Newsweek Ranks USA Number 11

[Bar Sinister]

This week's Newsweek Magazine ranked the world's top 100 nations. Surprisingly for an American magazine the USA was ranked only number 11. Given the low relatively low ranking of the USA I guess there is only one way for patriotic Americans to respond - boycott Newsweek.

BTW Canada was ranked number 7.

Here is a link to a summary of the ranking from a Cleveland newspaper.U.S. Ranks No. 11 on Newsweek's List of the World's Best Countries | Cleveland Leader

Here is a comment from the newspaper summary, putting some of the blame for the decline of the USA squarely on the Bush administration.

Newsweek also notes that the US has yet to recover from "the serious blows to its stature delivered by nearly a decade of policy debacles." Specifcally, the magazine points out the "mess left behind by George W. Bush", including the diversion of military resources from Afghanistan to Iraq, and a "long period of fiscal, regulatory, and financial recklessness that contributed to the worst-ever downturn since the Great Depression." Lastly, Newsweek suggests that "Washington squandered its chance to lead on climate change."

And here is a link to the more detailed Newsweek study.

Interactive Infographic of the World's Best Countries - Newsweek

 

[Walter]

Newsweek is a propaganda tool of the lefty-wing, nut-jobs associated with the "Journolists". More pap for it's adherents.

 

[Bcool]

This week's Newsweek Magazine ranked the world's top 100 nations. Surprisingly for an American magazine the USA was ranked only number 11. Given the low relatively low ranking of the USA I guess there is only one way for patriotic Americans to respond - boycott Newsweek.

LOL And they will...

Newsweek also notes that the US has yet to recover from "the serious blows to its stature delivered by nearly a decade of policy debacles." Specifcally, the magazine points out the "mess left behind by George W. Bush", including the diversion of military resources from Afghanistan to Iraq, and a "long period of fiscal, regulatory, and financial recklessness that contributed to the worst-ever downturn since the Great Depression." Lastly, Newsweek suggests that "Washington squandered its chance to lead on climate change."

Sort of "DUH!" statement really, hardly news to those of us who watched the going's on down south. I found myself in a constant state of disbelief that Americans weren't clamouring for his impeachment, even allowing for a time of recovery from 9/11. Then they voted he and his cardre back in in '04!! I guess deliberately creating a climate of fear will do that to people.

And here is a link to the more detailed Newsweek study.

Interactive Infographic of the World's Best Countries - Newsweek

Very interesting and quite a few surprises.

 

[Cliffy]

Newsweek is a propaganda tool of the lefty-wing, nut-jobs associated with the "Journolists". More pap for it's adherents.

Coming from a right-wing nut job, I bet that would be received as a compliment.

 

[Bcool]

Coming from a right-wing nut job, I bet that would be received as a compliment.

Indeed. :lol: When we could afford to subscribe to lots of magazines back in the last ice age, Newsweek was one of them. In early '63 it had a memorable article (see how memorable, I still remember it <G>) on the vast numbers of so called "advisors and flood relief workers" being sent to South Vietnam first by Eisenhower and then by the Kennedy administration. By 1963, there were 16,000 American military personnel in South Vietnam, up from Eisenhower's 900 advisors. Experienced and alert military and political experts and watchdogs were sounding the alarm about this being a cover for the beginning of a military build up of US forces in S. Vietnam. They, Newsweek and its sources, were called left-wing nut jobs and worse after the publication of that very illuminating and ultimately very accurate piece.

 

[Walter]

LOL And they will....

They already are. Newsweek has lost so much money lately because of low sales that it was recently sold to its new owner for $1.

 

[Avro]

Newsweek is a propaganda tool of the lefty-wing, nut-jobs associated with the "Journolists". More pap for it's adherents.

Brilliant Walt....if you can't attack the message, then attack the messenger.:roll:

 

[JLM]

This week's Newsweek Magazine ranked the world's top 100 nations. Surprisingly for an American magazine the USA was ranked only number 11. Given the low relatively low ranking of the USA I guess there is only one way for patriotic Americans to respond - boycott Newsweek.

BTW Canada was ranked number 7.

Here is a link to a summary of the ranking from a Cleveland newspaper.U.S. Ranks No. 11 on Newsweek's List of the World's Best Countries | Cleveland Leader

Here is a comment from the newspaper summary, putting some of the blame for the decline of the USA squarely on the Bush administration.

Newsweek also notes that the US has yet to recover from "the serious blows to its stature delivered by nearly a decade of policy debacles." Specifcally, the magazine points out the "mess left behind by George W. Bush", including the diversion of military resources from Afghanistan to Iraq, and a "long period of fiscal, regulatory, and financial recklessness that contributed to the worst-ever downturn since the Great Depression." Lastly, Newsweek suggests that "Washington squandered its chance to lead on climate change."

And here is a link to the more detailed Newsweek study.

Interactive Infographic of the World's Best Countries - Newsweek

Not surprising to me in the least. The U.S. is a huge country both in population and in land mass, so has many complex issues to contend with, just dealing with things like demographics, geography, climate etc. How is a country like that supposed to compete with countries like The Netherlands, Norway, Switzerland etc.? The economy in the U.S. is bad and regulations on banking are practically non existent. I think taking every thing into account, the U.S. is doing very well at number 11.

 

[Curiosity]

Newsweek has had its death knell tolled for years now - I'm surprised they are as high on the rankings as number eleven.

A shame because good news reporting is a lost art - journalists preferring to align themselves with
"who's on first" instead of "accuracy in reporting".....

The paper magazine however is becoming yet another dodo bird in the land of news which is a click away from your ears and eyes with the little wonder machine in your hand.

 

[EagleSmack]

LOL And they will...

Ooooo..you're so excited Bcool! Did this make your day?!?!?!

I find it amusing how folks like you get all giddy about these stories. I guess you feel lacking in some way and this is a way for you to feel better about your lot in life..

This week's Newsweek Magazine ranked the world's top 100 nations. Surprisingly for an American magazine the USA was ranked only number 11. Given the low relatively low ranking of the USA I guess there is only one way for patriotic Americans to respond - boycott Newsweek.

BTW Canada was ranked number 7.

Here is a link to a summary of the ranking from a Cleveland newspaper.U.S. Ranks No. 11 on Newsweek's List of the World's Best Countries | Cleveland Leader

Here is a comment from the newspaper summary, putting some of the blame for the decline of the USA squarely on the Bush administration.

Newsweek also notes that the US has yet to recover from "the serious blows to its stature delivered by nearly a decade of policy debacles." Specifcally, the magazine points out the "mess left behind by George W. Bush", including the diversion of military resources from Afghanistan to Iraq, and a "long period of fiscal, regulatory, and financial recklessness that contributed to the worst-ever downturn since the Great Depression." Lastly, Newsweek suggests that "Washington squandered its chance to lead on climate change."

And here is a link to the more detailed Newsweek study.

Interactive Infographic of the World's Best Countries - Newsweek

Feel better Bar?

 

[wulfie68]

Ooooo..you're so excited Bcool! Did this make your day?!?!?!

I find it amusing how folks like you get all giddy about these stories. I guess you feel lacking in some way and this is a way for you to feel better about your lot in life..

Its the same old anti-Americanism masquerading as Canadian nationalism that so many like to display, without looking in a mirror to see how it really looks on them.

I'll agree with JLM and say that especially given the economic climate, I can see how the US would be down a bit compared to a lot of European countries and Canada. The key for the US has to be how to address its problems in real and meaningful ways instead of letting solutions get bogged down in the partisan morass of Congress.

 

[karrie]

lol... did anyone else follow the link and notice that Canada is 5th in the graph, but 7th in the list? hmmm.... no wonder we have an identity crisis... lol.

 

[Bcool]

Ooooo.. . . . . . you to feel better about your lot in life...

I'm not going to sink to your level, EA, apart from how sad it makes you look there appears to be a severe lack of oxygen at your depth.

 

[EagleSmack]

I'm not going to sink to your level, EA, apart from how sad it makes you look there appears to be a severe lack of oxygen at your depth.

Listen to the one who gets all happy about the US being ranked 11.


"YAAAAAY! YAAAAAY! We're Number 7! YAAAAYYY! USA is Number 11!"

Feel better?

 

[JLM]

I just looked at the list, with the exception of Japan the U.S. leads all the big industrial powers and about 7 out of the top 10 have populations of less than 10 million. I'd say the U.S. is actually doing fantastic. WE are doing really fantastic, but we haven't had as much sh*t to contend with. :smile::smile:

 

[Cliffy]

I just looked at the list, with the exception of Japan the U.S. leads all the big industrial powers and about 7 out of the top 10 have populations of less than 10 million. I'd say the U.S. is actually doing fantastic. WE are doing really fantastic, but we haven't had as much sh*t to contend with. :smile::smile:

Shyte is usually produced by the shyter. If you go around waving guns at everybody, people will soon get fed up and assign you to the shyte house.

 

[EagleSmack]

Shyte is usually produced by the shyter. If you go around waving guns at everybody, people will soon get fed up and assign you to the shyte house.

So if we stop waving guns we'll be number 1 and everyone will love us? Please tell us what we must do to placate the world so Newsweek can make us #1. Becoming Newsweeks #1 country is high on the agenda of most (if not all Americans).

 

[Avro]

Troubling facts about the USA from the article....

In terms of economics, James Manyika, director of the McKinsey Global Institute says:

“On economic fundamentals such as GDP growth, household consumption, industrial production, and trade, the U.S. was ahead on most metrics 10 years ago."
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But today, America barely makes it into the top quartile

In the area of research and development, the US has fallen to the bottom quartile in research and development. China now has a higher rate of patent creation than the US, and has a higher number of engineers being graduated.

In terms of education, the US ranks 12th in the world for the number of young adults who have completed college. The College Board deems it an "alarming" decline.

With the economic output rising at its slowest rating of any decade since the 1930s, and an unprecedented net job growth of zero, its no wonder that other countries caught up faster.

This, along with news this week that China has now passed Japan to be the second largest economy and second highest GDP.

They are predicted to take over the number one spot within the next 25 years.

 

[Colpy]

Number 11 is pretty damned good.

Number 7 is better.................................

The USA has its problems........it must repair its deficit in gov't spending, the widening gap between rich and poor, the trade deficit with China, and the inavailibility of quality post-secondary education to any but the rich.

But number 11 ain't bad. Being the world's super-power brings with it a unique set of problems.

 

[Avro]

Number 11 is pretty damned good.

Number 7 is better.................................

The USA has its problems........it must repair its deficit in gov't spending, the widening gap between rich and poor, the trade deficit with China, and the inavailibility of quality post-secondary education to any but the rich.

But number 11 ain't bad. Being the world's super-power brings with it a unique set of problems.

The US is a conservative country, they don't care about deficits, education for the poor, gaps between the poor and rich or government spending.

Most of the problems you cite can be solved by two things and it will never ever happen in that country.