Ross kemp extreeme world

[Mr I]

Great series about gang, drugs, guns and problem areas of the works, tonights is on chicagoan heroin capital

[Bouncer]

just remember mr.i huge difference between downtown Chicago and southside chicago. not even the same world.

[Scrumhalf]

Yep, pretty much like watching a show on Brixton and extrapolating to Notting Hill lol...

[Mr I]

Its not just america its all over, but yeah america has huge huge problems chicago, new orleans, like third world some places there

[Bouncer]

Its not just america its all over, but yeah america has huge huge problems chicago, new orleans, like third world some places there

been like that forever. the poor mostly blacks have an always will live like that. who is to blame, not sure but it wont change. we have the highest of the highs and the lowest of the lows.

[Mr I]

been like that forever. the poor mostly blacks have an always will live like that. who is to blame, not sure but it wont change. we have the highest of the highs and the lowest of the lows.

Yeah but americans carry on as if they are the venge of the world and an example to be followed, place is a fucking mess you should be ashamed how you treat your people it's disgusting.

[Turbo3000]

Yeah but americans carry on as if they are the venge of the world and an example to be followed, place is a fucking mess you should be ashamed how you treat your people it's disgusting.

And the UK is just fucking roses.

[Mr I]

And the UK is just fucking roses.

We don't have that per capital level of murder, poverty, lack of access to medicine, nowhere near

[Scrumhalf]

This is a pointless argument. What you see here or elsewhere is a product of national philosophy.

The US since its founding has been built on the concept of self reliance and individualism. It is burned into the national ethos. It is what causes so many self made men, so many rags to riches stories and so much innovation. The downside of this national expectation that everyone should pick themselves up, dust themselves off and create their success themselves is that there isn't protection for those who, for whatever reason either cannot or would not create their own future through hard work.

At the other end of the spectrum are welfare economies. There is no doubt that Scandinavia is great in taking care of all their citizens. But along with that comes moribund economies and a paucity of can-do entrepreneurial spirit. It is no coincidence that despite their wealth, North European countries have been relatively poor at innovation.

Is the US system perfect? No. Should we continue to strive to achieve the right balance between welfare and the expectation that the individual is the key architect of his future? Absolutely.

[Bouncer]

This is a pointless argument. What you see here or elsewhere is a product of national philosophy.

The US since its founding has been built on the concept of self reliance and individualism. It is burned into the national ethos. It is what causes so many self made men, so many rags to riches stories and so much innovation. The downside of this national expectation that everyone should pick themselves up, dust themselves off and create their success themselves is that there isn't protection for those who, for whatever reason either cannot or would not create their own future through hard work.

At the other end of the spectrum are welfare economies. There is no doubt that Scandinavia is great in taking care of all their citizens. But along with that comes moribund economies and a paucity of can-do entrepreneurial spirit. It is no coincidence that despite their wealth, North European countries have been relatively poor at innovation.

Is the US system perfect? No. Should we continue to strive to achieve the right balance between welfare and the expectation that the individual is the key architect of his future? Absolutely.

:clapback::clapback::clapback:

[Turbo3000]

This is a pointless argument. What you see here or elsewhere is a product of national philosophy.

The US since its founding has been built on the concept of self reliance and individualism. It is burned into the national ethos. It is what causes so many self made men, so many rags to riches stories and so much innovation. The downside of this national expectation that everyone should pick themselves up, dust themselves off and create their success themselves is that there isn't protection for those who, for whatever reason either cannot or would not create their own future through hard work.

At the other end of the spectrum are welfare economies. There is no doubt that Scandinavia is great in taking care of all their citizens. But along with that comes moribund economies and a paucity of can-do entrepreneurial spirit. It is no coincidence that despite their wealth, North European countries have been relatively poor at innovation.

Is the US system perfect? No. Should we continue to strive to achieve the right balance between welfare and the expectation that the individual is the key architect of his future? Absolutely.

Nice post, but Americans being self reliant and individuals has been in decline for many years. We are turning into a complete nanny state full of entitled citizens. They want what you have without doing the hard work. It gets worse year after year and I doubt it can eve be fixed now. The real apocalypse will happen when the EBT cards no longer work.

[Mr I]

This is a pointless argument. What you see here or elsewhere is a product of national philosophy.

The US since its founding has been built on the concept of self reliance and individualism. It is burned into the national ethos. It is what causes so many self made men, so many rags to riches stories and so much innovation. The downside of this national expectation that everyone should pick themselves up, dust themselves off and create their success themselves is that there isn't protection for those who, for whatever reason either cannot or would not create their own future through hard work.

At the other end of the spectrum are welfare economies. There is no doubt that Scandinavia is great in taking care of all their citizens. But along with that comes moribund economies and a paucity of can-do entrepreneurial spirit. It is no coincidence that despite their wealth, North European countries have been relatively poor at innovation.

Is the US system perfect? No. Should we continue to strive to achieve the right balance between welfare and the expectation that the individual is the key architect of his future? Absolutely.

LOL! sounds just like a Mit Romney speech as I would imagine once he's in power in response to people raising the issue of poverty. Its a pathetic patronising excuse!

Anyway Nuff Said

[Turbo3000]

LOL! sounds just like a Mit Romney speech as I would imagine once he's in power in response to people raising the issue of poverty. Its a pathetic patronising excuse!

Anyway Nuff Said

Let your inner Troll shine through.

:tired:

[Mr I]

Let your inner Troll shine through.

:tired:

Oh don't be such a hater:rofl:

[Scrumhalf]

LOL! sounds just like a Mit Romney speech as I would imagine once he's in power in response to people raising the issue of poverty. Its a pathetic patronising excuse!

Anyway Nuff Said

I'm not trying to defend anything or making excuses for anything. I'm just pointing out that the fact that the richest country in the world has poverty issues should not come as a surprise to anyone. It is rooted in the fundamental laissez faire philosophy of the country.