Mr Evans,
I have never suggested for one moment that America’s sense of morality is inferior to that of any other nation, nor will I ever do so - it may surprise you to learn that I am actually a strong supporter of the U.S. I do however find it tedious and slightly reckless that so many people on this site refuse to accept that America is not purer than the driven snow, and elements of your exported culture (eg. “gangster rap”, the compensation culture etc) is certainly not appreciated in Europe. I’m not trying to insult you, I’m just speaking the truth as I see it. Though I must point out that there is much to like about the U.S.
I don’t think it fair to point fingers at Britain’s underclass, simply because the sheer scale of poverty to be seen in New Orleans and other such places is at a level that we are unacquainted with over here, and tend to find disconcerting.
As to crime. Yes, we do have a massive problem, but like I said, serious crime (murder, rape, etc) pales into insignificance when compared to that of the U.S, and as the article you reference points out, and as I am sure you are aware, there are question marks over such statistics, frequently because many nations like to massage these figures for political reasons, and because others have different points at which they count something as being a crime - from the actual reporting of an offense to the conviction. I spend several months each year in a continental country where there is claimed to be very little crime, yet what actually goes on (and isn’t even reported in the media) is frankly terrifying.
To be honest, with some of the odd views many on this site have of Britain (whites being the minority is the most amusing - we’re 94% white), I think they would be staggered (some disappointed perhaps) by what a beautiful and thriving island it actually is, and how the natives (believe it or not) are still managing to function quite well!;) I am well aware of the problems we, just like the rest of the western world, are facing, but this country is incredible, and I have every right to defend it.
Anyway, as I said at the beginning, I have no intention of insulting America, it is a truly great nation which has far more positive aspects than negative, and which I admire much more than I’m sure you imagine.
I am very pleased that you do not belong to the Hate America Club and I’m glad that you saw through that bogus United Nations crime report that I posted. Yes, Americans do have a sense of humor.
The UN rankles Americans more than any other organization. How could anyone take seriously any report from an body that had Libya and Sudan chairing a “Human Rights Commission”. Who would believe a report that claims England has a crime rate four times worse than South Africa or Russia, the murder capitals of the world?
For many years Americans have listened to tinpot dictators from Africa to Asia scolding America while they treat their own people like cattle.
What also bothers us just as much is that it seems the Americans who are honored in Europe are the worst of us. Maybe gangsta’ rap hasn’t caught on with the European elite but it is the leftist America haters, the depraved Hollywood directors who are handed the awards at Cannes.
I don’t know if crime in Britain has become worse than the US but I do know one thing, it is much worse by two orders of magnitude than it was 100 years ago. The reason why is politically incorrect. Crime is committed by a small percentage of the population. Hardcore criminals commit hundreds on crimes during their lives. What has America always had that Britain hasn’t? What is Britain (and France) importing now that it had few of before? It doesn't take many of them to cause a lot of mayhem.