Posted on 06/19/2014 9:11:13 AM PDT by chessplayer
The planet is not a peaceful place, and the U.S. no longer ranks in the top 100 most peaceful nations. It stands at No. 101, according to the annual Global Peace Index, a complex analysis that quantifies the relative peacefulness of 162 nations.
Released Wednesday, the eighth annual assessment is data-driven and measures such things as internal crime statistics, political forces, refugee activity, population trends and other factors — including terrorism, the number of homicides and economic conditions.
The most peaceful spot? Iceland, followed by Denmark and Austria.
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Of course. Austrian should taught in all 57 states.
Halp me, Jon Carry. I'm trying to move to a more peaceful Austria but I can't find a language tape to help me learn Austrian.
Remove people of hispanic or african descent from crime statistics, and America becomes more law-abiding than almost any on the planet. it sucks, but those are the facts.
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