Top 10 Worst Things About the United States

1. Racism

   

   I don't understand. Most people assume all Muslims are terrorists, even though the terrorist groups don't stand for the entire country. Blacks are viewed as unintelligent crackheads, and many citizens view Hispanic people as criminals. We all have problems, and we all sin. As a Christian, I know that we are forgiven for our sins, but this doesn't mean that we should continue making the same mistakes over and over again.

   Diversity is a good thing, and you should get to meet many people within your lifetime. I am positive that you will meet good people of all races and ethnicities. Racism is a problem, and only the best of us know how to solve it. If you truly are a good person, you will see where you have wronged and will try to redeem yourselves so you can grow as a human being.

2. Gay Rights

   People who are gay, lesbian, or bisexual are still human beings with feelings, emotions, and personalities. It disgusts me that there are still people out there who feel like "throwing up" when they see either two men or two women together romantically. What does your life have to do with gay people's lives? Nothing. You have absolutely no right to call it a "lifestyle" and have anything to do with their lives.

   You don't wake up in the morning and say, "Today, I'm going to be straight!" So, why do you think gay people choose to be gay? Also, the people who throw God into the argument, like those who say, "I don't hate gays, it's just that I'm Catholic/Christian/any religion, and God says it's a sin to be gay," well, it's not a sin for you to love the opposite gender, so why is it a sin to love the same gender?

3. Drugs

   

   I personally like drugs and substances. We can respect that some people need some way to get high, and that is part of America and our lifestyle. Sadly, many things we use are hurtful and unhealthy, people die of overdoses and addictions, and our kids can be hurt by both drugs and fried-out parents. It really is a mixed issue.

   Drugs, other than for medicinal use, are a terrible, horrible thing that destroys people's lives. Why anyone would consider taking drugs in the first place is beyond me.

   We have a huge drug epidemic. I've been to Bakersfield, an awful town, and there were drug users everywhere.

4. Poor Education

   Teachers in the US keep teaching us random, useless stuff, and they have no respect for struggling kids with ADHD or autism. It's really not fair. Also, kids at my school always bully, make assumptions about people for no reason, and say unnecessary and rude things like "your mom," "Dude, nobody asked you," or "that's your problem, dummy." Adults just don't do anything about it these days.

   They punish you for no reason, such as studying for a test during "reading time" or just saying one or two words to somebody while you're supposed to be quiet. My science teacher always gave somebody silent lunch for talking when that should have been their first warning. Teachers often punish good kids for reasons like assuming they are doing inappropriate stuff on their laptop because they are holding it on their lap, but they're actually working. I'm not saying it's the teachers' fault. It's because the country and state don't care about how teachers do their jobs well or help students learn, since they get paid too low.

5. Child Abuse

6. Crooked Cops

   Most cops are good. Only a small percentage are criminals.

7. Celebrities Break the Law

   They let celebrities do as they please, which is absurd because if an ordinary person did the same thing, they would be locked up.

8. Stupid People

   

   I definitely know we need better education, and it really starts there. Teachers can be abusive, unable to prepare students for life, and cover too much material in one class, making it overly difficult. You see classes with a third or more students failing with Fs in easy courses.

   Apart from that, we have health problems, and problems valuing intelligence and creativity, and often live in a world based largely on social smarts. This effect seems to dumb us down as we use only a fraction of our brain as it is. We need better standards and to cease bathing in ignorance, self-pity, and reckless addictions.

   As a Floridian living in the depressing state of Ohio, I can confirm that some Americans are stupid. And they are the worst kind of stupid: the kind that gets into arguments over pointless stuff.

9. Gun Shooters

   The USA has countless incidents that involve firearms. Not only at schools, but also at other locations such as a nightclub back in Florida and a concert back in Las Vegas. Also, Americans own guns not only because of the 2nd Amendment but also to show the true power of being American.

   Nowadays, some people use guns for the wrong reasons. There have been gun rampages on academic grounds such as Columbine, Virginia Tech, Sandy Hook, and recently one in Florida. Some people use them to end their lives. Others can be used for the destruction of property. The Americans have gone too far with this issue. This is why I plan on living outside the USA.

10. School Shootings

    They are bad, way too many. There should be zero.

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    The left controls everything

    The media for sure. The problem is, no one sees it on the left or in the middle.

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    Joe Biden

    

    Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. (born November 20, 1942) is an American politician who served as the 46th president of the United States from 2021 to 2025. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as the 47th vice president from 2009 to 2017 under President Barack Obama and represented Delaware in the... read more

    Needs no explanation, really. See my "Not so fast" post correcting this goon's so-called "accomplishments" if you do need an explanation.

    You can summarize Joe Biden in one word: left-wing baboon with dementia. Obviously, this is a play on one of his comments.

    I've never met a die-hard Biden fan in my life. The dude is a doofus. He needs to retire already.

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13. People Who Say Bad Words

    Nobody's perfect. Just do your best to respect others!

    Even old people and small children do it.

    People say bad words everywhere.

14. Government Corruption

    

    Pretty obvious why I picked this. The government is more worried about making sure they're more in power than the people are, so much so that they put laws against women, members of the LGBTQ community, people of color, and children.

    We have so much of it. We like to say Mexico is super corrupt, but come on, we have just as much corruption as Mexico. Canada is way better.

    Throw them all out and get average Americans to do the job. Then vote in term limits.

15. Bad Economy

    Growing income inequality and a disappearing middle class!

16. Obesity

    

    It's not so much obesity itself, but the stereotypes that we're all obese. Yes, a third of us are... but what about the other two-thirds? I know people who might become anorexic because everyone thinks Americans are so fat.

    And fat people aren't lazy. Many people have eating disorders or problems within their body that make them obese. My parents are both overweight, and they work their butts off every day. I do wish they were healthy, but at the same time, it doesn't make them worse people. Stop with the stereotypes, people. We have enough problems in the world without making up our own.

    Obesity is an epidemic that doesn't get as much attention as it should. People think that it only affects them, but look back at times before obesity was so widespread. Families encouraged each other to live healthier lives.

    Many people die in their 50s and 60s because of morbid obesity, even earlier when combined with other factors like smoking and alcoholism, when they should be living to at least 80 in our industrialized society.

17. People Who Bash Christians

    

    This was never a problem when I was growing up, but now you even have political persecution against Christians. Four Christians praying on a sidewalk in front of an abortion clinic get 11 years in prison. Really? This is now a banana republic.

    I'm a Christian who respects Atheists! And even if you are an atheist, rules like being nice from the Bible still count!

    Last time I checked, we had freedom of religion.

18. Profit Based Health Care System

    It makes it the most expensive in the world.

19. Barack Obama

    

    Barack Hussein Obama II (born August 4, 1961) served as the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017, becoming the first African American to hold the office. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served as a U.S. senator from Illinois from 2005 to 2008 and as an Illinois state... read more

    I didn't really like him, but Biden is worse.

20. Animal Abuse

    Has your Golden Retriever ever beat you until you couldn't stand? Has your Maine Coon ever stopped providing you food because you talk too loudly? How about your husky, did they lock you away until you were nothing more than a rotting slab of meat?

    No? Yeah.

21. All People Care About Is Sex and Money

    Women aren't being treated with respect, and work ethic is eroding because of obsession with objects. Both things are rooted in one thing: a lack of integrity.

    Men who oppress their women are just cowards. Men who need to steal or cheat in business are greedy bastards. Even if you're in poverty, doing such things isn't good. We've lost the compass of right and wrong. It's just blind leading the blind, generation after generation.

    This is what the music industry has come to.

22. Democrats

    

    Clearly the greatest threat to our democracy. Whatever they accuse the right of doing is exactly what THEY are doing, and it's so obvious it's laughable.

    Democrats are the party for the 1%. They've always been against blacks and now the tables have turned. They promise empty promises for people to get their votes.

    They're just a bunch of commies at this point. They're obsessed with race to the point where it's like a cult, and it kind of scares me.

23. Illegal Immigrants

    

24. Pollution

    

    We often blame ourselves for it, yet what can we do? Stop progress or not own a car? It is almost impossible to combat pollution and carbon emissions from vehicles and factories, and sadly, it harms us more than the earth.

    I hate pollution. It harms nature and humans alike.

25. Political Correctness

26. Donald Trump

    

    Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946, in Queens, New York) is an American businessman, television personality, politician, and the 45th and 47th President of the United States.

    Born and raised in Queens, New York City, Donald J. Trump received an economics degree from the Wharton School of the... read more

27. Bullies