To hear the far-right ideologues of Fox News and AM talk
radio tell it, life in Europe is hell on Earth.
Taxes are high, sexual
promiscuity prevails, universal healthcare doesn’t work, and millions of
people don’t even speak English as their primary language! Those who
run around screaming about “American exceptionalism” often condemn
countries like France, Norway and Switzerland to justify their jingoism.
Sadly, the U.S.’ economic deterioration means that many Americans
simply cannot afford a trip abroad to see how those countries function
for themselves. And often, lack of foreign travel means accepting
clichés about the rest of the world over the reality. And that lack of
worldliness clouds many Americans' views on everything from economics to
sex to religion.
Here are nine things Americans can learn from the rest of the world. READ MORE
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