Andrew Cuomo says America ‘was never that great,’ drawing gasps

[smilesammich 10,727]

no one said america isn't great. i believe the quote is 'WAS never THAT great"

of course it's always been great for you guys, you're at the top of the food chain.

[Voice of Reason 10,298]

1 minute ago, smilesammich said:

no one said america isn't great. i believe the quote is 'WAS never THAT great"

of course it's always been great for you guys, you're at the top of the food chain.

Tell that to my family who immigrated here and scraped the bottom of the proverbial barrel for multiple generations.  Top of the food chain?  You should try stand-up comedy sometime.  

 

I am nowhere near the “top of the food chain” (well, technically I am, because I am a human, but in YOUR argument...) but I am where I am because I busted my butt to get here.  I have never been satisfied to just get by in life. I have always wanted my family to be happy and healthy and to not live from paycheck to paycheck.   And yes, America is great in the fact that I am able to provide that for them thru pure perseverance.

[smilesammich 10,727]

6 minutes ago, Satisfied said:

Tell that to my family who immigrated here and scraped the bottom of the proverbial barrel for multiple generations.  Top of the food chain?  You should try stand-up comedy sometime.  

 

I am nowhere near the “top of the food chain” (well, technically I am, because I am a human, but in YOUR argument...) but I am where I am because I busted my butt to get here.  I have never been satisfied to just get by in life. I have always wanted my family to be happy and healthy and to not live from paycheck to paycheck.   And yes, America is great in the fact that I am able to provide that for them thru pure perseverance.

that's nice. good for you.

[Voice of Reason 10,298]

Just now, smilesammich said:

that's nice. good for you.

Thanks.  I’m sure your sentiment is truly heartfelt.  Means a lot to me.

 

It’s sad that you live in the US and cannot see just how great it truly is.  There’s got to be some reason why people from other countries want to come here so badly.  5 times more than any other country, in fact.

[Dashinka 23,242]

1 hour ago, smilesammich said:

it's a nice thought, not reality, but a nice thought.

How is that just a thought?  Or are all in America (except for those special MDLers) just racist or violating other's civil rights regardless of their ethnicity? 

 

[smilesammich 10,727]

2 minutes ago, Bill & Katya said:

How is that just a thought?  Or are all in America (except for those special MDLers) just racist or violating other's civil rights regardless of their ethnicity? 

 

i'm not going to have this argument with you guys. sorry. you'd think that people that support the MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN campaign would have some sort of idea of the greatness we need to return to..but what do i know.

[Voice of Reason 10,298]

Huge difference between won’t and cannot support an argument.  Just sayin’.

[smilesammich 10,727]

1 minute ago, Satisfied said:

Huge difference between won’t and cannot support an argument.  Just sayin’.

i know right, how do you guys throw your support behind a campaign that states we need to make america great again, when did america ever loose it's greatness?

ya'll are too much.

[Dashinka 23,242]

6 minutes ago, smilesammich said:

i'm not going to have this argument with you guys. sorry. you'd think that people that support the MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN campaign would have some sort of idea of the greatness we need to return to..but what do i know.

I think what?  I think there are a lot of Dems that do not like this country when their party is not in power.  Cuomo is not the only Dem to talk about how America is not great and then try to sell us some utopia like socialism, or social justice, or fairness, etc.  Life is not fair, life is not ideal (see thread about idealistic couple biking in Asia killed by ISIS), but when the country as a whole succeeds economically, this is good/great for everyone.

[Dashinka 23,242]

Just now, smilesammich said:

i know right, how do you guys throw your support behind a campaign that states we need to make america great again, when did america ever loose it's greatness?

ya'll are too much.

When we started seeing annual GDP growth and other factors stagnate.  Btw, Cuomo said America was never that great ever (my addition based on inference), I guess we should just end this experiment in government and join back with the Queen.

[smilesammich 10,727]

1 minute ago, Bill & Katya said:

I think what?  I think there are a lot of Dems that do not like this country when their party is not in power.  Cuomo is not the only Dem to talk about how America is not great and then try to sell us some utopia like socialism, or social justice, or fairness, etc.  Life is not fair, life is not ideal (see thread about idealistic couple biking in Asia killed by ISIS), but when the country as a whole succeeds economically, this is good/great for everyone.

why do we need to make america great again, when did we loose our greatness?

Just now, Bill & Katya said:

When we started seeing annual GDP growth and other factors stagnate.  Btw, Cuomo said America was never that great ever (my addition based on inference), I guess we should just end this experiment in government and join back with the Queen.

exactly, your addition.

[Voice of Reason 10,298]

4 minutes ago, smilesammich said:

i know right, how do you guys throw your support behind a campaign that states we need to make america great again, when did america ever loose it's greatness?

ya'll are too much.

It started a pretty serious decline about 9 years ago, as I recall.  Economically as well as racially.

Edited August 16, 2018 by Satisfied

[smilesammich 10,727]

1 minute ago, Satisfied said:

It started a pretty serious decline about 9 years ago, as I recall.  Economically as well as racially.

interesting.

 

[Dashinka 23,242]

32 minutes ago, smilesammich said:

why do we need to make america great again, when did we loose our greatness?

exactly, your addition.

Cuomo said America was not great, but regardless, why would anyone want to rest on their laurels, keep pushing forward, you know, true progress, economic progress, not that progressive claptrap the Dems are trying to sell.

[The Nature Boy 7,659]

1 hour ago, Satisfied said:

Thanks.  I’m sure your sentiment is truly heartfelt.  Means a lot to me.

 

It’s sad that you live in the US and cannot see just how great it truly is.  There’s got to be some reason why people from other countries want to come here so badly.  5 times more than any other country, in fact.

You know the MDL. If anybody has more than them its not fair.