Islandborn asks "200 years of hole digging huh?" "Really?"

yup

>If we have been digging ourselves a hole for 200 years......

>how are we the most prosperous, with the highest standard of living of any other country on earth?

Not really sure how to produce an answer when you query a falsity. I guess an incorrect answer would be the correct course of action here, but instead I'll just talk move onto the next..

>How are we also by leaps and bounds the most cultured and diverse of any country on earth?
>How do we have the mightiest army? Why do millions and millions of people risk their lives to >reach our shores?

Leaps and bounds? lol.. Really not one of those questions have anything to do with the direction our country is heading. Yes we have the a strong military (war-games vs Canada aside Really it is a nice place to live, our Higher Education system is at par with the other civilized countries of the world,

Moral corruption, racism, corporate greed, special interest groups with their claws in our government, special interest groups' lobbyists becoming politicians, slavery practiced under the color of law and justice, etcetc, this is all the norm and widely accepted. Spending billions we don't have then spending some more. If the country was a Business acting like this what do you think would happen. Honestly my world views are a combination of sociological, political and religious views and the environment here certainly doesn't warrant the essay I am attempting to not to reply with.

>Are they on heroin?

Now see, I think this may have been an attempt at humor, am I right? heroin? Were they on heroin they probably would have just nodded off, woke up wanting more heroin, rinsed and repeated and never get around to leaving for America. Now see if you want to be humorous, try something like, "maybe they got stoned and decided to go look for a White Castle". Fact is, living in a basement with 20 other people, being exploited 70 hours a week for pathetic monetary return vs hours/work put in, , that, that is considered living like a king compared to the conditions they left from.

>Perhaps all the handout folks should seek refuge in other nations?

Handout folks.. wow lol.. By the way, I just have to ask, do you think this is the only country people come to?...

>People always say they are gonna move to Canada or Europe when things >happen but they never do....why is that I wonder.

Maybe because they are morons, sounds like something a character on Half Baked would say, "dude I'm moving to Canada". Anyways, everyone knows only place in the world that will be safe from nuclear fallout will be the southern tip of Chile! duhh