Please, don't say you can't define perfect or that no nation is perfect, because I know that. I'm asking for an opinion on this matter, not for a philosophical debate on the characteristics of perfection.

That said, if you make a response, please give a reason for you thinking that, and don't use "because everywhere else sucks" as that reason.

PS: I've posted this in the intellectual forum in the hopes that the responses I get will actually be intelligent. If you don't have an intellectual certificate and would still like to contribute, just PM me with your view and (assuming it fits the guidelines I specified above) I will copy and paste it into here.

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None of them... I have yet to find one that deserves to be even considered "closest to perfection." I have yet to see a country, where everyone is happy, no worries about war or crime, and no worries about the economy. Not even close to this...

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When I think of this elusive utopia, my mind is always drawn to tribal cultures, like the Aborigines or the Native Americans.

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Ghana actually... seriously.. not because i am a ghanaian.. i live in the netherlands but i do know from the years i spent in ghana that it's a great place

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Why?

History.

Other cultures are jokes. No, really.

Post edited at 4:25 am on Jan. 27, 2008 by Clergyboy

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Quote: from dreamweaver at 9:00 pm on Dec. 8, 2007

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None of them... I have yet to find one that deserves to be even considered "closest to perfection." I have yet to see a country, where everyone is happy, no worries about war or crime, and no worries about the economy. Not even close to this...

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So there's no nation that you look at and think "well, if it weren't for this, and that, etc, this nation could be, if not perfect, then at least closer to it than anywhere else"?

When I think of this elusive utopia, my mind is always drawn to tribal cultures, like the Aborigines or the Native Americans.

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Only what the Soviet Union could have been

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Quote: from bend at 9:10 pm on Dec. 8, 2007

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Ghana actually... seriously.. not because i am a ghanaian.. i live in the netherlands but i do know from the years i spent in ghana that it's a great place

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What is it about Ghana that makes it so wonderful to you? I'm not scorning your assertion or anything, but I know nothing about Ghana, so I'd love to know what you like about it.  

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well 1st of all i am proud to say ghana is the most peaceful country in africa.. the people are nice and we have many great stuff

plus it was Ghana (the ashanti's) that sold all the black slaves to the white man

Post edited at 9:48 am on Dec. 8, 2007 by bend

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I shall say China. Any questions?  

Well, the reason is nothing close to politics, but what Im talking about is the Chinese culture, the Chinese history.

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lots of questions:

1) is this a joke?
2) if not, explain to me how you mean this in ANY way.

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Quote: from Graustein at 10:07 am on Dec. 8, 2007

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Quote: from dreamweaver at 9:00 pm on Dec. 8, 2007

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None of them... I have yet to find one that deserves to be even considered "closest to perfection." I have yet to see a country, where everyone is happy, no worries about war or crime, and no worries about the economy. Not even close to this...

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So there's no nation that you look at and think "well, if it weren't for this, and that, etc, this nation could be, if not perfect, then at least closer to it than anywhere else"?  

 When I think of this elusive utopia, my mind is always drawn to tribal cultures, like the Aborigines or the Native Americans.

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Switzerland...

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Switzerland is awesome, I would say Norway is right up there too.

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A country may be beautiful... and etc

but still there are always dark spots burned into their histories...

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I want to shine the brightest of them all.

Sweden = the archetypical welfare state

Finland = top notch educational system and a lot of intelligent people

Japan = an impressive amount of social/cultural cohesion for an industrialized country

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Nigeria = happiest people

Sweden = the archetypical welfare state

Finland = top notch educational system and a lot of intelligent people

Japan = an impressive amount of social/cultural cohesion for an industrialized country

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Thank God for our food, or I would move out.