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As I see it from the outside, USA's greatest strength it its culture of ambition: the belief that an individual can achieve great things through good ideas, ski
by jules 14y ago
As I see it from the outside, USA's greatest strength it its culture of ambition: the belief that an individual can achieve great things through good ideas, skills, and hard work. Whereas in Europe Gates or Jobs might have finished college and become a cog in the system, in the USA they dropped out and had a huge impact.
FYI, homosexuality is not genetic. Although genes play a large role, they are generally thought to explain the variance in sexual orientation for less than 50%.
- robomartin 14y agoI stand corrected. At least the play a large role. It certainly isn't an abomination as the religious like to see them. It's the year 2012 and we still show respect for this kind of thinking rather than laughing them out of the room.
- jules 14y agoCertainly. Personally I do not like the "it's not bad because it's not a choice" argument, although pragmatically that argument seems to be most effective. It can be interpreted like "it's still evil, but they can't help it so we'll let them". Even if it were a choice, it would still be OK; what matters is that it doesn't harm anybody, and it certainly doesn't harm somebody who's condemning it from afar. Fortunately things are moving in the right direction, especially in the US, but cultural changes take a long time.