Jere Lull wrote:
On 2008-01-27 17:25:16 -0500, Stephen Trapani
said:

Marty wrote:
Stephen Trapani wrote:

All that and still the best country in the world.

In your eyes, not in a good many others.

No, not in my eyes, objectively, by any reasonable measure.

"Best" is not objective. It's subjective. The choice of statistics to
include or exclude is based upon the measurer's biases, so the results
will be as well.

The measure that I believe approaches objectivity is how many want to
live there --or leave-- legally or illegally.

(Yes, I think we're in agreement, but this seemed to be the best place
to break in.)


Yup, partly due shear physical size, and proximity; it is after all
somewhat of bitch to propel a home made raft to Iceland or Norway from
one of the many less desirable countries.


Cheers
Marty