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Renew Deal

(83,911 posts) Mon Jul 13, 2015, 03:01 PM Jul 2015

Is America great? [View all]

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Is America great? [View all] Renew Deal Jul 2015 OP

Great for some whatchamacallit Jul 2015 #1

Define "great". In what way? uppityperson Jul 2015 #2

Great question Renew Deal Jul 2015 #5

Yes LittleBlue Jul 2015 #3

We are great in some ways, not so great in others. Uncle Joe Jul 2015 #4

"Patriotism is the passion of fools and the most foolish of passions." Arthur Schopenhauer Tierra_y_Libertad Jul 2015 #6

To hell with Arthur Schopenhauer. eom MohRokTah Jul 2015 #9

To hell with nationalism. Tierra_y_Libertad Jul 2015 #13

To hell with anti-nationalism. MohRokTah Jul 2015 #14

When is that? uppityperson Jul 2015 #15

We certainly place a lot of blind faith in imaginary lines on a map LanternWaste Jul 2015 #16

I'm happy to whatchamacallit Jul 2015 #38

My country is the world, and my religion is to do good. Thomas Paine Tierra_y_Libertad Jul 2015 #22

"To hell with him too!" whatchamacallit Jul 2015 #29

To hell with sarcasm! Uncle Joe Jul 2015 #36

I have to admit that I'm curious..... daleanime Jul 2015 #28

It has been and it can be. nt el_bryanto Jul 2015 #7

^^this^^ irisblue Jul 2015 #10

It's great, but I would prefer it become greater. eom MohRokTah Jul 2015 #8

Yes, but it could be greater still. KamaAina Jul 2015 #11

Great how? In comparison to what? Scootaloo Jul 2015 #12

More like a kid who gets "shows potential" on their report card. Starry Messenger Jul 2015 #17

It doesn't suck, but isn't even good let alone great Reter Jul 2015 #18

Eh...great enough I suppose. ileus Jul 2015 #19

Can't answer without the implied definition of "great" NRaleighLiberal Jul 2015 #20

We are the top banana of the banana republics! hunter Jul 2015 #21

sometimes, in some ways 0rganism Jul 2015 #23

better than most countries by a Long shot. ask all the people trying to migrate to America Liberal_in_LA Jul 2015 #24

Other: "was great". nt bemildred Jul 2015 #25

Change the 'is'.... daleanime Jul 2015 #26

It's not perfect (what place is?) but it's pretty doggone great. MADem Jul 2015 #27

The correct answer is that the US is a great idea, hifiguy Jul 2015 #30

As Sir Winston Churchill said, cloudbase Jul 2015 #31

Great marketing and snake oil sales. TheKentuckian Jul 2015 #32

Great meaning large or immense TacoD Jul 2015 #33

America just "is" Blue_In_AK Jul 2015 #34

In some ways yes, in some ways no etherealtruth Jul 2015 #35

Yes. And I'll critique it when needed to continue that greatness. Inkfreak Jul 2015 #37

There are and have been many great things about the USA Bettie Jul 2015 #39

Too much blood on its hands. n/t moondust Jul 2015 #40

Better than a majority of countries. "Great"? Actually, sure Recursion Jul 2015 #41