What has Made America a Great Country?

[NuffSaid]

@Roxiebelle

They kind of were actually, there was a lot of warfare and slave trading between tribes. And throughout the world indigenous people have been absorbed into the established nations we know today!

Absorbed? We came to North America and killed them. Forced a lot of them into slavery.

There is a reason America is known as the “great experiment” because when we broke from King George III and established the Republic of the United States of America model of government it had never been done before anywhere in the world.

Not true, The Greeks had established the same style of government long before the US was around. You don’t think that our Founding Fathers simply thought of this style of government out of thin air? A lot of governmental styles are based on other styles. Thomas Jefferson studied and read a lot of Greek literature. He was well versed in the Greek’s style of governing.

[CaughtInTheMiddle]

@NuffSaid

Absorbed? We came to North America and killed them. Forced a lot of them into slavery.

During the California gold rush people got so mad at foreigners coming in to dig for gold that they just murdered them and/or stole their children and sold them into slavery. American Indians were decimated. Their population in that area went from 120k to 30k in just a few years.

[Jezcoe]

@altair1013

@armycowboy

Actually it was the ancient Greeks who “invented” freedom, but overall this whole argument is pretty silly as freedom isnt something to be invented.

Good retort. But the ancient Greeks didn’t really export it. Before the U.S. the vast majority of people in the world were known a subjects. We changed the world.

Where in the world did this happen?

[RoyalBlue]

Conservatives…claim to love America while hating almost everyone in it.

[Borgia_dude]

@Roxiebelle

Jim Crow was a product of Southern Democrats and it took Republicans and the Civil Rights movement of the 60’s.

Yes, Southern Dems and Southern Republicans supported Jim Crow laws.

And it took Republicans and Democrats to promote the civil rights movement in the 60’s.

You should be aware that more Democrats voted for the CRA than Republicans.

[reflechissez]

@Roxiebelle

And throughout the world indigenous people have been absorbed into the established nations we know today!

In this country, they live on reservations. Doesn’t seem like much absorption occurred.

[Roxiebelle]

So you’re going to vote for a Democrat!

[STODR]

Didn’t you come immigrate here?

[mobulis]

@STODR

Didn’t you come immigrate here?

Nope, born and bred.

[Weedhopper]

What about the future slaves of the Democratic Party, where are they going to get the slaves to pay for all the free stuff like healthcare for all, free college?

[STODR]

Sorry I thought you said you did.

[Roxiebelle]

That’s their choice to live on a reservation! They are American citizens they can integrate into society, go to college become whatever they want or work at any type of trade or or perform type art they want.

We have Indian Casino’s across the nation operating on Indian land and you don’t think the executives that sit on the board of directors ( or chiefs) of those lucrative businesses have not taken advantage of a western education!

[reflechissez]

sure.

[Roxiebelle]

You’re right and of all those other countries that are supposedly “better” took literally centuries to abolish slavery.

And it was the Southern States in the 1800’s that insisted on a bloody war, the abolitionists and the Northern States worked long and hard for 90 years to negotiate, appeal and pass laws to abolish slavery without violence but alas the Democrat South wouldn’t have it!

[mobulis]

@Roxiebelle

You’re right and of all those other countries that are supposedly “better” took literally centuries to abolish slavery.

And it was the Southern States in the 1800’s that insisted on a bloody war, the abolitionists and the Northern States worked long and hard for 90 years to negotiate, appeal and pass laws to abolish slavery without violence but alas the Democrat South wouldn’t have it!

More RW talking points.

[NJBob]

@carpe_diem

@NuffSaid

I understand where you are coming from, and I get it. Patriotism.

However, I think that the term shouldn’t be the we “invented freedom”. We value it more greatly.

I just have a hard time using “invented freedom” because as the ink was drying on the Declaration, and while most were celebrating our new found freedom from British rule, we were also forcing slaves to plant crops, wash clothes, etc. and also going around either killing or capturing Native Americans.

Freedom is always fought and earned, but it has to be as a whole for a nation, not just some.

Socialism looks good on paper, but isn’t realistic. That’s why countries that
try to do it end up 3rd world countries, or fail at it horribly, and they end
up a lot worse overall, than better.

I’m sure there are a lot of folks in Nordic countries that would disagree with you.

[NJBob]

There are people that would consider freedom from hunger, from homelessness, from illness, from lack of opportunity to be important freedoms.

There are countries in this world actually doing a better job at that the the U.S. We could learn a thing or two from them.

[Jezcoe]

@Roxiebelle

You’re right and of all those other countries that are supposedly “better” took literally centuries to abolish slavery.

And it was the Southern States in the 1800’s that insisted on a bloody war, the abolitionists and the Northern States worked long and hard for 90 years to negotiate, appeal and pass laws to abolish slavery without violence but alas the Democrat South wouldn’t have it!

It took centuries for slavery to be eradicated in the New world also.

[carpe_diem]

@reflechissez

sure.

The Most Thought out and most intellectually Deep that the Democrats
can get in a response is up above. lol.

[carpe_diem]

@NJBob

I’m sure there are a lot of folks in Nordic countries that would disagree with you.

and Which one of those Countries is entirely based on Socialism?
Or even mainly?