WalterWhite Posted August 18, 2015 Report Share Posted August 18, 2015 Healthcare? Education? The Economy? I just want to hear YOUR opinion. What's the biggest SINGLE issue facing the nation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MLD Woody Posted August 18, 2015 Report Share Posted August 18, 2015 The Browns Board Political Forum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WalterWhite Posted August 19, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 19, 2015 The Browns Board Political Forum you deserve a fucking stilson wrench to the gum line Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MLD Woody Posted August 19, 2015 Report Share Posted August 19, 2015 Eh, I'll leave this one be. I'm not Cleve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westside Steve Posted August 19, 2015 Report Share Posted August 19, 2015 The economy and the debt, unfortunately I don't know what can be done. The shell we have left of Social Security should take a monster hit as the baby boomers start retiring and pulling their money out of the long-term investments. WSS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blowe Posted August 19, 2015 Report Share Posted August 19, 2015 The biggest problem in my opinion is the dumbing down of the population. I mean this in an educational and a social sense. Little Cindy can't pass her exams but she knows everything about the Kardashians.. it is disgusting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westside Steve Posted August 19, 2015 Report Share Posted August 19, 2015 The biggest problem in my opinion is the dumbing down of the population. I mean this in an educational and a social sense. Little Cindy can't pass her exams but she knows everything about the Kardashians.. it is disgusting.I think that Bell curve would change if we didn't have to factor in 13% African American and 17 percent Hispanic which are the two demographics most prone to underachievement.(I'm not sure of the minority and underachievement rates of countries who appeared to be ahead of us, anyone?) WSS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cysko Kid Posted August 19, 2015 Report Share Posted August 19, 2015 I think one of the biggest problems hindering work on all other problems is rampant partisanship Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blowe Posted August 19, 2015 Report Share Posted August 19, 2015 I think that Bell curve would change if we didn't have to factor in 13% African American and 17 percent Hispanic which are the two demographics most prone to underachievement. (I'm not sure of the minority and underachievement rates of countries who appeared to be ahead of us, anyone?) WSS Possibly. Your truthful statement would be considered racist by most of this country though lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blowe Posted August 19, 2015 Report Share Posted August 19, 2015 Eh, I'll leave this one be. I'm not Cleve Maybe you could try giving a legitimate answer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MLD Woody Posted August 19, 2015 Report Share Posted August 19, 2015 Possibly. Your truthful statement would be considered racist by most of this country though lol I imagine you'd have a better correlation filtering by financial status Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cysko Kid Posted August 19, 2015 Report Share Posted August 19, 2015 Possibly. Your truthful statement would be considered racist by most of this country though lol Well that's a problem in and of itself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calfoxwc Posted August 19, 2015 Report Share Posted August 19, 2015 The biggest problem in our country? who knows. We have a national security problem with illegal immigration and terrorism. A possible looming financial crisis because our debt is skyrocketing. Obamao is so unpatriotic because he allowed it to happen. then there is America's woodpecker problem. Those stupid woodpeckers peck holes in everything. You can go to youtube, and watch videos of woodpekers pecking at aluminum telephone poles, mailboxes, gutters, windows, .. they peck and they peck and they peck. Their little tiny brains are so well cushioned, by their thick skulls, that they don't get brain damage with all the never-ending pecking. Never-ending pecking. That's funny. Nothing else to offer. Just pecking and pecking, then more mindless pecking. I think the national security/illegal alien problem is the worst. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nunboy Posted August 19, 2015 Report Share Posted August 19, 2015 Politicians Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westside Steve Posted August 19, 2015 Report Share Posted August 19, 2015 Possibly. Your truthful statement would be considered racist by most of this country though lol Well that's another candidate for the biggest problem in the country. WSS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VaporTrail Posted August 20, 2015 Report Share Posted August 20, 2015 For me it's foreign policy. We're a military-industrial complex, and we've maintained our place at the top through astronomical military spending and the destabilization of nation states around the world to reduce Soviet/Russian and Chinese influence. Every person on the Republican debate, with the exception of Rand Paul, has a foreign policy that scares the shit out of me. Having Cheney in the White House was the biggest and costliest mistake this country has made since the Vietnam War. Now we have to deal with ISIS and another generation of people who hate our country for manipulating theirs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calfoxwc Posted August 20, 2015 Report Share Posted August 20, 2015 Wait...Obamao has been president for how many years? And you are still blaming Cheney??????? There was no doesch sp? during Bush and Cheney. http://www.weeklystandard.com/articles/origin-isis_804002.html SIS’s leader, Ibrahim Awwad al-Badri, is the self-proclaimed caliph, also known as Abu-Bakr al-Baghdadi, a 43-year-old jihadist from the Iraqi city of Samarra. During the American occupation, he was arrested on unclear charges, but deemed a low security threat and released after six months. Once out of jail, he joined Al Qaeda in Iraq, then under the leadership of the Jordanian Abu Musab al Zarqawi. Long before he proclaimed his caliphate, Baghdadi came to understand something that was lost on Zarqawi. As a member of the Banu Badr clan, Baghdadi saw that he needed to court the tribesmen on both sides of the Iraqi-Syrian border. His strategy was greatly facilitated by the Obama administration’s December 2011 withdrawal from Iraq and the anti-Sunni policies pursued by the Shiite-dominated government in Baghdad. ISIS’s project was further aided by the Syrian uprising, which began in March 2011. Over the last three and half years, it has evolved into a civil war in which Syrian president Bashar al-Assad has slaughtered Sunnis. The White House and the rest of the international community have done nothing to stop him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calfoxwc Posted August 20, 2015 Report Share Posted August 20, 2015 In the early origins of "isis"..... Bush and Cheney were not in office yet. They didn't get elected until Nov 2000. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_presidential_election,_2000 In 2000, the Jama'at al-Tawhid wal-Jihad was formed in Jordan by Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, with the intention of overthrowing the Jordanian government and create a new Sunni government there. They were responsible for assassinations there, but were never able to form a serious, armed resistance. Come on, man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VaporTrail Posted August 21, 2015 Report Share Posted August 21, 2015 Saddam Huessein was a piece of shit, but he did a pretty good job keeping other, crazier pieces of shit in check. Killing him created a power vacuum that the Islamic State assumed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calfoxwc Posted August 21, 2015 Report Share Posted August 21, 2015 In Jordan and Syria??? el-wrongo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MLD Woody Posted August 21, 2015 Report Share Posted August 21, 2015 Maybe you could try giving a legitimate answer? Political Polarization Education Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Browns149 Posted August 21, 2015 Report Share Posted August 21, 2015 I think one of the biggest problems hindering work on all other problems is rampant partisanship I totally agree with this. It seems the 2 sides will do ANYTHING to counter the other side instead of working together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieHardBrownsFan Posted August 21, 2015 Report Share Posted August 21, 2015 For me it's foreign policy. We're a military-industrial complex, and we've maintained our place at the top through astronomical military spending and the destabilization of nation states around the world to reduce Soviet/Russian and Chinese influence. Every person on the Republican debate, with the exception of Rand Paul, has a foreign policy that scares the shit out of me. Having Cheney in the White House was the biggest and costliest mistake this country has made since the Vietnam War. Now we have to deal with ISIS and another generation of people who hate our country for manipulating theirs. Thanks to Obama. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaconHound Posted August 21, 2015 Report Share Posted August 21, 2015 I stil feel it's the economy. The outsourcing of the 80s, 90s and 2000s really crippled many manufacturing areas. There aren't enough "family wage" jobs that an individual with a high school education can get. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gftChris Posted August 24, 2015 Report Share Posted August 24, 2015 I stil feel it's the economy. The outsourcing of the 80s, 90s and 2000s really crippled many manufacturing areas. There aren't enough "family wage" jobs that an individual with a high school education can get. The US has the widest wealth gap in the developed world because of this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieHardBrownsFan Posted August 24, 2015 Report Share Posted August 24, 2015 http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/oct/15/wealth-inequality-uk-ticking-timebomb-credit-suisse-crash Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gftChris Posted August 24, 2015 Report Share Posted August 24, 2015 http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/oct/15/wealth-inequality-uk-ticking-timebomb-credit-suisse-crash I admire your devotion to your country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StinkHole Posted August 24, 2015 Report Share Posted August 24, 2015 I totally agree with this. It seems the 2 sides will do ANYTHING to counter the other side instead of working together. Only one side does that. It's the democrats way or the highway, ask Harry Reid, formerly as the obstructionist. All Obamacare compromises offered by the Reps were rejected don't forget. Ever heard of a Rino?, you know, the democrat ass kissing Republicans. If there was a concerted effort toward working together then you would think there would exist a large contingent of Dinos. Ever heard of a Dino? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clevfan4life Posted August 24, 2015 Report Share Posted August 24, 2015 Wait...Obamao has been president for how many years? And you are still blaming Cheney??????? There was no doesch sp? during Bush and Cheney. http://www.weeklystandard.com/articles/origin-isis_804002.html SIS’s leader, Ibrahim Awwad al-Badri, is the self-proclaimed caliph, also known as Abu-Bakr al-Baghdadi, a 43-year-old jihadist from the Iraqi city of Samarra. During the American occupation, he was arrested on unclear charges, but deemed a low security threat and released after six months. Once out of jail, he joined Al Qaeda in Iraq, then under the leadership of the Jordanian Abu Musab al Zarqawi. Long before he proclaimed his caliphate, Baghdadi came to understand something that was lost on Zarqawi. As a member of the Banu Badr clan, Baghdadi saw that he needed to court the tribesmen on both sides of the Iraqi-Syrian border. His strategy was greatly facilitated by the Obama administration’s December 2011 withdrawal from Iraq and the anti-Sunni policies pursued by the Shiite-dominated government in Baghdad. ISIS’s project was further aided by the Syrian uprising, which began in March 2011. Over the last three and half years, it has evolved into a civil war in which Syrian president Bashar al-Assad has slaughtered Sunnis. The White House and the rest of the international community have done nothing to stop him. what you don't get is that if we'd stayed there another 10 years then left, same result. They'll just wait. We can go in and smash ISIS, which we should i'm all for that at this point, but i'm not delusional in respect to the long term ability of American firepower to fix anything. They'll be back again as soon as we leave. That's just how it is. Frankly, we need our military at home imo. Keeping them in the middle east is in my opinion the global plan of some people who want to do things in other parts of the world but need the U.S military divided and scattered around the globe. Doesn't take a genius to figure out who those other people might be either. Look where this shit started, in Syria......and who bankrolls Assad? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westside Steve Posted August 24, 2015 Report Share Posted August 24, 2015 http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2015/08/barack-obama-betrayed-syrian-people-150822084544918.html Who indeed WSS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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