Why The United States is Better Off Than You Think

Ask around. You’ll find out quickly that some people are not optimistic about the future of the United States. Political polarization, increasing crime, racism and thirteen dead Marines resulting from a disastrous exit strategy in Afghanistan. The rich are getting richer and the poor are getting poorer. These issues are dividing people faster than pineapple on pizza. We’re in a bad spot as a country.

Or are we?

See, it’s become sport to complain about the United States, particularly if you live in the United States. In that vacuum, you’ll hear that we are the most racist, homophobic, aristocratic and fascist country in the world. The majority of this drivel comes on the Social sites. Where the aggrieved can throw verbal Molotov cocktails from the comfort and anonymity of their La-Z-Boy recliner.

As Bill Maher recently preached, “maybe it’s that everyone from the giant dorm room bitch session that is the internet should take a good look at what real oppression looks like.” These people have the worldview of three zip codes.

Real oppression looks like Kabul, Afghanistan, not Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

A recent survey by Gallup challenges all this negative spew about the United States. See, Gallup has been carefully surveying adults since 2008. The number of adults who claim to be “thriving” in the United States is at an all-time high-and it’s rising.