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Related: About this forumRemember this little scene of fiction that had real facts?
Have to wonder what those facts would look/sound like after TPP.
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Remember this little scene of fiction that had real facts? (Original Post)
diabeticman
May 2015
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marym625
(17,997 posts)1. we aspired to intelligence we didn't belittle it
Best. Quote. Ever.
Truth
I have never seen this. But I will watch the whole thing now
djean111
(14,255 posts)2. After you watch it - think - this is what we are "globalizing".
There is not a word in this that is not true -
http://hinessight.blogs.com/hinessight/2012/06/great-newsroom-speech-america-isnt-greatest-country.html
And [to the conservative panelist] with a straight face, you're going to tell students that America's so starspangled awesome that we're the only ones in the world who have freedom? Canada has freedom, Japan has freedom, the UK, France, Italy, Germany, Spain, Australia, Belgium has freedom. Two hundred seven sovereign states in the world, like 180 of them have freedom.
And yousorority girlyeahjust in case you accidentally wander into a voting booth one day, there are some things you should know, and one of them is that there is absolutely no evidence to support the statement that we're the greatest country in the world. We're seventh in literacy, twenty-seventh in math, twenty-second in science, forty-ninth in life expectancy, 178th in infant mortality, third in median household income, number four in labor force, and number four in exports. We lead the world in only three categories: number of incarcerated citizens per capita, number of adults who believe angels are real, and defense spending, where we spend more than the next twenty-six countries combined, twenty-five of whom are allies. None of this is the fault of a 20-year-old college student, but you, nonetheless, are without a doubt, a member of the WORST-period-GENERATION-period-EVER-period, so when you ask what makes us the greatest country in the world, I don't know what the fuck you're talking about?! Yosemite?!!!
We sure used to be. We stood up for what was right! We fought for moral reasons, we passed and struck down laws for moral reasons. We waged wars on poverty, not poor people. We sacrificed, we cared about our neighbors, we put our money where our mouths were, and we never beat our chest. We built great big things, made ungodly technological advances, explored the universe, cured diseases, and cultivated the world's greatest artists and the world's greatest economy. We reached for the stars, and we acted like men. We aspired to intelligence; we didn't belittle it; it didn't make us feel inferior. We didn't identify ourselves by who we voted for in the last election, and we didn't scare so easy. And we were able to be all these things and do all these things because we were informed. By great men, men who were revered. The first step in solving any problem is recognizing there is oneAmerica is not the greatest country in the world anymore.
We are globalizing the war on poor people, And the middle class/working class. For the benefit of the 1% and corporations.
marym625
(17,997 posts)7. completely agree
But I can't find this anywhere. Was it a remake of the movie from the 70s or 80s? Is it a series? I look for network and this doesn't come up
longship
(40,416 posts)3. Video will not play.
It says to play on YouTube. Could you please post a link?
mia
(8,369 posts)4. Hit the YouTube icon on the bottom right-hand side of the screen. n/t
LiberalArkie
(15,764 posts)5. Epic rant and right on the mark
newfie11
(8,159 posts)6. That should be required watching by every American
And ESPECIALLY every politician!
I'm tired of hearing politicians spouting about American Exceptionalism.