As if Americans – beset by murder, mayhem and political strife – haven’t had enough bad news lately, there’s this staggering bit of misfortune:
Of 196 countries in existence today, the United States ranks 182nd in the world alphabetically.
This, despite the fact that the US has an abundance of natural resources, top-notch health care, one of the highest literacy rates in the world and is one of the longest-existing modern democracies.
Now, we Americans could stand around and play the blame game, but the simple fact is we should all be embarrassed. Ponder this: There are but 13 countries the US ranks ahead alphabetically, and they include such political basket cases as Uzbekistan and Yemen.
Consider those nations that have outpaced us in the ABCs: Cuba, El Salvador, Guinea-Bissau and even Kyrgyzstan, where citizens struggle daily to even spell their country correctly.
Sadly, even after years of conflict in both Afghanistan and Iraq, the US is still classified behind both of those nations alphabetically, despite pouring billions of dollars into military efforts.
As has been noted, it’s time for Americans to take a long, sobering look at this country, and how it ended up all the way down at No. 182.
If we’re ever going to remedy this deplorable situation, we have to act now. If you won’t do it for yourself, do it for future generations. As always, think of the children!
(HT: Clickhole)
The Cotton Boll Conspiracy 
Now, if only you were like the UK, used to being past our glory days and bottom of the heap.
Oh wait! We aren’t! America is below us 🙂
There is some justice somewhere after all 😉
Ha! You would have thought that since we came along well after you, and in fact broke off from you, we would have at least given ourselves a name that would have been a little higher up, just to avoid this sort of embarrassment.
That’s the trouble with you new countries. Takes so long to learn the old lessons.
Hell, we haven’t learned them yet:(
I’m not sure any country ever learns …
Why don’t you campaign to get rid of the ‘United States of’ bit, then you’d be nearer the top. Simples!
Ah, the voice of reason. On a serious note, don’t think there aren’t plenty of folk in the US who believe that “America” refers only to the United States.
so funny!