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America is built mostly on immigrant work ethic, vast amount of arable land, no bordering enemies and the collapse of the european powers. Not sure america is t
by jbrun 5y ago
America is built mostly on immigrant work ethic, vast amount of arable land, no bordering enemies and the collapse of the european powers. Not sure america is that special, just lucky - right place, right time.
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-under-pressure-have-we-arrived-at-another-turning-point-in-american/ https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-under-pressu...
- newfriend 5y agoForgive me if I don't care about an opinion piece by someone who hates America. > America is built mostly on immigrant work ethic Isn't it interesting how many believe the US was solely built by immigrants, slaves, and natives. I wonder what American citizens did during this time? > the collapse of the european powers The US was already inventing and building in the 1800s, no collapse needed. > Not sure america is that special, just lucky - right place, right time. It's easy to ascribe luck to anything successful. You could say Microsoft, Apple, Amazon, Google, Facebook, etc were nothing special, just lucky - right place, right time, but I don't think that's true.