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MAGA - What Exactly Does That Mean ?
HikerGuy83:
Spare me the "Make America Great Again" answers......please.
I generally ask that question of people who use general statements when talking about societal goals.
For instance, I was at a school function when a lawmaker said "We want every child to get a good education". So I raised my hand and asked....
1. Can you define a "good education" for me.
2. Who decided that (assuming you can define it, which is generally a bad assumption) what a good education is ?
3. How will you know you've accomplished this goal ? What metrics are you using ?
4. What if a child does not want to be "educated" or refuses to cooperate ?
So when someone says "Let's make America great again." I sometimes ask....
1. When was it great before (can you give me dates) ?
2. What made it great ?
3. Who decided that ? Is it generally accepted ?
4. How will you know when it is great again ? How will you know you accomplished what you set out to do ?
For me, America is a wonderful country. I can't imagine NOT having the liberties we have now.
So, I would be curious to hear specifics from anyone who might care to share them with me. BTW: If you hold up something and say "that's what makes us great", like our military spending....I am going to ask.....How is that a metric ?
Looking forward to some well thought out responses.
DCPatriot:
Suppose it's like pornography: You know it when you see it.
And we're not seeing it today.
LMAO:
--- Quote from: HikerGuy83 on March 24, 2024, 11:39:01 pm ---Spare me the "Make America Great Again" answers......please.
I generally ask that question of people who use general statements when talking about societal goals.
For instance, I was at a school function when a lawmaker said "We want every child to get a good education". So I raised my hand and asked....
1. Can you define a "good education" for me.
2. Who decided that (assuming you can define it, which is generally a bad assumption) what a good education is ?
3. How will you know you've accomplished this goal ? What metrics are you using ?
4. What if a child does not want to be "educated" or refuses to cooperate ?
So when someone says "Let's make America great again." I sometimes ask....
1. When was it great before (can you give me dates) ?
2. What made it great ?
3. Who decided that ? Is it generally accepted ?
4. How will you know when it is great again ? How will you know you accomplished what you set out to do ?
For me, America is a wonderful country. I can't imagine NOT having the liberties we have now.
So, I would be curious to hear specifics from anyone who might care to share them with me. BTW: If you hold up something and say "that's what makes us great", like our military spending....I am going to ask.....How is that a metric ?
Looking forward to some well thought out responses.
--- End quote ---
To me, what makes America great is its citizens. I personally believe that Americans don’t hate each other as much as the media and some in the elected class want us to believe. We have seen many instances when the American people see their fellow citizens in trouble or in need of assistance, they open their checkbooks and send money. We saw an example of this after 9/11.
I don’t know if there’s a metric for that. But that’s what I think makes America great.
Right_in_Virginia:
Do new threads no longer require a link to a source in the Politics/Government Forum @Cyber Liberty
If not, please move this to the correct forum.
Thanks.
Hoodat:
Here ya go - https://www.gopbriefingroom.com/index.php/topic,528003.msg2993100.html#msg2993100
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