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I grew up on the narrative that America was a great country where people could seek opportunities and live fulfilling lives. As I got older I started to feel like something was off about this narrative- I finally decided to look at the data, here& #39;s a thread 1/8
The US is not the best country in the world, it& #39;s not even in the top five. The US is number 7. 2/8
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The US ranks 15th for citizenship. 3/8 https://www.usnews.com/news/best-countries/citizenship-rankings">https://www.usnews.com/news/best...
The US ranks 15th for quality of life. 4/8 https://www.usnews.com/news/best-countries/citizenship-rankings">https://www.usnews.com/news/best...
The US is the 49th safest country in the world, that& #39;s right, it& #39;s not even in the top 25. 5/8 https://www.digisilkroad.com/en/blog/article/101441/how-safe-is-america-compared-to-other-countries">https://www.digisilkroad.com/en/blog/a...
HOWEVER , the United States ranks number 1 for most powerful countries. This ranking looks at our military budget and alliances. The US doesn& #39;t have the best international reputation that means that the US bought our space as the most powerful country 6/8 https://www.usnews.com/news/best-countries/power-rankings">https://www.usnews.com/news/best...
We bought our space as the most powerful country by gross military overspending. Think I& #39;m kidding? https://www.pgpf.org/chart-archive/0053_defense-comparison">https://www.pgpf.org/chart-arc... 7/8 .
