Which countries are on the right track, according to their citizens

Re:Which countries are on the right track, according to thei... by mdpye on Sunday January 13, 2019 @06:16AM (#18896198)

That's the whole point of the survey, as I read it. You can't look at it and say it's fine, but they do. That is important to understand.

As a counterpoint, the US polls the lowest concern in the world for poverty and inequality. Yet there's no way in my mind you can look at inequality in the states and say "yeah, that's fine", but over 4 in 5 Americans polled said exactly that.

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Re:Which countries are on the right track, according to thei... by Tsubasachan on Sunday January 13, 2019 @11:09AM (#18897180)

Here is an observation that I have made: its always the worst countries that are the most patriotic. Nobody pledges allegiance to the flag in the Netherlands or Norway.

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Re:Which countries are on the right track, according to thei... by ciguy on Sunday January 13, 2019 @07:20AM (#18896391)

Of course they say that it's fine. You would too if you could be punished by your government for saying otherwise.

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Re:Which countries are on the right track, according to thei... by yorwba on Sunday January 13, 2019 @07:42AM (#18896451)

How would the US government punish someone who complains about poverty and inequality in the states?

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Re:Which countries are on the right track, according to thei... by ciguy on Sunday January 13, 2019 @10:43AM (#18897062)

I'm not talking about the Americans, I'm talking about the Chinese saying things are going well, which is what the first part of the comment I'm replying to was referring to. Then they shoehorned Americans into the argument for some reason. I'm saying that I doubt this is just a matter of the Chinese being blind to the issues in China. It's a matter of them bring unwilling to risk speaking out.

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