I'm appalled at the lack of intelligence of this man.

[AlvinHDavernport]

@slopri And fourth, yeah, black people kill each other a lot. But among white Americans, murder rates are barely above Europe's, and considering guns are technically illegal in most of your countries, I'd say you couldn't handle yourselves if you had the right to bear arms. Sorry to break it to you, man, but you are the dumbest person I've ever debated with.

[AlvinHDavernport]

@slopri Third, our of the 829 Nobel prizes that have ever been handed out, America has won 326. That's more than one per one million people. Even if Europe won all the rest (which it hasn't, since Japan, Israel, India, Canada, and Australia have also won a lot), it would be about 500, less than one per one million people. So no, America has actually been much more successful being awarded Nobel prizes than you guys have, even though the Nobel committee has occasionally shown bias against the US.

[AlvinHDavernport]

@slopri Second, no quality of life index says that Europe is above America. America is fourth, I repeat, FOURTH on the UN Human Developed Index. Only Norway, i.e., less than 1% of Europe, is above. And America's poverty rate is below ten percent. And our poverty line is higher than yours since both our average and median incomes are about 30% higher than yours. You WISH America were as poor as Kazakhstan. Unfortunately, that would make you poorer than Kazakhs, since you are poorer than us.

[AlvinHDavernport]

@slopri Not a single thing you say is right. Where do you get your data from? The American worker is the world's third most productive, after that from Luxembourg and Norway, tied with the Netherlands. You can look it up on the Conference Board or ask me for links. Those four countries represent less than 5% of Europe's population, so Europe as a whole is far, far below America as a whole. (to be continued)

[slopri]

@AlvinHDavernport

And after all, quality of life index is the only thing that really shows how good you can live in your country.

Oh, and btw, homicide rate in USA is 9 times higher than in Europe. Stop shoting so much ;)