American pig

[Spiderman]

I was studying globalism and came across this:
The word itself came into widespread usage, first and foremost in the United States, from the early 1940s.[5] This was the period when US global power was at its peak: the country was the greatest economic power the world had ever known, with the greatest military machine in human history.[6]

As George Kennan's Policy Planning Staff put it in February 1948: "[W]e have about 50% of the world's wealth but only 6.3% of its population
Globalism - Wikipedia
Makes me feel kinda like a pig *oink oink*. Does America still have about 50% of the world's wealth?
I highly doubt it but thought I'd ask. America is kind of a hog.

 

[LionLooking]

America currently has around 33% of the world's wealth. Not as much as it used to, but still the most by a long way.
China comes second with just over 10%.

I think this disparity, along with American intervention in world affairs, their insidious media industry and their 'We're the Greatest' attitude is why most in the world (even its allies) regard America as something to be cautious of.

 

[Jumi]

America wasted it's superior position by wars.

 

[lewisnotmiller]

America wasted it's superior position by wars.

Maybe, but that was part of the reason they had that position in the first place.

 

[shunyadragon]

America wasted it's superior position by wars.

. . . also gluttony greed, and manifest destiny There are more pigs entering the world feed lot. At one time it was the British Empire peaking under Queen Victoria.

Interesting side note: The largest drug dealers in the world are the British Empire under Queen Victoria, and today the United States for creating the contemporary Cocaine, designer drug, and prescription addiction pandemic.

 

[Revoltingest]

I was studying globalism and came across this:
The word itself came into widespread usage, first and foremost in the United States, from the early 1940s.[5] This was the period when US global power was at its peak: the country was the greatest economic power the world had ever known, with the greatest military machine in human history.[6]

As George Kennan's Policy Planning Staff put it in February 1948: "[W]e have about 50% of the world's wealth but only 6.3% of its population
Globalism - Wikipedia
Makes me feel kinda like a pig *oink oink*. Does America still have about 50% of the world's wealth?
I highly doubt it but thought I'd ask. America is kind of a hog.
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Other countries who complain about our wealth remind me of a tenant I once had (& evicted).
He had no job, no ambition, & no money.
He complained about having no money "because the rich people took it all".
If it weren't for greedy people, he'd be in the lap of luxury.

 

[shunyadragon]

Other countries who complain about our wealth remind me of a tenant I once had (& evicted).
He had no job, no ambition, & no money.
He complained about having no money "because the rich people took it all".
If it weren't for greedy people, he'd be in the lap of luxury.

You are neglecting history here that is not based in individual motivation. There is colonialism, manifest destiny, slavery, gluttiny, and greed of world powers that determined a great deal of the problems we are facing today.

 

[PureX]

America currently has around 33% of the world's wealth. Not as much as it used to, but still the most by a long way.
China comes second with just over 10%.

I think this disparity, along with American intervention in world affairs, their insidious media industry and their 'We're the Greatest' attitude is why most in the world (even its allies) regard America as something to be cautious of.

What is far more worrisome is that only a few hundred American citizens control most of America's economic wealth and political power. So they are in control of a third of the world's wealth and assets and the greatest military on the planet ... just a few hundred, unelected, and mostly unknown, individuals. And the rest of the world's wealth and power is also under the control of a very small number of individuals. And none of these people gained control of all that wealth and power by caring about the well-being of others.

This is the ultimate failure of capitalism.

 

[BSM1]

Other countries who complain about our wealth remind me of a tenant I once had (& evicted).
He had no job, no ambition, & no money.
He complained about having no money "because the rich people took it all".
If it weren't for greedy people, he'd be in the lap of luxury.

I did some growing up in Appalachia in pre-"Great Society" times. My family was constantly "broke" but we never considered ourselves "poor". Mindset works both ways.

 

[Jumi]

Maybe, but that was part of the reason they had that position in the first place.

It's true that that's how all empires in history were formed, through violence and belief in themselves. But those are also the downfall.

 

[BSM1]

What is far more worrisome is the only a few hundred American citizens control most of America's economic wealth and property. So they are in control of a third of the world's wealth and assets ... just a few hundred, unelected, and mostly unknown, individuals. And they did not gain control of all that wealth by caring about the well-being of others.

And your point? Do you not eat regularly? Do you not own a computer or smart phone? Do you not have a roof over your head? So what if someone else has a dollar more than the next guy, it's up to us to choose how we live.

 

[Revoltingest]

You are neglecting history here that is not based in individual motivation. There is colonialism, manifest destiny, slavery, gluttiny, and greed of world powers that determined a great deal of the problems we are facing today.

Sure, it's a more complex picture than the one I was reminded of.
But thou neglecteth the point.
Poor nations have policies which ensure poverty, eg, over-population, socialism.

Dang you....seeing your avatar always puts me in Ye Olde English mode!

 

[Jumi]

. . . also gluttony greed, and manifest destiny There are more pigs entering the world feed lot. At one time it was the British Empire peaking under Queen Victoria.

Interesting side note: The largest drug dealers in the world are the British Empire under Queen Victoria, and today the United States for creating the contemporary Cocaine, designer drug, and prescription addiction pandemic.

In middle school history classes, the Opium wars were certainly an eyeopener to those that managed to stay awake in class... as were the ones on slave trade and colonialism in Africa, and the various religious wars.

 

[Revoltingest]

I did some growing up in Appalachia in pre-"Great Society" times. My family was constantly "broke" but we never considered ourselves "poor". Mindset works both ways.

You had no idea that you were a "victim"?
How ignorant!

 

[BSM1]

You had no idea that you were a "victim"?
How ignorant!

So you're saying I should go back and b***h?

 

[PureX]

And your point? Do you not eat regularly? Do you not own a computer or smart phone? Do you not have a roof over your head? So what if someone else has a dollar more than the next guy, it's up to us to choose how we live.

Does the master not feed his slaves, so long as they provide him a profit? Sure. And that's all that matters, your think? Pity the slave that gets old, or sick, however. Or the slave child that dreams of someday being free from poverty and servitude.

Wealth and power, when it's accumulated too unevenly, creates tyrants, and tyrants create victims. The more powerful the tyrant, the more victims there are, and the greater their suffering.

 

[Revoltingest]

So you're saying I should go back and b***h?

Let Mojo Jojo illustrate the joys of victimhood....

 

[Stanyon]

I was studying globalism and came across this:
The word itself came into widespread usage, first and foremost in the United States, from the early 1940s.[5] This was the period when US global power was at its peak: the country was the greatest economic power the world had ever known, with the greatest military machine in human history.[6]

As George Kennan's Policy Planning Staff put it in February 1948: "[W]e have about 50% of the world's wealth but only 6.3% of its population
Globalism - Wikipedia
Makes me feel kinda like a pig *oink oink*. Does America still have about 50% of the world's wealth?
I highly doubt it but thought I'd ask. America is kind of a hog.
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There is no need to feel guilty for being successful, the U.S. got to where they did for many reasons good and bad just like every other successful nation. Globalism seems to be the idea that everyone should share everything even if they didn't earn or create it for themselves, surely one would understand the idea that if you did all the work and spent the resources and put in the effort to make something it doesn't make sense to give much of it away to every Harry, Dick,and Tom who happens to be able to put out an open palm. As we all know, the most recent contrived controversy our general medias have pushed was Trumps alleged "s*******" remark, Haiti was one of the more prominent ones the gnashnabs of our times (Jimmy Kimmel for one) focused on to their congregations completely ignoring the fact that the United States has been historically the most generous contributor of foreign aid in that nation. Those well dressed children in clean schools with fresh paint that are being exploited for political propaganda probably have the U.S. taxpayer and many other nations in the world for their ability to have it that way.
Link to USAID:
Haiti | U.S. Agency for International Development
Article from Forbes magazine showing a few of the top countries that were allotted foreign aid in 2016, some apparently are s******* nations.
The Countries Set To Receive The Most U.S. Foreign Aid In 2016 [Infographic]
Foreign assistance for 2018
ForeignAssistance.gov

Of all the s******** cities and areas in the United States, wouldn't it make sense to try to cut back and try to fix our own problems first?

 

[Phantasman]

I was studying globalism and came across this:
The word itself came into widespread usage, first and foremost in the United States, from the early 1940s.[5] This was the period when US global power was at its peak: the country was the greatest economic power the world had ever known, with the greatest military machine in human history.[6]

As George Kennan's Policy Planning Staff put it in February 1948: "[W]e have about 50% of the world's wealth but only 6.3% of its population
Globalism - Wikipedia
Makes me feel kinda like a pig *oink oink*. Does America still have about 50% of the world's wealth?
I highly doubt it but thought I'd ask. America is kind of a hog.
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That changed after the US went to Reserve Notes and the Oil Embargo (70s).

• #1 Qatar. GDP (PPP) per capita: $88,222 (estimated from 2009) ...
• #2 Luxembourg. GDP (PPP) per capita: $81,466. ...
• #3 Singapore. GDP (PPP) per capita: $56,694 (estimated from 2009) ...
• #4 Norway. GDP (PPP) per capita: $51,959 (estimated from 2009) ...
• #5 Brunei. GDP (PPP) per capita: $48,333. ...
• #6 United Arab Emirates.

We are now in more debt than any country in the world:

United States GDP (2010 est., USD): $14.6 trillion
China GDP (2010 est., USD): $5.7 trillion
Japan GDP (2010 est., USD): $5.4 trillion
Germany GDP (2010 est., USD): $3.3 trillion
(and these are figures from 8 years ago and not updated).

The US Government is to blame for these problems. Both Democrats and Republicans. They only come together when it's beneficial for their own wealth on both sides.

On a side note, one reason Trump gained popularity is that he appeared to have no interest in monetary gains, either as a candidate or President. This irks both parties.

 

[Stanyon]

Does the master not feed his slaves, so long as they provide him a profit? Sure. And that's all that matters, your think? Pity the slave that gets old, or sick, however. Or the slave child that dreams of someday being free from poverty and servitude.
Wealth and power, when it's accumulated too unevenly, creates tyrants, and tyrants create victims. The more powerful the tyrant, the more victims there are, and the greater their suffering.

If one wants what they see as wealth and power I'd say their energy would be better spent in achieving what they see as desireable than wasting that energy on self pity and finger pointing.

This is where Microsoft started: