Top ten greatest American achievments.....

1. Defeat the Kingdom of Great Britain 1783 and gain independence - at the time; Great Britain considered most powerful nation on earth since the Treaty of Paris 1763.

2. Abolish slavery (eventualy)

3. Defeat seceding southern US states and fully Unite America as one nation - 1865

4. First and only nation (so far) to successfully land on the moon.

5. D - Day landings - jointly with British Empire/Commonwealth - 1944.

6. Achieve the most powerfull navy on earth, and global maritime domination - 1945 onwards.

7. With allies, defeat Nazi Germany.

8. With NATO nations, successfully avoid a third world war - ending the cold war.

9. Defeat Imperial Japanese navy - 1945.

10. Most powerful economic nation on earth.

And it was all going so well, until you guys invaded Iraq and murdered thousands of women and children for oil.

Worst achievement:

Paying athletes millions of dollars while teachers, policeman and other professions get peanuts...

Worst achievement:

Paying athletes millions of dollars while teachers, policeman and other professions get peanuts...

rudyroundhead

Worst achievement:

Paying athletes millions of dollars while teachers, policeman and other professions get peanuts...

rudyroundhead

The problem there is the encouragement of an anti-intellectual culture. Oh, and the police, in a bit of honesty, have done harm to their image with some things. Remember the Rodney King riots?

Now for the top ten worst American achievements Brainkiller05

[QUOTE="Brainkiller05"]Now for the top ten worst American achievements LJS9502_basic

Worst achievement:

Paying athletes millions of dollars while teachers, policeman and other professions get peanuts...

rudyroundhead

Whats wrong with athletes making that much money if the industry they work in makes so much?

Worst achievement:

Paying athletes millions of dollars while teachers, policeman and other professions get peanuts...

rudyroundhead

well athletes, rockstars, and the like are paid by big corporations while teachers and policemen are paid by taxes.

1. Defeat the Kingdom of Great Britain 1783 and gain independence - at the time; Great Britain considered most powerful nation on earth since the Treaty of Paris 1763.

2. Abolish slavery (eventualy)

3. Defeat seceding southern US states and fully Unite America as one nation - 1865

4. First and only nation (so far) to successfully land on the moon.

5. D - Day landings - jointly with British Empire/Commonwealth - 1944.

6. Achieve the most powerfull navy on earth, and global maritime domination - 1945 onwards.

7. With allies, defeat Nazi Germany.

8. With NATO nations, successfully avoid a third world war - ending the cold war.

9. Defeat Imperial Japanese navy - 1945.

10. Most powerful economic nation on earth.

And it was all going so well, until you guys invaded Iraq and murdered thousands of women and children for oil.

gamedude2020

2. There was still slavery in the world after the US Abolished it.

6. QFT and not Wiki

8. The US are part of Nato so how is it an Amercian Achievment?

Worst achievement:

Paying athletes millions of dollars while teachers, policeman and other professions get peanuts...

rudyroundhead

That's called capitalism and you support every day you get up and go to work, go to McDonald's, go to Wal-mart, and do anything else you do in America. If you don't like it I suggest you start supporting a different economic structure. But since the 1940's our government has done an ideal job of self preservation by concinving us socialism can't possibly work and ever since it's been our mission to free countries around the world from the tyrany of oppressive governments.

10. Most powerful economic nation on earth.

gamedude2020

Isn't that China nowadays? And I find it funny how it's just tenth. Almost everything else is about war.

Worst :

1- 9/11

2 - Drug trades

3 - Creating AIDS

4 - Vietnam

5 - Preparing Executive orders with the FEMA to abolish the constitution and thus eventually cut the liberty of Americans

this list could be infinite

[QUOTE="Brainkiller05"]Now for the top ten worst American achievements LJS9502_basic

4. First and only nation (so far) to successfully land on the moon.

Sure we did...

jk

[QUOTE="rudyroundhead"]

Worst achievement:

Paying athletes millions of dollars while teachers, policeman and other professions get peanuts...

EMOEVOLUTION

That's called capitalism and you support every day you get up and go to work, go to McDonald's, go to Wal-mart, and do anything else you do in America. If you don't like it I suggest you start supporting a different economic structure. But since the 1940's our government has done an ideal job of self preservation by concinving us socialism can't possibly work and ever since it's been our mission to free countries around the world from the tyrany of oppressive governments.

technically speaking, the US is no longer a real capitalist society.

Sure we did...

jk

bebopoutlaw3gun

Oh, right. You never did that because there are no stars in the photos that were taken from the moon. :lol:

[QUOTE="bebopoutlaw3gun"]

Sure we did...

jk

BlackAlpha666

Oh, right. You never did that because there are no stars in the photos that were taken from the moon. :lol:

Urm, Duh? Stars are lil' pixies Dancing on Clouds.

1. Defeat the Kingdom of Great Britain 1783 and gain independence - at the time; Great Britain considered most powerful nation on earth since the Treaty of Paris 1763.

2. Abolish slavery (eventualy)

3. Defeat seceding southern US states and fully Unite America as one nation - 1865

4. First and only nation (so far) to successfully land on the moon.

5. D - Day landings - jointly with British Empire/Commonwealth - 1944.

6. Achieve the most powerfull navy on earth, and global maritime domination - 1945 onwards.

7. With allies, defeat Nazi Germany.

8. With NATO nations, successfully avoid a third world war - ending the cold war.

9. Defeat Imperial Japanese navy - 1945.

10. Most powerful economic nation on earth.

And it was all going so well, until you guys invaded Iraq and murdered thousands of women and children for oil.

gamedude2020

I dont wanna be an ass or anything, but defeating the Nazi's was not an American achievement (hell the Russians alone could have done it) it was the allies; A group achievement. Same can go the D-day landings, Americans didnt even get hte hardest beach to take and again that is a group accomplishment; the allies.

Worst :

1- 9/11

2 - Drug trades

3 - Creating AIDS

4 - Vietnam

5 - Preparing Executive orders with the FEMA to abolish the constitution and thus eventually cut the liberty of Americans

this list could be infinite

DrCoCoPiMp

not this again... do you have any proof for most of those points?

Except for vietnam

Using the nuke first

moon landing first

[QUOTE="DrCoCoPiMp"]

Worst :

1- 9/11

2 - Drug trades

3 - Creating AIDS

4 - Vietnam

5 - Preparing Executive orders with the FEMA to abolish the constitution and thus eventually cut the liberty of Americans

this list could be infinite

UnknownSniper65

not this again...

Yeah, well, all his points except number 4 are conspiracy theories.

Worst :

1- 9/11

3 - Creating AIDS

5 - Preparing Executive orders with the FEMA to abolish the constitution and thus eventually cut the liberty of Americans

this list could be infinite

DrCoCoPiMp

I find it intriguing how most of the things are related to war either directly or indirectly.foxhound_fox

[QUOTE="DrCoCoPiMp"]

Worst :

1- 9/11

3 - Creating AIDS

5 - Preparing Executive orders with the FEMA to abolish the constitution and thus eventually cut the liberty of Americans

this list could be infinite

PannicAtack

I think he was also talking about the conspiracy theory where the CIA is running the drug trade.

I find it intriguing how most of the things are related to war either directly or indirectly.foxhound_fox

how bout our democracy >_>

[QUOTE="PannicAtack"][QUOTE="DrCoCoPiMp"]

Worst :

1- 9/11

3 - Creating AIDS

5 - Preparing Executive orders with the FEMA to abolish the constitution and thus eventually cut the liberty of Americans

this list could be infinite

BlackAlpha666

I think he was also talking about the conspiracy theory where the CIA is running the drug trade.

[QUOTE="gamedude2020"]

1. Defeat the Kingdom of Great Britain 1783 and gain independence - at the time; Great Britain considered most powerful nation on earth since the Treaty of Paris 1763.

2. Abolish slavery (eventualy)

3. Defeat seceding southern US states and fully Unite America as one nation - 1865

4. First and only nation (so far) to successfully land on the moon.

5. D - Day landings - jointly with British Empire/Commonwealth - 1944.

6. Achieve the most powerfull navy on earth, and global maritime domination - 1945 onwards.

7. With allies, defeat Nazi Germany.

8. With NATO nations, successfully avoid a third world war - ending the cold war.

9. Defeat Imperial Japanese navy - 1945.

10. Most powerful economic nation on earth.

And it was all going so well, until you guys invaded Iraq and murdered thousands of women and children for oil.

Dr_Brocoli

I dont wanna be an ass or anything, but defeating the Nazi's was not an American achievement (hell the Russians alone could have done it) it was the allies; A group achievement. Same can go the D-day landings, Americans didnt even get hte hardest beach to take and again that is a group accomplishment; the allies.

He wrote with the allies...

He wrote with the allies...

gameeer1

Considering how much our country has done as far as artistic achievements its a shame you didn't bother to include any intellectual achievements made by Americans.

Hell look what Americans have done for the entertainment industry...far too many achievements to ignore.

Considering how much our country has done as far as artistic achievements its a shame you didn't bother to include any intellectual achievements made by Americans.

Hell look what Americans have done for the entertainment industry...far too many achievements to ignore.

UnknownSniper65

Look at some of the great works produced by Cole Porter, Stephen Sondheim, Rogers and Hammerstein, etc.

[QUOTE="gameeer1"]

He wrote with the allies...

LJS9502_basic

The same way the US love to Bash the UK as the TC so kindley clear in the 1st line

[QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"][QUOTE="gameeer1"]

He wrote with the allies...

rastaman219

The same way the US love to Bash the UK as the TC so kindley clear in the 1st line

...How is stating a fact bashing the UK? Are you going to try to deny that a country who's empire included colonies from every corner of the world and also had the greatest navy the world had seen up to that time wasn't the most powerful nation?

[QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"][QUOTE="gameeer1"]

He wrote with the allies...

rastaman219

The same way the US love to Bash the UK as the TC so kindley clear in the 1st line

Edit: after reading his first line over for clarification...he WASN'T bashing the UK...simply stating a fact. The UK was powerful at the time.

[QUOTE="rastaman219"][QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"][QUOTE="gameeer1"]

He wrote with the allies...

LJS9502_basic

The same way the US love to Bash the UK as the TC so kindley clear in the 1st line

Edit: after reading his first line over for clarification...he WASN'T bashing the UK...simply stating a fact. The UK was powerful at the time.

Well he did like to make itvery very very clear that they were the strongest country around..

And also i have been personaly 'Bashed' for being British well over 20 times including a PM stalker who kept messaging say how great the us was and how infermor the UK was,.

Well he did like to make itvery very very clear that they were the strongest country around..

And also i have been personaly 'Bashed' for being British well over 20 times including a PM stalker who kept messaging say how great the us was and how infermor the UK was,.

rastaman219

That's still not much compared to the US bashing I see here....for all you know it was one guy with alts. Again...living in the US....the UK is liked....not disliked. ;)

I wanted to see

- Created the First Nuclear Bomb

[QUOTE="rudyroundhead"]

Worst achievement:

Paying athletes millions of dollars while teachers, policeman and other professions get peanuts...

H8sMikeMoore

Whats wrong with athletes making that much money if the industry they work in makes so much?

I dont get that criticism. It's not like they're paid by tax payers. :?

...How is stating a fact bashing the UK? Are you going to try to deny that a country who's empire included colonies from every corner of the world and also had the greatest navy the world had seen up to that time wasn't the most powerful nation?

UnknownSniper65

The problem is basically that American schools teach that they overcame a mighty empire; david and goliath and what not. European schools, on the other hand, teach that Britian was gripped in a huge war with france and simply didn't have the time or the resources to deal with America, thus they sent crap troops with crap leaders and after they were defeated, decided not to bother so they could focus on the larger war at home.

I'm not saying either is right or wrong at all; it's just a topic which will obviously cause upset whenever it's brought up. The european interpretation will offend americans, and vice versa.

If you ask me, i think America's greatest achievement - which was oddly left out - was realising that monarchies = fail, and that governments should always be designed to stop power lying with one individual. American federalism was way ahead of its time, and along with the british system of parliament, is easily one of the most imitated forms of government in the world.

It was an epic achievement. If you ask me, at least.

Lets see America's greatest achievements.

1) Iran-Contra Scandal

2) Operation Paperclip (Importing Nazi Scientists)

3) Faux War on Terror

4) $480 billion military budget, $18 billion education budget

5) No child left behind (Now even the slow kids can't fail)

6) Rendition Program

7) USA Patriot Act

8) First (and only) nation to use a nuclear weapon against an enemy

9) FOX

10) Electing George Bush, not once, but twice.

Yep... seems like you guys have accomplished a hell of a lot.

Lets see America's greatest achievements.

1) Iran-Contra Scandal

2) Operation Paperclip (Importing Nazi Scientists)

3) Faux War on Terror

4) $480 billion military budget, $18 billion education budget

5) No child left behind (Now even the slow kids can't fail)

6) Rendition Program

7) USA Patriot Act

8) First (and only) nation to use a nuclear weapon against an enemy

9) FOX

10) Electing George Bush, not once, but twice.

Yep... seems like you guys have accomplished a hell of a lot.

Nwordjohn

Why all the hate? :? No nation is perfect. Heck i could easily go make a top ten list of terrible things done by Australia, or Britain, or France or anywhere for that matter. It's the 4th of July however, and a thread intended to celebrate the good things. Would you go to your friend's birthday party and start ranting about what a terrible person he was? Heck no. Because there's a time and a place and that aint it.

[QUOTE="rudyroundhead"]

Worst achievement:

Paying athletes millions of dollars while teachers, policeman and other professions get peanuts...

H8sMikeMoore

Whats wrong with athletes making that much money if the industry they work in makes so much?

They don't deserve it, simply.

Nwordjohn

Post of the month !! rest of the world agrees ..lol