<p>This isn't about history, this is about now. And like brew said, its easy to gain assets when you steal them. American's know that with the settling of the american west.</p>
<p>America also has a long history of capitalism too, and yet we turned out all right.</p>
<p>I totally agree with u, chavez is a buffon..but we're very far from being a dictatorship (We might become one very soon, I agree, but for the moment basic human rights are still respected). Again, you people don't live here, all u know is what u read in newspapers and it isn't always true. And u all seem to forget history!!!!! History is a major factor when it comes to analizing a countries actual situation. Do u want to know why the US is so different from Venezuela? Well, British went to the US to settle and live there they took all of their culture and knowdlege with them. For pilgrims, US was a second home. And the killed all indias and never mengled with slaves. Venezuela was quite different. Spain exploited venezuela's resources and never cared for giving it's people better life conditions. We have a lot of ethnical mixes which created a whole social group that was outcasted and ignore and that would become the future lower class of out country. Besides Spaniards sent jail prisoners and trators to it's colonies, that is, the worst of their society. SO if u want to know why the US and Latin America are so different, read some history books first and make basic logical comparaison between the two of them. Of course, u should also read all the chapter about american intervention in latin affairs (Nicaragua, for example) and all the deads and massacres that were brought thanks to cold war. I hate chavez with all my heart but I'm happy that south america is starting to have it's own identity and stop being the puppet of the United Sates</p>
<p>LMAO. Bmanbs, you're wrong on so many accounts here I don't even know where to start, and I'm not going to. Especially with Canada.</p>
<p>Why not? Lazy?</p>
<p>And as for the OP, that might not be a good idea for an MO, as the warton people probably are in the top few percent.</p>
<p>What is a MO?</p>
<p>actually i really don't know.</p>
<p>Of course, the better the whether the least developed people are (Generally) When u live in a cold country with harsh seasons u have to figure it out in order to survive. That's what pushed great civilisations...if u have an awesome wheather (Like Venezuelan) U just don't have to put much technical effort into developing because everything gets done easily. A good example is meso-american civilisations. The Incas were the most developed of the three of them because they lived in the hardest conditions (The Andes)</p>
<p>We're not talking about history? Well let me tell u something, if u want to understand the present u must understand the past...if not, studying history would be a total waist of time.</p>
<p>And about how I know how things are in the states, that's easy. First of all I've been there long enough to see how things are. Second of all, America is the biggest power in the world so media attention is more focused on it and the information is much accurate. Besides, globalization makes american culture reach everywhere in the world so everybody gets a glimpse of how american people are. Again, my whole argument wasn't against the US (If I hated the US, then what I would want to go there?) or about saying that america doesn't deserve the position they have in the world. It was just about saying that poverty issues aren't as simple as you put it</p>
<p>Well, in a lot of ways studying history is a total waste of time, except if you sleep in that class</p>
<p>The Sept. 11th terrorists hated america, yet they came</p>
<p>And if capitalism is so bad and latin america is thriving, then why oh why are illegal immigrants flooding in here? They are so desperate to come, they can't even wait to come legally</p>
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What is a MO?
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MO ususally refers to Modus Operandi, a latin phrase meaning pattern, practice or common method.</p>
<p>Yes indeed. I forgot it was abbreviated MO.</p>
<p>bmanbs2...you should really just retire from the conversation and stop saying those lame arguments...U know there are lots of people from both sides that are interested in the discussion and want to have a intelligent debate...but oh well, if u want to keep ridiculizing yourself then go on, I don't have the right to stop you ...lol</p>
<p>Does this surprise you?</p>
<p>what surprises me?</p>
<p>My only point is, people emigrate to capitalist countries in far greater numbers than they emigrate to non-capitalist ones. There must be a reason.</p>
<p>In extreme cases (E. Germany), they'd rather shoot you than let you leave</p>
<p>K a few things. The top 1% have earned that wealth by providing much more for society as a whole. Bill Gates etc. only get wealthy by giving people (including the poor) what they want better than anyone else. They make other people's lives better. Another point: the average, and even poor american is much better off than people in almost any other country. Who cares what fraction of the pie they are getting, we should be more concerned with how large the piece is. The poor have gotten better off in america, who cares that the rich have done much better relatively?</p>
<p>And with the amount of wealth controlled by the wealthiest 1%. They are the smartest/hardest working americans. By them controlling the wealth it grows and america becomes more prosperous and more taxes are paid.</p>
<p>^Correctomundo!</p>
<p>There is also a luck factor. You could be a genius and slave away, but if your occupation is not so appreciated by society such as physics, you are still in the bottom 50%.</p>
<p>Please forgive me in advance for not having enough time to read this entire thread.</p>
<p>From what I did read, I was shocked to see how some of you feel that the majority of poor people are "lazy" and that they have numerous opportunitiies to succeed, if only they worked hard. This mindset does not consider the "culture" of some of the worst projects, for example. If someone's mother dropped out of junior high school and their father dropped out of high school, what is the expected pattern for the him/her? Sure, there are tons and tons of scholarships for the disadvantaged, but a large number of students from the lowest-income families do not have the encouragement from their families to seek such opportunities. It's very easy for someone from a middle/upper-class to say that the opportunities are there, but that is because he/she is paying attention to them.</p>
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<p>not necessarily true. CEOs often give themselves ridiculous pay raises while cutting wages for their lower level workers. Thats real hard working.</p>
<p>"not necessarily true. CEOs often give themselves ridiculous pay raises while cutting wages for their lower level workers. Thats real hard working."</p>
<p>That's the stupidest most uninformed thing posted in the thread. Are you dumb enough to actually believe CEO's can give themselves raises? You must listen to a lot of Air America if you believe that.</p>