When Was America Great?

[applegrove]

When Was America Great?

https://politicalwire.com/2016/06/04/when-was-america-great/

"SNIP...........


Donald Trump tells the New York Times:


No if you really look at it, it was the turn of the century, that’s when we were a great, when we were really starting to go robust. But if you look back, it really was, there was a period of time when we were developing at the turn of the century which was a pretty wild time for this country and pretty wild in terms of building that machine, that machine was really based on entrepreneurship etc, etc. And then I would say, yeah, prior to, I would say during the 1940s and the late ‘40s and ‘50s we started getting, we were not pushed around, we were respected by everybody, we had just won a war, we were pretty much doing what we had to do, yeah around that period.




............SNIP"

[beachbumbob]

1. When haven't we?

In the modern era ?....no other country has lines of people who want to immigrate here...

[pangaia]

3. "..no other country has lines of people who want to immigrate here..."

I have no idea what that 'sentence' means.

[beachbumbob]

4. Trump claims to make America great again

I say when has America not been great in the modern era....we have lines of immigrants that want in...no other country has that....trumps statement is wrong on every level...we have never lost our greatness in the world

[bhikkhu]

5. In that case, greatness means relative wealth

as we have generally been a very wealthy nation, as opposed to a very poor nation. Poor people in poor nations wishing for a better life have often lined up to come here. Generally they have been treated like crap.

[pangaia]

6. Well, we will have to disagree about just how great America is, was....

And the meme of 'those lines of people' is just way too simplistic as evidence of any perceived greatness. It is what I have heard from republicans for decades; it simply is not true.

[beachbumbob]

9. I do disagree...been around a long time...a testimony on a country are

Those who want in....we offer success....do we have issues...of course...can America be better...hell yes...but nothing compares...no country compares with America that offer no limits to what a person can succeed s at....

[pangaia]

11. "but nothing compares..

.no country compares with America that offer no limits to what a person can succeed at..."

"We offer success.." Oh ?" Other countries do not?

I don't want to appear rude, but,, have you ever been anywhere else in the world?

Just for starters-- Canada, Norway, Finland, Germany, Portugal, The Netherlands, Japan, New Zealand, Australia....

[Spider Jerusalem]

14. Not true?

Net migration to the UK last year was 330K; net migration to the US for 2013 (the last year I can find figures for) was around 800K. The UK has one-fifth the US population, so more than double the immigration rate per capita.

[John_Doe80004]

2. late 40's (post FDR / New Deal) through early 70's

we were a great country and really going somewhere then came Reagan and he screwed it all up with austerity and trickle down economics.

God help us if Trump gets anywhere near the White House we are all screwed.

[Cartoonist]

7. Pick a year

Make them name a year. And then ask them what the tax rate was. That will shut them up fast.

[Albertoo]

8. When wasn't America rebecoming the greatness it never weren't?

[applegrove]

10. LOL!

[bigwillq]

12. I think it's still pretty great

Could be improved, but still a great country to live in, imo.

[MrScorpio]

13. Define "great." nt

[applegrove]

15. The least prejudice, the best equality. I say it has not happened yet. But I speak from Canada that

is living a renaissance after 10 years of conservatives. I am hopeful for the US.

[Onlaketime]

16. Its been great at producing wars and terrorists from what I've seen.

Being besties with Saudi Arabia comes to mind.