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Definitions by America is the bad place

America is the Bad Place 

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.
"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"
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
"The USCU has been jumping the shark recently"
USCU by America is the bad place October 21, 2021

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
"The United States Cinematic Universe has been jumping the shark recently"

Starship Trooman Show

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."

Par-Trump-cipation Trophy 

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

Qontrol Group 

Americans who have refused to get the Covid vaccine because of brainwashing by Q. By doing so, they are acting as a control group in a uniquely American experiment, watched on by the rest of the world.
The Qontrol Group's high death rates helped the world to see the effectiveness of the covid vaccines

Dontrol Group 

Donald Trump supporters inadvertently becoming the U.S control group for the covid vaccines, due to their propensity to refuse to get vaccinated.
The Dontrol Group's high death rates helped the world to see the effectiveness of the covid vaccines