Is the world a fundamentally worse place than it was 10 or 20 years ago?

[Willie99]

I think western civilization is on the decline with respect to terrorism, victim-hood, entitlement, the press, Al Sharptons, racism. Generally more and more people thinking they're entitled and being taught how to be professional victims

third world countries are closing the quality of life gap, hence it's easy to find statistics that suggest worldwide conditions are surging for the better

IMHO, conditions can't improve until we have more self respect, more self confidence, an improved work ethic and the stabilization of inner city families (read better parenting and family life). Right now, everything seems to be trending in the opposite direction

 

[festeringZit]

I'll point to one major issue where USA is gone to the shitter:

Education. The average high school kid graduating today is dumber than a box or rocks compared to 50 or 100 years ago. I read the material my grandmother had to know to
graduate from high school, and it's probably more intense than what is needed for many 4 year college degrees nowadays.

I put my kids in private schools, because the government-run public schools are a fucking joke. My son scored higher on the SATs in 7th grade than the average
graduating senior in the US.

When I was in graduate school, in some of my classes, I was the only white guy - the rest were East Indian and Asian.

"For both students and up-and-coming professionals, tests and studies continue to confirm that the U.S. is losing its competitive edge when it comes to math, technology and science. According to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, which surveyed more than 150,000 people age 16 to 65 in 24 different countries, America's results for literacy were disappointing, but mathematics and problem solving proved to be especially embarrassing for a nation that has formerly reigned as a leader of innovation and technology. The U.S. ranked 21 out of 23 countries in math and 17 out of 19 countries in problem solving in the October study.

In fact, the Wall Street Journal reports that the majority of graduate students studying science and technology at American universities are not Americans, but Chinese and South Koreans."

 

[PatPatriot]

Fuckin society today is the most vile disgusting shameless undignified immoral society I've ever seen filled with ill bred illegitimate bastards. Baltimore a perfect example. And no I ain't picking on just the blacks either.
A combination of Planet of the Apes meets Lord of the flies on steroids. Whole society is completly rudderless.

 

[DELSOL]

Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.

The Baltimore videos freaked me out. When they were done with CVS, a few were eyeing the check cashing store.

From a bird’s eye view, once a few started darting in that direction, the flood gate opened.

SWARMED is the only word that came to mind. from a few, to a dozen to 100 in less than 10 seconds rushing for that door.

Pouring in the front and spilling out of the back

too many people. Too much force. too much confusion.

This cannot be contained unless hard core violence stops it.

Docile society will be overrun by the sheer numbers.

Hopefully, Costa Rica does not have this nonsense.