happier abroad

courtesy of Fragrance,

this link:

http://www.happierabroad.com/

. More Freedom Abroad: Contrary to what it claims, America is actually one of the LEAST free countries in the world, in many ways:

* The US has a controlling government that is becoming increasingly tyrannical, as we all know. But it also has the highest number of laws and regulations in the world. More laws=less freedom of course, so how can American claim to be the "land of the free"? It defies logic. In contrast, Mexico has one of the fewest laws in the world, so any Mexican can tell you that Mexico is far freer than uptight America.

* America's prison population is now at 2 million, which is more than in any other country. So how can the "freest country" have the biggest prison population?

* As mentioned before, cost of living and prices in America are overly inflated and crazily high, so you have to work more to make ends meet, thus reducing your freedom and purchasing power.

* In China and many other countries, vendors can set up stands and sell stuff on the street without paying for expensive permits, thus keeping prices low, because the streets belong to the people after all. But in America, you can't do that because everything is too privatized. So one has to pay expensive permits to sell stuff in public places, thus inflating prices unnecessarily.

* America's culture is fake, phoney and plastic, and doesn't allow you to be yourself, which is the biggest inhibitor of freedom. Obviously, to fit into a fake phoney culture, one has to be fake and phoney, lest one be alienated and out-of-place. As they say, "In a mad society, only the mad are sane." If you have to be fake rather than your true self, then you aren't free.

* America requires that you PRETEND to be positive, happy, optimistic and "doing great" 24/7, even if you are not. So whenever someone asks "How are you?" you are expected to respond positively and say that you are "doing great" or "doing good" even if you are not. It's so fake. In reality, life is not "great" 24/7, it runs in a series of up and down cycles. So America's expectation of "eternal optimism and positivity" is not reasonable or realistic. America basically denies human nature in trying to be so artificial. Therefore, America doesn't allow you the freedom to be honest about how you are feeling at any particular moment. However, in other countries you are "



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any thoughts of that?

It is very daunting about the rise of prisoners though.

no thoughts?

well I think this is all about economic hardship.

because so many foreigners go to the U.S. and buy houses there and even vacation there and have vacation houses.

and some even LIVE there.

so in truth, it is all about economy.

if you are doing well, you don't want to leave.

but if you want and enjoy traveling, you will enjoy traveling anyway...and traveling costs money.

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basically folks who hate the U.S, just seem to me unsatisfied overall. they get down in the dumps about the U.S,

but in truth, there are a lot of beautiful things in the U.S,

it just seems like the government doesn't want foreigners in there for some reason.

and if Trump is gonna be President he's gonna make sure it gets locked down (not sure really, don't pay attention to politics)

but if Hilary gets voted,you're gonna get OBAMA again. lol She did promise to uphold Obama's way.

but here is the IRONY....it is the foreigners (immigrants) who helped build the country...

and the government doesn't want any? it's so weird.

Posted by Admiral
This is why I want to live in Canada. I'm going to try to go there or switzerland.

good luck!!!

I hope you find work there. whichever it may be.

check out the video of these two (the couples) and their photos on facebook, it's public.

beautiful photos of America all over. It's very inspiring!!

also it reminds of traveling all over the U.S and other countries, and that film a few years back,

with Iceland tours.

aw to be inspired!! that's what makes life beautiful.

Last two points, pure speculation.

As for the rest, US is definitely less free than many parts of Europe. I'd place them somewhere with Russia. Two sides of the same coin. Difference being that 'Merica always did a good job selling and buying into its own bs, it's the greatest advertising industry in the world !

... while the Russian government couldn't give two fucks about appearing as anything they're not. Even when off'ing their own journalists, they barely put any effort into denying it.

The prison thing is a shame.

Pure and simple.

Posted by SirHorns
The prison thing is a shame.

Pure and simple.

it really is a terrible shame. I think we covered some of the underlying "issues" of this at the misc. board over "American cops"... and not all of it is their fault, though some are. But a lot of it is lack of education.

the teachers and parents should rally together and help the students.

they should make schools less "packed" in the U.S., maybe 25 students in a classroom or less.

I don't know the average size of the American students there, so i'll have to google.

Posted by enfant_terrible
Last two points, pure speculation.

As for the rest, US is definitely less free than many parts of Europe. I'd place them somewhere with Russia. Two sides of the same coin. Difference being that 'Merica always did a good job selling and buying into its own bs, it's the greatest advertising industry in the world !

... while the Russian government couldn't give two fucks about appearing as anything they're not. Even when off'ing their own journalists, they barely put any effort into denying it.

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I have no clue of Russian Government. not a history teacher.