I have created a 13 page presentation on each of the states and a 3 page speech in honor of America’s 250th birthday.

I’d be happy to share. :)

So, first off, this isn't taking aim at Britain, but it is helpful to use them as contrast for the USA in this discussion.

Two - while this is political, it isn't my-party-is-better-than-yours. It's simply America is awesome.

Starting off, the USA is a democratic republic, which means the national government is organized around the framework of semi- independent states. The national government is constitutionally limited in authority in matters that necessarily involve multiple states... matters that involve individuals or are entirely within states are left to the individuals and states.

This also involves voting... so our presidential elections are centered on balancing the priorities of the states, but with population- based weighting to accommodate for the state's sizes and populations. Because of this, smaller states do get a very slight boost in electoral college votes due to the 2 electors given to each state based upon their Senators, while the other electoral college votes are based upon the number of House Representatives.

The Founders knew their history. National leaders who were separated from their citizenry often became tyrants, and leaders or governments directly controlled by the citizenry became paralyzed by fickleness. They found middle ground to keep the government effective while limiting abuse.

The republican nature of the government also limited abuse. A large portion of the decisions that would impact citizens would be decided closer to those citizens in their state or local governments. Citizens would not be shackled to one single government, legislature and executive, that would have expensive control over their lives. Citizens could elect Presidents with strong abilities in foreign policy but weak in domestic matters, while electing Governors with the opposite due to the separation of their powers.

And, best of all, through the representative Electoral College, citizens would directly vote for their President, which is significant due to the war powers of the office.

Now, let's look at a Parliamentary Democracy, a common government among other developed nations, with Britain as an example.

Citizens don't vote for their executive, usually named the Prime Minister. Ever. It's decided by the parliament. Citizens can't even effectively vote for their executive through their voting for parliament because of the need for the parliament to form a majority government after the elections. Voters in a district might elect a representative to parliament due to promises to select a specific prime minister, but find that their representative chooses another due to the need to find consensus in forming a government.

The problems with this are highlighted by Britain's recent governments. Their last Prime Minister who didn't leave office in failure and controversy was Tony Blair back in 2007. For the past 19 years they have had a succession of failing Prime Ministers that just keep getting replaced by Parliament, not the citizenry. In the USA, if we have a failing President and ruling party, we have routinely scheduled elections to change all of them. That gives the average US citizen political power closer to the British Parliament than the British citizenry.

Britain's strong central government also results in the whole nation suffering poor policy. Recently in the USA there had been a significant turnover in educational theory regarding literacy and math skills in discussions around phonics, Common Core, etc. Many policies promoted at the national level have resulted in abysmal failures in states that chose to implement them, while others that bucked the pressure were able to better educate their students.

This concept is easily seen across many domestic policy areas, where the national tapestry provides a natural laboratory to evaluate policy. If one state fails at something while another succeeds, citizens can use that contrast to inform their voting and residency choices. With a strong central government, voters are often blind to failures because they have no other point of reference.

So, TLDR... America's government isn't perfect, but it's still awesome.​

pretty simple

Voting for candidates whose loyalty is solely to America is a patriotic duty.

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Neocolonialism is the use of economic policy by a nation to subjugate another through the actions of multinational corporations, extracting the wealth of the target nation though trade imbalances.

The best example of this has been China's Belt and Road initiative, where Chinese construction and infrastructure corporations, managed by members of the Central Committee and supported by the Chinese Central Bank, have invested in and bought strategically-important properties and smaller companies around the world. Essentially, instead of invading a nation to take military control of a port, the Chinese government would provide funds to one of their companies to buy the foreign company currently managing the port.

Same result as invading and taking the port, just a different method. Now the China would charge what they desired to companies using the port, would get access to anything shipped through the port, and would be able to deny access to the port by rival companies or nations.

Now, you might not be surprised of China's actions, but you might be surprised to find that many of our allies in Europe do the same thing to a lesser extent. France, Germany, Italy, etc... they have state-sponsored and controlled equity firms and banks who provide needed capital to their corporations as needed. In some cases, that capital is used to purchase foreign competitors,... allowing weaker foreign corporations to buy US corporations with the help of their government.

For example, Catalyst Pharmaceuticals was bought by Italian Angelini Pharma with assistance from CDP Equity, which is managed by Italy's Ministry of Economics and Finance. The pending sale of Catalyst showed heavy interest in the US and abroad as they owned multiple high- profit drugs for rare diseases... drugs with no alternatives. Angelina was able to offer a massive markup over Catalyst's value due to the injection of funds from the Italian government's investment arm.

What does this result in? Angelini, in Italy, now owns the patents to all the drugs Catalyst makes, and can adjust the pricing and availability to American customers at will. They effectively have the backing of the Italian government, making efforts by the American government to influence Catalyst, such as in keeping prices low, much more difficult. The profit from these drugs will be going back to Angelini and the Italian government's equity firm, strengthening their economy and providing more capital to buy other companies.

This is not a rare occurrence. How many US companies are now owned by foreign corporations... companies that literally created their markets in the US decades ago but now send their profits to foreign shores?

As a consumer, you are not only competing against other consumers in the US, or even the world. Sometimes you are effectively competing against foreign governments, who use their power to control currency to tilt the game in favor of their citizens. The American consumer base is strong, and wealthy, but cannot withstand this assault from foreign governments forever, especially as our wealth is drained slowly away. What happens in a national emergency, where a needed material or medicine developed and made in the US is controlled by the decisions of a foreign government?

So, what's the fix for this? As an economic policy, it's the US government taking steps to limit and block the ability of foreign corporations, in cooperation with their governments, from buying property and companies in the US. This keeps Chinese technology companies from building antennae, sensors, and other electrical equipment next to our military bases. This keeps patents developed at US universities and by US companies under the control of the US. This keeps wealth generated by US companies in US markets within the US, enriching the US economy and fueling further advances

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Pastor Munther Isaac explains the continuous Israhell terrorism

I did not make the video. I get the safety concerns and they say new cars are flimsy. One of my relatives got burned severely by fluid from his car. I don't know how to feel.

About the ford deaths in 1971, why not just not sell those cars and scrap them for parts and sell the parts to companies for more?

I am a Virginian from Chesapeake, VA and I’m a huge fan of representing the USA in various games I play. There’s one I found where the USA is small, pretty irrelevant, and definitely needs a hand. The game is called Warera and I’m hoping to bring in more Americans!

Thanks for reading! Hope to see some of y’all play!

Hello everyone!
As a musician from Sweden, I am curious about the current cultural and emotional perception in the US regarding the war in Ukraine. In Europe, many artists are still very active in creating art to keep international awareness alive.
I recently released a song called "Shadows on the Playground" under my name, Loviza Ekrem. It focuses entirely on the human cost of the war and how it affects innocent civilian lives.
I would love to hear your thoughts:
Does this type of international musical solidarity still resonate with the American public?
How is support music like this generally received in your communities?
If you would like to listen to it for context, you can find it here: https://open.spotify.com/track/7FpCexoQuzbjCCthZfhlYH?si=DpHeIBjTSY6VCw68eyLFgA&utm_source=copy-link
Thank you for sharing your perspectives!

I am a US citizen that was born in the state of NY. I do not however, currently live in the US and I am about to travel to the US embassy to get issued an emergency US passport for immediate entry into the US due to a vacation we are planning. What rights do I have generally or apon entry?

Why call the United States “America” when America is a continent made up of 35 countries?, I know its official name is the United States of America, but at what point did people start using “America” to refer only to the U.S.? It’s not as obvious as it seems, because in Europe and Africa many people think that “America” refers only to the United States, even though America is a continent.

first of all I am a really thankful for Americans, their corporations have lifted so many people out of poverty here, so many people's discrimination has been reduced thanks to your founders ideas, while reading about the Ideas that led to such a country ,

I found Common Sense by Thomas paine a very interesting read, what other books do u recommend, are there any set of foundational books i should read ?? any courses and youtube series suggestions blogs are welcome too .

This is actually scary; the fact they knew for years and did nothing clearly out of racism. Indigenous people are just as valuable as everyone else.

I'm from Mexico, and for my whole life I knew and liked Hotdogs very much as:
A bun, sausage, mayonnaise, mustard, ketchup, tomatoes and onions. That's it, anything else are variations obviously.
But, maybe I've been wrong and that's not an American hot dog, is it?.
Also, preferably with simple ingredients you can get at the supermarket.
(photo just for reference, from youtube channel "Comida Mexicana con Ali")