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Yorktown

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17. So the US is "a very sick society"?

Fri Dec 4, 2015, 09:22 AM

Dec 2015

Well, stats don't bear that out. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Happiness_Report

The UN sponsored 'World Happiness Index' places the US at a honorable #16

That index is calculated for the whole population, not the 1%.

1 Switzerland 7.587 Decrease -0.233
2 Iceland 7.561 Increase 0.263
3 Denmark 7.527 Increase 0.303
4 Norway 7.522 Increase 0.054
5 Brazil 7.427 Increase 0.171
6 Finland 7.406 Increase 0.032
7 Netherlands 7.389 Decrease -0.283
8 Sweden 7.378 Increase 0.247
9 New Zealand 7.364 N/A
10 Australia 7.350 Increase 0.040
11 Israel 7.301 Increase 0.293
12 Costa Rica 7.257 Steady 0.000
13 Austria 7.221 Decrease -0.210
14 Mexico 7.144 Increase 0.410
16 United States 7.143 Increase 0.535
15 Canada 7.088 Increase 0.633
17 Luxembourg 7.082 Decrease -0.283
18 Ireland 7.076 Decrease -0.068

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Syed Farook as American as apple pie [View all] ellenrr Dec 2015 OP

i think it stems from islamic fundamentalism JI7 Dec 2015 #1

Wrong. Fundamentalism. The actual schism of monotheism is irrelevant. Bernardo de La Paz Dec 2015 #9

Not really. Islam is culturally different than other monothemisms. AngryAmish Dec 2015 #12

And christians don't care to spread the faith? Get off it. It's Fundamentalism. Jews too. Bernardo de La Paz Dec 2015 #19

You are referring to history to prove your point TexasMommaWithAHat Dec 2015 #27

Tim McVeigh. "Nuke Mecca". And as far as teaching that Islam is diverse: That's my point! nt Bernardo de La Paz Dec 2015 #34

But, but, but... TexasMommaWithAHat Dec 2015 #35

Now you know of bible foundations and christian authorities teaching killing and violence: Bernardo de La Paz Dec 2015 #40

Islam does not "compel multiple wives". Rid yourself of ignorant myths. nt Bernardo de La Paz Dec 2015 #20

Compel, maybe not. Allow,yes. AngryAmish Dec 2015 #23

You assume too much when you assume I have only lived in the West & I'm uneducated Bernardo de La Paz Dec 2015 #32

"universalism cultural meme common in the West"? You are overlooking the obvious in this case. Bernardo de La Paz Dec 2015 #33

Excellent read - two things malaise Dec 2015 #2

You just described American society LiberalElite Dec 2015 #7

well, well-said. Sadly, very accurate. sometimes I am surprised we do not have more ellenrr Dec 2015 #11

Farooq had prepared IEDs, so it's not a case of a fit of anger Yorktown Dec 2015 #18

Emotional intelligence is often very lacking in our society. Funding for it would likely be dished RKP5637 Dec 2015 #26

So the US is "a very sick society"? Yorktown Dec 2015 #17

Listen well - there are two sides to America malaise Dec 2015 #21

But "Right wing racist goons" are a tiny minority. Yorktown Dec 2015 #22

One of the problems I see in the US is "Right wing racist goons" often have a spotlight RKP5637 Dec 2015 #29

True. Plus the fact the loudmouths cover the ambient noise. Yorktown Dec 2015 #30

Syed Farook is as American as George W. Bush and Dick Cheney 951-Riverside Dec 2015 #3

Speaking of whom . . . ucrdem Dec 2015 #4

+1 FailureToCommunicate Dec 2015 #14

Actually the horrors they committed are very much American. Lochloosa Dec 2015 #15

Oh Please! RobinA Dec 2015 #16

Ted Bundy too was as American as apple pie. And? Yorktown Dec 2015 #5

Be afraid IronLionZion Dec 2015 #6

Yet his wife came here on a foreign visa Travis_0004 Dec 2015 #8

That's really unfortunate as LittleGirl Dec 2015 #10

The fiance vise is oddly, a much quicker process metalbot Dec 2015 #24

interesting. eom LittleGirl Dec 2015 #25

Well yes, even Jihadists are US citizens if they happen to born in the United States. Nye Bevan Dec 2015 #13

The problem here imo is religious fundamentalism. Rex Dec 2015 #28

American Culture of Violence. earthside Dec 2015 #31

he killed based on radical islam. his wife pledged her support to isis publicly. rejecting facts patsimp Dec 2015 #36

Why take a look at ourselves? It isn't us, it's radical Islam LittleBlue Dec 2015 #37

When in doubt, blame America, Bush, or Obama Democat Dec 2015 #39

Apple pie isn't particularly American. Chan790 Dec 2015 #38

I agree people's motivations are complex and clearly there is too much violence in our society Fast Walker 52 Dec 2015 #41