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Spider Jerusalem

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11. Because that's frankly stupid?

Reply to Snobblevitch (Reply #3)

Tue Dec 15, 2015, 11:10 PM

Dec 2015

Of course the US is going to look good next to those places. They aren't liberal democracies with advanced economies, high levels of literacy and educational attainment, and high per-capita GDP. The only meaningful way to gauge social conditions is by comparison to similar countries.

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UN experts find level of discrimination against women in US �shocking� [View all] KamaAina Dec 2015 OP

Well if we have a woman president it would upaloopa Dec 2015 #1

I would LOVE to have a woman as President. cherokeeprogressive Dec 2015 #2

Bingo! fleur-de-lisa Dec 2015 #5

Too bad Elizabeth Warren isn't running. KamaAina Dec 2015 #10

How about comparing the lives of women Snobblevitch Dec 2015 #3

No, I don't think we want to do that dumbcat Dec 2015 #4

Saudi Arabia is not 'developed'? Snobblevitch Dec 2015 #6

No, not by most definitions dumbcat Dec 2015 #9

Why? etherealtruth Dec 2015 #7

Absolutely not. Snobblevitch Dec 2015 #8

that is generally the idea with that sort of response. we are supposed to be ashamed to niyad Dec 2015 #12

Because that's frankly stupid? Spider Jerusalem Dec 2015 #11

Except that it might not look all that good. GoCubsGo Dec 2015 #14

and yet, there will be those denying that this is the case. hmmm, they are already here, I see. niyad Dec 2015 #13