We're Number 1!

[Opusnone]

Some things America leads the world in.

Copied from a libertarian site attributed to Google, feel free to dispute, add or subtract.

"So.. What are we the world leader in? Google knows all...
The US is the world leader in...

in humanitarian assistance and food aid
in arms sales and exports
in the production of ice cream
in research into biological warfare technologies
in female homicides
in science and technology
in incarceration and imprisonment
in gross domestic product
in the execution of child offenders
in the importation and use of illicit drugs
in the development and export of intellectual property
in funding programs to eliminate abusive child labor
in mental illness
in biomedical advances and high-tech care
in military spending
in energy consumption
in per capita income
in space exploration
in the production of pollution and toxic waste
in total healthcare spending (but ranks 48th in life expectancy)
in pharmaceutical research
in communications
in global money laundering
in immunology
in spying
in advertising
in insurance
in creation of inellectual property
in per capita waste disposal
in body phobia, anti-sexualism
in pornography
in rape
in food consumption per capita
in the use of war games
in promoting GMOs
in production of nuclear waste
in arresting men for prostitution solicitation
in soybean production
in fatherless families
in obesity
in spam
in both aviation and satellite information technology
in firearm homicides
in cancer rates
in the production of GM crops
in file swapping
in the protection of refugees "

Just some food for thought on the many intricacies, nuances and layers of our cultural makeup.

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

1. God forbid...

Those evil GM scientists develop a soybean ice cream.

[Selatius]

2. The first two are stunning in contrast:

in humanitarian assistance and food aid
in arms sales and exports

Hmm, are we number 1 in humanitarian assistance because our guns and bombs are killing so many people that we have to give to assuage our guilty conscience? Or because we truly feel like helping the world?

Have a first aid kit and some medical supplies.
Now have yourself an M16 and some hand grenades.

Have a nice day.

[Uncle Joe]

11. It's because after our arm sales have blown up their societies,

they can't feed them selves anymore. Reminds me of a joke below.

What do you get, if you breed Lassie with a Pit Bull?


Answer: A dog that will rip your arm off and then go for help.

[The_Warmth]

3. hmmm...

in body phobia, anti-sexualism
in pornography
in rape

[SoCalDem]

4. Perhaps #1 in "dollar amount" of aid, but far from it in PERCENTAGE

of aid..

It's like Bill Gates plopping a $20 on a collection plate vs a poor person putting in a $5.. No comparison..

[Glorfindel]

5. Well, goody, goody! I was afraid we were beginning to lag behind

It's a comfort to me to know that we're number one in BOTH body phobia, anti-sexualism AND
pornography. Evidently we're a nation that watches lots of porn but doesn't enjoy it. Thus, I suppose, our top ranking in mental illness. Way to go, USA!
:bounce:

[Opusnone]

6. You're not supposed to enjoy porn

You do satan's business, clean up and then flog yourself to sleep. Shame, shame shame.

[Vidar]

7. Cleaning up, that's what I've been missing.

[newyawker99]

14. LOL!!

:rofl:

[Vidar]

8. Good list. Thanks for posting.

[rman]

9. they forgot empire building

[StrictlyRockers]

10. I don't think we're number one in per capita income.

And mush of that list is relatively unindicative of actually being first at something.

Just like per captia income, which several countries in the EU lead us in, what matters is not being "first" in income, which we are by dint of haing such a large population, but the average, or per capita...which we are not first in.

We are first in humanitarian aid, again only because we have a large population, but we are closer to last than first when you use the important statistics dealing with averages or aid given as a percentage of total income/GDP. We suck. We are NOT first.

I think I'll move to France.

SR

[Opusnone]

12. You may want to rethink moving to France

Al Queda issues France alert...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x2511005

[Jack Rabbit]

13. Good list

The human condition is neither original sin nor original virtue; it is moral ambiguity.