Logic about the mideast, and about the Happy.

@moonbus said
Right where I am, Switzerland. We have enough to eat and accountable politicians. The trains run on time. Can America say the same?

Kind of.

We have too much to eat and everyone hates the politicians no matter what they do.

As for the trains, I guess it depends on where. The major subway systems generally run pretty well and Amtrak in the northeast corridor is okay. In the rest of the country, people don't use trains for inter-city travel. As for the planes, well, let's just say pray for good weather.

@sh76 said
Kind of.

We have too much to eat and everyone hates the politicians no matter what they do.

As for the trains, I guess it depends on where. The major subway systems generally run pretty well and Amtrak in the northeast corridor is okay. In the rest of the country, people don't use trains for inter-city travel. As for the planes, well, let's just say pray for good weather.

Too much to eat of the most unhealthy rubbish!

"Imagine you were a Congressman. Imagine you were an idiot. But I repeat myself." -- Mark Twain. 😆

@moonbus said
Right where I am, Switzerland. We have enough to eat and accountable politicians. The trains run on time. Can America say the same?

Expats not very happy living in this aloof country, very tight social groups, you have to be born there. USA is friendlier. It is extremely expensive. I could go on. I myself might like it though, as the culture is not too varied, which is a negative for some people.

@moonbus said
Americans are very unhappy. The MAGA crowd (Make America Great Again) think they were cheated out of something they had an entitlement to, back when America was great before (whenever that was), and Trump taps into that mass anger and resentment. The Libs are unhappy too, that the MAGA faction dragged the sensible centrist Republicans off-course.

You are right. Each side has a different idea about, politically, how things should be. That is 24/7 on the Forum. Like, libs think that wealth should be 'spread around', conservatives think that we should keep what we earn, such as that. That is,, NOT spread it around.
But as to the issue, being happy, day to day living is quite a happy concept in the USA. How bout one of you USA guys tell us what you like, or don't like, as a US citizen. Try doing it without mentioning politics, or other people or their stuff. 🤔

@averagejoe1 said
They're not happy in Gaza ..
They're not happy in Egypt ..
They're not happy in Libya ..
They're not happy in Morocco ..
They're not happy in Iran ..
They're not happy in Iraq ..
They're not happy in Yemen ...
They're not happy in Afghanistan ...
They're not happy in Pakistan ..
They're not happy in Syria ..
They're not happy in Lebanon ...

SO.. W ...[text shortened]... They want to change those countries to be like, THE COUNTRY THEY CAME FROM WHERE THEY WERE UNHAPPY!

The fellers in that there house of representatives of yours sure look happy.

@averagejoe1 said
Expats not very happy living in this aloof country, very tight social groups, you have to be born there. USA is friendlier. It is extremely expensive. I could go on. I myself might like it though, as the culture is not too varied, which is a negative for some people.

I believe moonbus is an expat so lols

@averagejoe1 said
You are right. Each side has a different idea about, politically, how things should be. That is 24/7 on the Forum. Like, libs think that wealth should be 'spread around', conservatives think that we should keep what we earn, such as that. That is,, NOT spread it around.
But as to the issue, being happy, day to day living is quite a happy concept in the USA. How ...[text shortened]... ike, as a US citizen. Try doing it without mentioning politics, or other people or their stuff. 🤔

How about the rate of gun shot wounds and killings per hundred thousand? Speaks volumes about the level of unresolved anger in America. We have guns here in Switzerland too, but the gun shot rate per hundred thousand is orders of magnitude lower. It's not about guns per se, it's about the threshold for using them in anger.

@athousandyoung said
I believe moonbus is an expat so lols

I am not a ex-patriot. I never was a patriot!


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@shavixmir said
The fellers in that there house of representatives of yours sure look happy.

Only about half of them -- the Democrats are laughing their butts off !

@averagejoe1 said
They're not happy in Gaza ..
They're not happy in Egypt ..
They're not happy in Libya ..
They're not happy in Morocco ..
They're not happy in Iran ..
They're not happy in Iraq ..
They're not happy in Yemen ...
They're not happy in Afghanistan ...
They're not happy in Pakistan ..
They're not happy in Syria ..
They're not happy in Lebanon ...

SO.. W ...[text shortened]... They want to change those countries to be like, THE COUNTRY THEY CAME FROM WHERE THEY WERE UNHAPPY!

I am pretty sure the rulers are happy in all of those countries and the wealthy too.
If you were a wealthy person in a poor country what would you be sad about?

@averagejoe1 said
Tell us where you would be happy.

In a world where social, racial and economic justice was universal joe, simples

@moonbus said
How about the rate of gun shot wounds and killings per hundred thousand? Speaks volumes about the level of unresolved anger in America. We have guns here in Switzerland too, but the gun shot rate per hundred thousand is orders of magnitude lower. It's not about guns per se, it's about the threshold for using them in anger.

Exactly.

Gun culture in America is too tied to certain Americans' self-worth. Testosterone also plays a part.

@metal-brain said
I am pretty sure the rulers are happy in all of those countries and the wealthy too.
If you were a wealthy person in a poor country what would you be sad about?

Wow, you are one shallow human being.

Not even sure about the human part.

@shavixmir said
The fellers in that there house of representatives of yours sure look happy.

Well, to apply that point of view to the issue of happiness in the uSA, I myself am REAL unhappy about various goings on, like that very mess in Congress. I am the MOST unhappy about giving away our country by opening up our citizenry to any and all cultures, come one come all.
Would you like a swarm of aborigines with their customs infiltrating your country? You don't have to answer that, Shav.
So, yeah, AvJoe aint so happy either.

@averagejoe1 said
Well, to apply that point of view to the issue of happiness in the uSA, I myself am REAL unhappy about various goings on, like that very mess in Congress. I am the MOST unhappy about giving away our country by opening up our citizenry to any and all cultures, come one come all.
Would you like a swarm of aborigines with their customs infiltrating your country? You don't have to answer that, Shav.
So, yeah, AvJoe aint so happy either.

Do you ever wonder how the Aborigines felt about swarms of Europeans infiltrating THEIR country?