We have to take New Zealand off the list of countries we can send tea baggers too, whenever they "threaten" to leave America.

Iraq is still against women's rights, gay marriage, and religious freedom right?
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Glad to know some countries trust their citizens to be able decide who they want to spend the rest of their lives with.

Berlin Expat

(950 posts)

5. The teabaggers

Reply to Heather MC (Reply #4)

Wed Apr 17, 2013, 06:58 AM

Apr 2013

will always have Somalia. It's a teabaggers Garden of Eden!

I'm surprised many of them don't ponder the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - an absolute monarchy with a dominant religious bend to society and culture - even if that's more an "official" position than a practical one.

I'm sure they'd be quite delighted in the KSA. Well, aside from the dominant religion being Islam.

Maybe the teabaggers can also consider Iran.

lunatica

(53,410 posts)

6. Trouble is it's the wrong religion over there

Reply to Berlin Expat (Reply #5)

Wed Apr 17, 2013, 07:02 AM

Apr 2013

Albeit everything else is to die for.

Heather MC

(8,084 posts)

10. I think Iran has socialized medicine, so no good either

Reply to Berlin Expat (Reply #5)

Wed Apr 17, 2013, 10:11 AM

Apr 2013

Maybe they do lol

RKP5637

(67,101 posts)

7. K&R !!! K&R !!! K&R !!! K&R !!! K&R !!!

Reply to brettdale (Original post)

Wed Apr 17, 2013, 08:23 AM

Apr 2013

VirginiaTarheel

(823 posts)

8. Kiwis Rock

Reply to brettdale (Original post)

Wed Apr 17, 2013, 08:55 AM

Apr 2013

Zorra

(27,670 posts)

9. The US at one time was the trendsetter for the world. Now, we are among the world's neanderthals.

Reply to brettdale (Original post)

Wed Apr 17, 2013, 09:57 AM

Apr 2013

Solely because we have way too many ignorant conservatives impeding our evolution as a nation on every level, and are the indisputable reigning world champion at waging war and killing

Countries that have legalized equal same sex marriage:

Argentina
Belgium
Canada
Denmark
Iceland
Netherlands
Norway
Portugal
South Africa
Spain
Sweden
New Zealand

WHO ranking of world healthcare systems:

France
2 Italy
3 San Marino
4 Andorra
5 Malta
6 Singapore
7 Spain
8 Oman
9 Austria
10 Japan
11 Norway
12 Portugal
13 Monaco
14 Greece
15 Iceland
16 Luxembourg
17 Netherlands
18 United Kingdom
19 Ireland
20 Switzerland
21 Belgium
22 Colombia
23 Sweden
24 Cyprus
25 Germany
26 Saudi Arabia
27 United Arab Emirates
28 Israel
29 Morocco
30 Canada
31 Finland
32 Australia
33 Chile
34 Denmark
35 Dominica
36 Costa Rica
37 United States of America

The U.S. was ranked 17th in an assessment of the education systems of 50 countries, behind several Scandinavian and Asian nations, which claimed the top spots.

http://www.ibtimes.com/us-17th-global-education-ranking-finland-south-korea-claim-top-spots-901538

Congratulations, New Zealand!!!

denem

(11,045 posts)

11. Sorry, but the who rankings of healthcare systems are B/S

Reply to Zorra (Reply #9)

Wed Apr 17, 2013, 10:14 AM

Apr 2013

I can't think of any reasonable basis to rank Australia with universal healthcare, excellent facilities and some of the best pharma coverage of all, down at No. 32, ten places behind Columbia for example.