serve and protect

[twocoach]

I thought it was a nice story and clearly both "parties" were willing participants in the prayer - and it comforted them at the time - so I am going to refrain from elaborating on my own personal "thoughts and prayers" feelings.

(resisting the gutter urge to say "a lot of good those prayers did the guy")

Yeah, I get it. I have always felt that if religion brings you some sort of inner peace and comfort then that's great because those prayers certainly aren't going to change anything outside of your inner being. I am glad the daughter has a good memory to draw upon that puts a smile on her face and makes her feel good. The cop certainly wasn't going to cure his cancer through the window so he had the most positive impact he probably could have had.

[jhawks99]

The cop asked if it was OK. That to me, says a lot. I'm no fan of organized religion, but if I were in the guy's place and the cop asked me, I'd pray with him.

[RainbowsandUnicorns]

[Overlander]

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/202 ... SApp_Other

[twocoach]

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/202 ... SApp_Other

Very disturbing.

[ousdahl]

Jesus.


Speaking of border patrol, I meant to put this in the scotus thread the other day.

[KUTradition]

greatest country in the history of everything

[Deleted User 863]

I think it's the greatest country in the world. But far from perfect.

You're free to disagree. Also free to move to whichever other country you feel is better, if they'll have you of course.

[KUTradition]

The most dangerous worldviews are the worldviews of those who have never viewed the world.

[Cascadia]

The most dangerous worldviews are the worldviews of those who have never viewed the world.

“I went to Mexico once!”

[KUTradition]

The most dangerous worldviews are the worldviews of those who have never viewed the world.

“I stayed at a tourist resort in Mexico once!”

[Cascadia]

The most dangerous worldviews are the worldviews of those who have never viewed the world.

“I stayed at a tourist resort in Mexico once!”

lol, yeah. Well played

[Deleted User 863]

Some of you, you two in particular, have a really hard time accepting opinions that differ from your own.

And which country is the "greatest" is 100% opinion based.

Get over yourselves. Trolls.


Care to list your picks for greatest country? And since it's not the USA, why stay here? You both have the resources necessary to move. We'd love to lose you.

[ousdahl]

Some of you, you two in particular, have a really hard time accepting opinions that differ from your own.

And which country is the "greatest" is 100% opinion based.

Get over yourselves. Trolls.


Care to list your picks for greatest country? And since it's not the USA, why stay here? You both have the resources necessary to move. We'd love to lose you.

[Deleted User 863]

I think it's totally acceptable to think a different country is the "greatest" other than the USA.

Some people like strawberries the most. Others like Kiwis the most. It's okay to like different things.

[Cascadia]

Some of you, you two in particular, have a really hard time accepting opinions that differ from your own.

And which country is the "greatest" is 100% opinion based.

Get over yourselves. Trolls.


Care to list your picks for greatest country? And since it's not the USA, why stay here? You both have the resources necessary to move. We'd love to lose you.

Dude the best part is the “Don’t come here, fix your own country” crowd that lives in a country founded by people who were to weak and cowardly to “fix their own country”

[Deleted User 863]

The self hate around here is strange.

And still, nobody will say which countries they think are better and why.

Even the super intelligent and world travled knowitalls like trad and cascadia. Their self superiority is comical. Smartest guys in every room they've ever walked in. How do they have time to have been to every single country and also know all things about all things? Quite impressive!


Also super smart guy....it's "too weak", not "to weak".

[ousdahl]

there's a lot of ways one could measure which country is "better."

take healthcare, for instance!

here's a list of countries that are better about providing universal health coverage to its citizens than Merica:

1 Africa
1.1 Algeria
1.2 Botswana
1.3 Burkina Faso
1.4 Egypt
1.5 Ghana
1.6 Mauritius
1.7 Morocco
1.8 Rwanda
1.9 Seychelles
1.10 South Africa
1.11 Tunisia
2 Asia
2.1 Saudi Arabia
2.2 Bhutan
2.3 China
2.4 Hong Kong
2.5 India
2.6 Indonesia
2.7 Israel
2.8 Japan
2.9 Kuwait
2.10 Macau
2.11 Malaysia
2.12 Maldives
2.13 Pakistan
2.14 Philippines
2.15 Singapore
2.16 South Korea (ROK)
2.17 North Korea (DPRK)
2.18 Sri Lanka
2.19 Taiwan
2.20 Thailand
3 Europe
3.1 Albania
3.2 Austria
3.3 Belgium
3.4 Bulgaria
3.5 Croatia
3.6 Czech Republic
3.7 Denmark
3.8 Finland
3.9 France
3.10 Georgia
3.11 Germany
3.12 Greece
3.13 Iceland
3.14 Ireland
3.15 Italy
3.16 Luxembourg
3.17 Netherlands
3.18 Norway
3.19 Portugal
3.20 Romania
3.21 Russia
3.22 Serbia
3.23 Spain
3.24 Sweden
3.25 Switzerland
3.26 Turkey
3.27 United Kingdom
3.27.1 England
3.27.2 Northern Ireland
3.27.3 Scotland
3.27.4 Wales
3.27.5 Crown dependencies
3.27.5.1 Isle of Man
3.27.5.2 Guernsey/Jersey
4 North and Central America
4.1 The Bahamas
4.2 Canada
4.3 Costa Rica
4.4 Cuba
4.5 Mexico
4.6 Trinidad and Tobago
5 South America
5.1 Argentina
5.2 Brazil
5.3 Chile
5.4 Colombia
5.5 Peru
5.6 Suriname
6 Oceania
6.1 Australia
6.2 New Zealand

[Deleted User 863]

Is the actual health care in those countries "better" than in the USA? Or is it just free/universal?

[Deleted User 863]

I am happy with my healthcare in the USA. I was happier before the insurance companies were forced to cover those with pre existing conditions though, because it was cheaper. Although much of my health insurance is covered by my employer, which is a nice employment benefit and influences my OPINION.

I do think EVERYONE should have access to healthcare. I just don't think private health insurance companies are the way to achieve that.


I know you don't actually care Q but here's a ranking of healthcare by country....

https://worldpopulationreview.com/count ... -the-world

USA is 18th.