Name: アメリカはなぜ大丈夫なのか｜NYTオピニオン (Why America Is Just Okay | NYT Opinion)
Uploaded: 2021-01-14T10:04:09.000Z
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a narrative packed and sold to tiny patriots

reinforced by every cartoon, movie, cheeseburger

our most beloved personalities urge us never to question it.

Don't let anyone ever tell you that this country isn’t great.

We’re the greatest  country in the world.

America is the greatest country in the world.

America’s done some pretty great stuff. And you’re right.

We built a kickass democracy, walked on the moon,

so prestigious that even Taliban warlords

and baby boomers were booming out their own babies,

it truly felt like we were the greatest country on earth.

Of course, there’s no single way to measure greatness.

a golf club of 36 countries, predominantly wealthy,

America is the richest country in this club.

But we’re also the poorest with a whopping 18 percent

poverty rate, closer to Mexico than Western Europe.

turns out at the level of high school science

were 19th of 36. Reading, 20th, and math a dismal 30th.

not America’s fault — but that does not add up well.

We spend more on health care than any other country

we’re more likely to see newborns die. We are even

Turns out, a lot of countries have freedoms.

And while we boast about them, using our rights

Only 56 percent of Americans turn out to vote.

While it’s closer to 80 percent in countries

America slid on global rankings of corruption

and freedom, and dropped from a functional

a lot of things! Civilian gun ownership, mass

shootings, TV watching, prescription drug abuse,

Oh, and almost No. 1  on environmental damage,

there are specific times and places where you can confuse

Citizens don’t trust uniformed officers.

a dual system is emerging when public services are for sale

You see this in countries like Pakistan or Nigeria,

where the rich don’t worry about the sad state

of electricity or police because, well, they have

We were fortunate enough and blessed enough,

and I know that not everyone has this luxury

But we were able to get private firefighters. When

health education and safety are increasingly privatized

Now, I’m not saying we’re Pakistan or Nigeria

or any number of what we like to call developing countries.

But we’re not perched as high above them

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アメリカはなぜ大丈夫なのか｜NYTオピニオン (Why America Is Just Okay | NYT Opinion)

privilege

guarantee

infrastructure

pursue