A phrase referencing the TV show 'The Good Place' and used when life in the United States isn't living up to the standards its people should expect.
SPOILER The final episode of season one of The Good Place can be used as a metaphor for how those in the United States are often brought up being frequently told that they are in the greatest country in the world, but are then disappointed every time they discover something new that the U.S doesn't statistically do well in.
Examples:
- No other wealthy nation lets its people die of treatable illnesses, simply because they can't afford treatment.
- The majority of other countries mandate employers to provide 20-40 paid days off a year.
- Very few countries force students into crippling debt.
- All but three countries have paid maternity leave.
SPOILER The final episode of season one of The Good Place can be used as a metaphor for how those in the United States are often brought up being frequently told that they are in the greatest country in the world, but are then disappointed every time they discover something new that the U.S doesn't statistically do well in.
Examples:
- No other wealthy nation lets its people die of treatable illnesses, simply because they can't afford treatment.
- The majority of other countries mandate employers to provide 20-40 paid days off a year.
- Very few countries force students into crippling debt.
- All but three countries have paid maternity leave.
"You know Jill next door, who got married to her boyfriend, Chad, five months after they met, just so he could get on to her medical insurance?
Well, they both got new jobs but now Chad's got cancer and his insurance won't cover enough of the costs, so they've had to get divorced to avoid Jill being bankrupted by his medical debt. America is the Bad Place"
Well, they both got new jobs but now Chad's got cancer and his insurance won't cover enough of the costs, so they've had to get divorced to avoid Jill being bankrupted by his medical debt. America is the Bad Place"
by America is the bad place October 27, 2021
When the actions of the USA and the people within it, are so strange that it compares to a fictional country
by America is the bad place October 18, 2021
People in other countries watching the United States like it's a reality show and perceiving it to be like the movie 'Starship Troopers'
"The Starship Trooman Show has been crazy recently. Military recruiters have been hanging out in high school cafeterias and convincing children, behind their parents' back, to enlist so that they can qualify for the healthcare & affordable education benefits that every person in almost every other wealthy nation receives automatically."
by America is the bad place October 17, 2021
All U.S Americans have 'the right to bear arms', but in practice, only white people can trust police to allow them to have this right.
The white to bear arms is evident when comparing the police response to Kyle Rittenhouse, when he was allowed to walk away after he shot three people with an illegal gun and comparing that response to a Minnesotan police officer shooting Philando Castile in front of his family after he notified the officer that he had a legal gun in his car.
by America is the bad place November 23, 2021
Abbreviation of 'United States Cinematic Universe'
When the actions of the USA and the people within it, are so strange that it compares to a fictional country
When the actions of the USA and the people within it, are so strange that it compares to a fictional country
"The USCU has been jumping the shark recently"
by America is the bad place October 21, 2021
When you finish second but are given first prize anyway. Inspired by Donald Trump receiving 2.1% fewer votes than Hillary Clinton but being given the presidency as a participation trophy.
Christopher Columbus is often accredited as the first European to step foot in the Americas. However, this is just a Par-Trump-cipation Trophy as the Viking, Leif Erikson, established a settlement at L’Anse aux Meadows in Newfoundland some 500 years before Columbus left Europe
by America is the bad place October 17, 2021
Entertainment programs disguised as news to convince old people and their lead addled brains to vote against the interests of younger generations.
I set the parental controls on the TV so grandpa wouldn't be able to watch his boomertainment channels
by America is the bad place November 21, 2023