woodguru wrote:
How do you objectively look at this, and if under objective criteria you find that perhaps the country you live in has flaws that would cause it to be ranked well under the top, does it mean you don't love the country you live in because you are willing to point out flaws?
To me, when you love a person or thing, part of keeping something good is working on flaws, recognizing them so as to fix them and make them better. The person who subscribes to unconditional love, looking the other way on obvious flaws that need to be sorted out and fixed, especially to a degree that they become much worse because people refuse to acknowledge them let alone discuss them, contributes to a situation where things get far away from greatness...
and saying some aspect of something is starting to suck does not mean you don't love it.
How do you objectively look at this, and if under ... (
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First measure of greatness; can this country kick that country's schumer. The country that comes out on top kicking everyone else's schumer is the greatest country on earth.
The nice nice crap comes later.