bu. Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 The Good Country Index aims to order the globe based not on which countries are the best or healthiest or safest places to live, but which ones contribute the most to the global good. Accordingly, it ranks each nation on its contribution to science and technology, culture, international peace and security, world order, planet and climate, prosperity and equality, and health and wellbeing. "Bad/Useless" countries 116. Yemen 117. Venezuela 118. Benin 119. Indonesia 120. Zimbabwe 121. Angola 122. Azerbaijan 123. Iraq 124. Vietnam 125. Libya "Good/Useful" countries 1. Ireland 2. Finland 3. Switzerland 4. Netherlands 5. New Zealand 6. Sweden 7. United Kingdom 8. Norway 9. Denmark 10. Belgium http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/culture-lifestyle/140625/finally-we-know-which-country-the-most-useless Curious to know where your country falls? Go here: http://www.goodcountry.org/overall Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HollyHood Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 114th Philippines Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedSimba Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 Pleasantly surprised to see Kenya as high as 26 - only five spots below the US lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aed05 Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 So all the best countries are european and heavily populated by white folks, and all the "bad/useless" countries are all populated by people of color? Da fuk outta here with that bullshit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rock & Roll Hall of Game Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 So all the best countries are european and heavily populated by white folks, and all the "bad/useless" countries are all populated by people of color? Da fuk outta here with that bullshit. Not everything is about race the European countries have resources, materials worth trading, while the latter have nothing to offer to the rest if the world. It just so happen to be heavily populated with "white folk" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downeaznboi Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 124. Vietnam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Illi Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 Not everything is about race the European countries have resources, materials worth trading, while the latter have nothing to offer to the rest if the world. It just so happen to be heavily populated with "white folk" But at least some of those countries listed in the bottom have big oil reserves. This seems only relevant in terms of human capital. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reyna ♔ Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 1. Ireland 11. France Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aed05 Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 Not everything is about race the European countries have resources, materials worth trading, while the latter have nothing to offer to the rest if the world. It just so happen to be heavily populated with "white folk" Many of those countries that are heavily populated with "white folks" spent centuries stealing, pillaging and stripping the "bad/useless" countries of all their goods, resources and PEOPLE. Now here we are in the modern world and the dominate countries are creating bias list that place them at the top and the countries they stole from at the bottom. None of this is a coincidence. Even when its not about race, its about race. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Escapade Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 Ghana is 38. I guess that's good LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Escapade Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 Not everything is about race the European countries have resources, materials worth trading, while the latter have nothing to offer to the rest if the world. It just so happen to be heavily populated with "white folk" The latter has nothing to offer because the Europeans robbed their lands. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aed05 Posted August 29, 2014 Share Posted August 29, 2014 The latter has nothing to offer because the Europeans robbed their lands. BOOM!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reyna ♔ Posted August 29, 2014 Share Posted August 29, 2014 Many of those countries that are heavily populated with "white folks" spent centuries stealing, pillaging and stripping the "bad/useless" countries of all their goods, resources and PEOPLE. Now here we are in the modern world and the dominate countries are creating bias list that place them at the top and the countries they stole from at the bottom. None of this is a coincidence. Even when its not about race, its about race. The latter has nothing to offer because the Europeans robbed their lands. In recent times, it actually even goes deeper than this due to the lack of being able to have widespread education. Also, colonization introduced a host of corrupt political leaders into the picture even within the respective countries which is still one of the biggest problems now. Colonization may be long over, but the effects of it aren't and it takes a country a hell of a time to crawl their way up to being able to compete with countries who forced their own head start. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rock & Roll Hall of Game Posted August 29, 2014 Share Posted August 29, 2014 Many of those countries that are heavily populated with "white folks" spent centuries stealing, pillaging and stripping the "bad/useless" countries of all their goods, resources and PEOPLE. Now here we are in the modern world and the dominate countries are creating bias list that place them at the top and the countries they stole from at the bottom. None of this is a coincidence. Even when its not about race, its about race. That doesn't take away from the fact that, at this time, these countries are considered less useful than the others... Yes what Rey and you said is true.. but this list isn't about fixing.. It's observing their respective current positions I don't see color Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HollyHood Posted August 29, 2014 Share Posted August 29, 2014 Is anyone taking the list seriously? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rock & Roll Hall of Game Posted August 29, 2014 Share Posted August 29, 2014 Is anyone taking the list seriously? Should we? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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