Failed States Index

[Theo Huxtable.]

 

Social Indicators

I-1. Mounting Demographic Pressures

I-2. Massive Movement of Refugees or Internally Displaced Persons creating

Complex Humanitarian Emergencies

I-3. Legacy of Vengeance-Seeking Group Grievance or Group Paranoia

I-4. Chronic and Sustained Human Flight

 

Economic Indicators

I-5. Uneven Economic Development along Group Lines

I-6. Sharp and/or Severe Economic Decline

 

Political Indicators

I-7. Criminalization and/or Delegitimization of the State

I-8. Progressive Deterioration of Public Services

I-9. Suspension or Arbitrary Application of the Rule of Law and Widespread

Violation of Human Rights

I-10. Security Apparatus Operates as a "State Within a State"

I-11. Rise of Factionalized Elites

I-12. Intervention of Other States or External Political Actors

 

Rank Country I-1 I-2 I-3 I-4 I-5 I-6 I-7 I-8 I-9 I-10 I-11 I-12 Total

 

1 Sudan 9.2 9.8 10 9 9.1 7.7 10 9.5 10 9.9 9.7 9.8 113.7

2 Iraq 9 9 10 9.5 8.5 8 9.4 8.5 9.7 10 9.8 10 111.4

3 Somalia 9.2 9 8.5 8 7.5 9.2 10 10 9.7 10 10 10 111.1

4 Zimbabwe 9.7 8.7 8.8 9.1 9.5 10 9.5 9.6 9.7 9.5 9 7 110.1

5 Chad 9.1 8.9 9.5 7.9 9 8.3 9.5 9.1 9.2 9.6 9.7 9 108.8

6 Cote d'Ivoire 8.6 8.3 9.8 8.4 8 8.9 9.5 7.9 9.2 9.6 9.3 9.8 107.3

7 Democratic Republic of Congo 9.4 8.9 8.8 7.6 9.1 8 8.3 8.7 8.9 9.6 8.6 9.6 105.5

8 Afghanistan 8.5 8.9 9.1 7 8 8.3 8.8 8 8.2 9 8.5 10 102.3

9 Guinea 7.8 7.4 8.1 8.3 8.5 8.5 9.6 8.9 8.6 8.1 9 8.5 101.3

10 Central African Republic 8.9 8.4 8.8 5.5 8.6 8.4 9 8 8.2 8.9 9.3 9 101

11 Haiti 8.6 4.2 8 8 8.2 8.4 9.2 9 9.1 9.3 9.3 9.6 100.9

12 Pakistan 8.2 8.5 9 8.1 8.5 5.8 8.7 7.1 8.7 9.5 9.5 8.5 100.1

13 North Korea 8 6 7.2 5 8.8 9.6 9.8 9.5 9.7 8.3 7.9 7.9 97.7

14 Burma/Myanmar 8.5 8.5 9.1 6 8.9 7.6 9.1 8.3 9.8 9 8.2 4 97

15 Uganda 8.1 9.4 8.5 6 8.5 7.5 8.5 8.2 8.2 8.3 7.8 7.4 96.4

16 Bangladesh 8.6 5.8 9.6 8.4 9 6.9 9 7.4 7.8 8 9.5 5.9 95.9

17 Nigeria 8.2 5.6 9.5 8.5 9.1 5.4 9.1 8.7 7.1 9.2 9.5 5.7 95.6

18 Ethiopia 9 7.9 7.8 7.5 8.6 8 7.9 7 8.5 7.5 8.9 6.7 95.3

19 Burundi 9.1 8.9 6.7 6.7 8.8 8.2 7.1 8.9 7.5 6.8 7.5 9 95.2

20 Timor-Leste 8.1 8.5 7.1 5.3 6.5 8.5 9.5 7.9 6.9 9 8.8 8.8 94.9

21 Nepal 8.1 5.2 8.9 6.1 9.2 8.2 8.5 6.6 8.8 8.3 8.5 7.2 93.6

22 Uzbekistan 7.7 5.4 7.1 7.1 8.6 7.5 9.2 6.8 9 8.9 9.2 7 93.5

23 Sierra Leone 8.6 7.4 7.1 8.7 8.7 8.7 8 8 7 6.5 7.7 7 93.4

24 Yemen 8 6.7 7.3 7.2 8.7 8 7.8 8.1 7.2 8 9 7.2 93.2

25 Sri Lanka 7 8.6 9.5 6.9 8.2 6 8.9 6.5 7.5 8.7 9.2 6.1 93.1

26 Republic of the Congo 8.7 7.3 6.8 6.1 8.1 8.3 8.5 8.8 7.9 7.9 7.2 7.4 93

27 Liberia 8.1 8.5 6.5 6.8 8.3 8.4 7 8.6 6.7 6.9 8.1 9 92.9

28 Lebanon 6.9 8.6 9 7 7.1 6.3 7.3 6.4 7 9 8.8 9 92.4

29 Malawi 9 6 6 8 8.8 9.2 7.9 9 8 5.4 7.5 7.4 92.2

30 Solomon Islands 8.5 4.8 8 5.1 8 8 8.5 8.5 7.1 7.7 8.8 9 92

31 Kenya 8.4 8 6.9 8 8.1 7 8 7.4 7 7.1 8.2 7.2 91.3

32 Niger 9.2 5.9 8.9 6 7.2 9.2 8.2 8.8 7.1 6.7 6 8 91.2

33 Colombia 6.8 9.5 7.4 8.4 8.4 3.8 8.2 6 7.4 8.3 8.5 7 89.7

33 Burkina Faso 8.6 5.6 6.4 6.6 8.9 8.2 7.6 8.9 6.6 7.6 7.7 7 89.7

35 Cameroon 7 6.8 7 7.9 8.7 6.1 8.5 7.5 7.2 7.7 8 7 89.4

36 Egypt 7.7 6.5 7.8 6.2 7.8 7 9 6.7 8.5 6.1 8.3 7.6 89.2

36 Rwanda 9.1 7 8.7 7.6 7.1 7.5 8.5 6.9 7.4 4.6 8.2 6.6 89.2

38 Guinea Bissau 7.6 6.5 5.4 7 8.6 8 7.2 8.5 8 8 6.8 7.2 88.8

39 Tajikistan 7.7 6.1 6.3 6.4 7.3 7.3 9 7.3 8.6 7.8 8.8 6.1 88.7

40 Syria 6.5 8.9 8 6.8 8.1 6.8 8.5 5.3 8.5 7.4 7.5 6.3 88.6

41 Equatorial Guinea 8 2 7 7.4 9 4 9.4 8.6 9.4 8.9 8.5 6 88.2

41 Kyrgyzstan 7.5 6.2 6.8 7.4 8 7.5 8.2 6.3 7.9 7.9 7.5 7 88.2

43 Turkmenistan 7 4.5 6.2 5.6 7.3 7.4 9 7.7 9.6 8.5 8.2 6.5 87.5

44 Laos 8 5.5 6.5 6.6 5.7 7.1 7.9 8 8.5 8.2 8.6 6.6 87.2

45 Mauritania 8.7 6.2 8 5 7 7.8 6.8 8.1 7.1 7.4 7.9 6.7 86.7

46 Togo 7.5 5.4 6 6.5 7.5 8.2 7.7 8 7.8 7.8 7.6 6.6 86.6

47 Bhutan 6.5 7.5 7 6.7 8.7 7.9 8 6.5 8.5 4.6 8 6.5 86.4

48 Cambodia 7.6 5.9 7.3 8 7.2 6.4 8.5 7.6 7.1 6.2 7.5 6.4 85.7

48 Moldova 7 4.7 7.3 8.4 7.5 7.5 7.9 7.1 6.8 6.3 7.5 7.7 85.7

50 Eritrea 8.1 7.1 5.4 6 5.9 8.4 8.3 7.7 7.4 7.5 7.2 6.5 85.5

51 Belarus 8 4.6 6.5 5 7.5 6.8 9.1 6.9 8.5 6.7 8.5 7.1 85.2

52 Papua New Guinea 7.5 3.5 8 7.9 9 7.3 7.8 7.8 6.1 7 6.7 6.5 85.1

53 Angola 8.5 7.5 5.9 5 8.7 4.2 8.6 7.7 7.5 6.2 7.5 7.6 84.9

54 Bosnia 6.1 8 8.3 6 7.2 6 7.6 5.6 5.3 7.3 8.3 8.8 84.5

55 Indonesia 7 7.5 6 7.5 8 6.5 6.5 7 7 7.3 7.2 6.9 84.4

56 Philippines 7 5.7 7.2 6.7 7.6 5.8 8.2 5.9 6.8 7.6 7.8 6.9 83.2

57 Iran 6.2 8.6 7.1 5 7.2 3.3 7.8 5.7 8.7 8.3 8.9 6 82.8

58 Georgia 6.3 6.8 7.6 5.7 7 5.7 7.9 6.1 5.4 7.8 7.8 8.2 82.3

59 Bolivia 7.4 3.7 7 7 8.5 6.4 7.2 7.4 7 6.2 8.3 5.9 82

60 Guatemala 7 6 7.1 6.7 8 7 7.4 6.6 7.1 7.3 5.9 5.3 81.4

61 Swaziland 8.7 4 4 5.3 6 7.7 8.8 8.1 7.5 7.1 7.1 7 81.3

62 Lesotho 9 4.5 5.5 5.4 5.5 9.1 7.5 8.9 6.7 6.2 6.7 6.2 81.2

62 Russia 7.5 5.9 7.7 6.5 8.2 3.9 7.6 6.2 8.5 6.8 8.5 3.9 81.2

62 Azerbaijan 6 7.5 7.3 5.3 7.4 6.3 7.8 6 6.4 7.2 7.5 6.5 81.2

62 China 8.7 5.1 8 6.5 9 4 8.5 6.5 9 5.3 7.5 3.1 81.2

66 Cape Verde 7.9 4.8 4.8 8.2 6.2 8 7 7.4 6.4 6.1 6.4 7.9 81.1

66 Maldives 8 7 4.9 7 4.9 7.3 7.9 7.1 7.7 6.1 7.2 6 81.1

66 Serbia 6 8 7.7 5.5 7.7 6.5 7.5 5 6.1 6.3 8 6.8 81.1

69 Dominican Republic 6.5 6.4 6.1 8.3 8.1 5.8 6 6.9 7 6.5 7.4 5.6 80.6

69 Zambia 9.1 6.2 5.2 6.7 7.4 7.9 7.6 7.9 5.8 5.5 5.2 6.1 80.6

71 Djibouti 7.9 6.5 5.5 5 6.1 6.9 7.4 7.5 6 7 6.9 7.6 80.3

72 Nicaragua 6.7 5.1 6.4 7.1 8.6 7.8 6.5 7 5.4 6.5 7.2 5.7 80

73 Ecuador 6.2 6 6.7 7.1 8 5.3 7.5 6.8 6.6 6.6 7.6 5.5 79.9

74 Venezuela 6.9 5.2 6.8 6.9 8.2 4 7.5 6.3 7.9 6.9 7.5 5.7 79.8

75 Israel 7 7.9 9 3.5 6.9 3.7 7.3 7 7.4 5.3 7.2 7.4 79.6

76 Tanzania 7.4 7.1 6.2 6 6.9 7.4 6.3 7.8 6 5.7 5.5 7 79.3

77 Sao Tome 7.9 4.8 5.1 7.4 6.1 8.5 7.3 8.1 5.3 5.8 5.9 6.4 78.6

77 Cuba 6.5 4.7 5.5 6 7.2 6.3 7.6 3.8 7.8 7.7 7.8 7.7 78.6

79 Vietnam 6.5 5.9 5.3 7 6.2 6.2 7 6.5 6.9 7.4 7 5.9 77.8

79 Comoros 6.2 3.6 5.3 5.7 6.1 7.6 7.9 8.7 6.6 6.7 6.5 6.9 77.8

81 Mozambique 7.5 2.2 4.7 8 7.2 7.5 7.4 8 7 5.9 5.6 5.9 76.9

82 Jordan 6.2 6.8 6.5 5 7.7 6.6 6.2 5.6 6.2 6.4 6.5 6.9 76.6

83 Madagascar 8.5 3 5.1 5 7 7.5 5.7 8.7 5.7 6.1 6.7 7.5 76.5

83 Saudi Arabia 5.9 7.2 7.7 3.6 6.5 2.3 8.8 4.3 8.8 7.3 7.6 6.5 76.5

85 Peru 6.6 4 6.9 7.5 8.1 5.6 6.6 6.2 5.2 7.7 7 5 76.4

86 Gambia 6.4 5.2 4.2 6 7 8 7.9 6.6 6.8 5.8 5.9 6.2 76

86 Morocco 6.6 7.5 6.8 6.2 7.3 6.6 7.8 6 6.6 5.2 5.4 4 76

86 Thailand 7 5.8 7.8 4.4 7.5 3 8 5.5 6.3 7.2 8 5.5 76

89 Algeria 6.1 6.7 7 5.6 7.3 3.5 7.3 7 7.4 6.4 5.9 5.7 75.9

90 Fiji 5.9 4 7.5 5.4 7.5 5.9 9 4.1 5.9 7 8.2 5.3 75.7

91 Mali 8.5 4.4 6.1 7.9 6.6 8.7 4.7 8.6 4.6 4.8 3.7 6.9 75.5

92 El Salvador 7.6 5.6 6 7 7.3 5.4 7 6.9 6.9 5.8 3.9 5.5 74.9

92 Turkey 6.9 5.8 7.4 5 8.7 4.7 6.1 5.4 5.1 6.7 7.1 6 74.9

94 Honduras 7.8 2 5.3 6 8.7 7.6 7.4 6.6 5.8 5.9 6.3 5.4 74.8

95 Macedonia 5.4 4.7 7.1 7 7.4 5.9 7.3 5.1 5.3 6.1 6.4 6.4 74.1

96 Suriname 7.1 4.2 6.1 6.7 8.3 6.9 6.4 4.9 5.7 6.2 5.1 6.3 73.9

97 Samoa 6.8 3.8 5 7.9 7.2 6.3 6.7 4.7 4.9 6.7 5.4 8.4 73.8

98 Micronesia 7.7 3.2 5 8.1 7.1 6.5 6.9 7.1 2.5 6 5.4 8 73.5

99 Gabon 6.6 5.7 3 6 7.8 4.9 7.3 7 6.7 5.3 7.2 5.8 73.3

99 Guyana 6.9 4.1 5.4 7.9 8.1 6.8 6.4 5.7 5.6 5.9 4.9 5.6 73.3

101 Paraguay 6.5 1.6 6.2 6 7.4 6.7 8.1 6.5 7.9 4.3 7.5 4.2 72.9

102 Mexico 6.9 4 6.1 7 8.4 6.2 6.1 5.7 5.1 6.1 4.8 6.2 72.6

103 Kazakhstan 5.7 3 5.2 4 6.2 6.6 7.5 6.1 7 6.7 7.7 6.6 72.3

104 Benin 6.5 5.2 4 6.9 7.4 7.1 6.4 8.1 4.8 5.2 3.8 6.6 72

105 Grenada 5.9 3.6 5 7.9 7.1 6.5 6.5 4.1 5.1 5.9 5.7 8.3 71.6

106 Ukraine 6.5 3.6 7 7.5 7 5 7.5 4.5 5.9 3 7.9 6 71.4

107 Seychelles 6.9 5 5.5 4.7 6.9 4 7.9 4.1 6.7 6.2 6.7 6.7 71.3

107 Namibia 6.5 5.1 5.4 7.9 8.2 5.9 4.4 7.5 5.7 5.5 3.2 6 71.3

109 Brunei Darussalam 6.3 5.6 7.4 4.2 7.9 3.2 7.7 3.3 6.6 6.9 7.4 4.7 71.2

110 India 8.3 3.2 7 7.1 8.9 4.6 4.8 6.7 5.4 5 5.6 4.2 70.8

111 Albania 6.5 2.7 5.4 7.5 6.1 6.8 7.4 6.2 5.4 5.5 5.4 5.6 70.5

112 Armenia 5.8 7.6 5 6.9 6 5 6.5 6.2 5.5 4.5 5.8 5.5 70.3

113 Cyprus 5.1 4.2 8.3 5.7 7.5 4.8 5.5 3.8 3.5 4.2 8.4 9.2 70.2

114 Belize 6.6 5.2 5.2 6.9 7.6 6 6.5 5.7 3.8 5.7 5 5.6 69.8

115 Libya 6.2 2.6 5.6 4 7.3 5.3 7.4 4.5 8.1 5.3 8 5 69.3

116 Trinidad and Tobago 5.9 3.8 5.2 6.4 8.1 3.8 6.4 5.8 5.4 5.7 5.7 5.4 67.6

117 Senegal 7 4.5 5.2 5.1 6.9 5.7 5.7 6.7 5.6 5.2 3.8 5.5 66.9

117 Brazil 6.6 3.4 6.1 5 8.8 3.2 6.2 6.3 5.3 6.9 4.5 4.6 66.9

119 Botswana 9.2 5.8 3.4 6 7 5.6 5.4 6.5 4.8 3.9 2.8 6 66.4

120 Malaysia 6.3 4.1 5.5 3.6 6.6 4.6 5.9 5.4 6.5 6.3 5.3 5.8 65.9

121 Antigua and Barbuda 5.2 3.6 5.2 7.9 7.1 4.8 6.3 4.9 5.5 5.2 4.6 5.4 65.7

122 Tunisia 5.6 3.4 5.1 5.1 7.4 4.3 6.4 5.9 7.3 5.9 6.2 3 65.6

123 Jamaica 6.1 2.4 4.3 6.7 6.7 5.4 7 5.8 5.4 5.6 3.7 6 65.1

124 Kuwait 5.9 4.8 4.5 4.1 6.1 3.1 6.9 3.3 6.5 5.3 7.6 4 62.1

125 Ghana 6 4.5 5.1 8 6.8 4 5.5 6.9 4.5 2.4 3.5 4.7 61.9

126 Romania 5.5 3.8 5.2 5.2 6.1 5.7 6.1 5.2 4.8 3.4 4.5 5.4 60.9

127 Croatia 5.3 6.5 6 5 5.7 5.7 4.2 4.1 4.5 3.9 3.9 5.7 60.5

128 Bulgaria 5.4 4.1 4.2 5.9 6.2 4.3 5.7 5 4.7 5.4 3.9 5.5 60.3

129 Bahamas 6 3.6 5.3 5.4 7.2 3.2 6.4 4.1 3 5.4 5.3 5.2 60.1

130 Barbados 4.1 3.6 5.8 6.9 7.6 5 6.1 2.6 3 5.3 4.8 5.1 59.9

131 Panama 6.6 3.1 4.4 5 7.5 5.8 4.8 5.6 4.7 5 2.9 4 59.4

132 Mongolia 6 1 4.1 2.1 5.4 5.2 6 5.3 6.7 4.8 4.9 6.9 58.4

133 South Africa 8.2 6 4.7 4 8.5 2.8 4.3 5.7 4.1 3.2 3.9 2 57.4

134 Bahrain 5.3 3.6 6 3.7 5 3.5 6.8 3.7 4.7 3.4 6 5.3 57

135 Latvia 5.2 5.7 4.6 5 7 5.8 4.7 4 3.8 2.2 4.4 4.3 56.7

136 Montenegro 5.4 4.1 5.8 2.5 4.3 4 4.5 3.6 5.6 4.8 6 5 55.6

137 Qatar 5 3.6 5.6 3.6 4.8 4.9 7 2.6 4.7 2.5 4.7 4.6 53.6

138 United Arab Emirates 5.6 3.6 4 3.7 5.2 2.6 7 4.1 6.1 2.1 3.6 4 51.6

139 Hungary 3.7 3.6 3 5 6.3 4.1 6 3.8 4 2.1 5.5 4.1 51.2

140 Costa Rica 5.6 4.4 4 5 6.6 4.8 3.9 2.9 3.5 2 3.3 4.5 50.5

140 Estonia 4.8 4.8 4.5 4 4.9 3.7 5 3.8 3.7 2.1 5.9 3.3 50.5

142 Slovakia 4.3 1.8 4.4 5.5 6.5 4.5 4.2 4.1 3.9 2 4.2 3.9 49.3

143 Lithuania 5.4 3.4 3.5 5.4 6.2 4.5 4.2 3.7 3.7 2 3 4 49

144 Malta 3.8 6.1 3.9 4.8 4.5 3.5 4.5 3.3 3.5 4.5 1.6 4.5 48.5

145 Poland 4.9 3 3.2 6.5 4.8 4.3 4.2 4.2 3.5 2 3 4 47.6

146 Oman 3.1 1.1 3 1.1 2 3.7 6.3 4.2 6.6 5.3 7.1 2 45.5

147 Greece 4.7 2 3.5 5.4 5 3.5 4 3.1 3.9 3.1 1.6 3.7 43.5

148 Mauritius 3.6 1.1 3.5 2.1 5.9 3.8 5.1 4.4 3.9 3.5 3 2.8 42.7

149 Czech Republic 4 3.3 3.2 5 3.9 2.8 3.7 3.8 3.5 2 3.5 3.4 42.1

150 Argentina 3.8 1.5 4 4 5.2 4.6 3.4 3.8 3.7 1.9 2.7 2.8 41.4

151 Uruguay 5.1 1.1 2 5.9 5.1 3.5 2.9 4 2.5 3 2.3 3.5 40.9

152 South Korea 4 3.9 3.5 5.5 2.4 1.4 3.9 2 2.7 1 2.9 6.5 39.7

153 Spain 3.7 1.8 5.7 1.6 5 3.4 1.4 1.9 2.8 4.3 5.6 2 39.2

154 Germany 3.9 4.8 4.9 3 5.5 3 2.3 1.7 2.9 2.5 1.8 2.1 38.4

155 Slovenia 4 1.7 3.4 3.5 5.4 3.2 3.2 3.5 3.5 3 1.1 2 37.5

156 Italy 3.6 3.5 3.5 3 4.5 3.8 3.7 2 1.8 2.5 3.2 2 37.1

157 United Kingdom 3.4 4 4.2 2 4.7 1.4 2.2 1.8 2.6 3 2.7 2.1 34.1

157 France 4.1 3.6 5.8 2 4.8 2.9 1.5 1.4 3.2 1 1.8 2 34.1

159 Chile 3.8 1.1 3.5 2.1 4 3.8 1.6 3.7 3.7 2 1.5 3 33.8

160 United States 3.5 5.5 3.2 1 5.8 1.8 2.8 1.4 4.6 1.3 1.7 1 33.6

161 Singapore 2.9 1.1 3 3 2.5 3.4 3.6 1.5 4 1 4 3 33

162 Portugal 4.8 1.1 2.5 2.1 3.9 3.7 1.5 3.7 3.3 1 1.3 3.5 32.4

163 Netherlands 3.2 4 4.8 2.5 4 2 1.3 1.4 1.4 1 1 2 28.6

164 Japan 4.1 1.1 3.8 2 2.5 2.6 1.8 1.2 3.5 1 1.3 3.6 28.5

165 Luxembourg 2.1 1.8 3.7 1.2 2.5 2 3.3 2.6 1.6 2 3 2.3 28.1

166 Austria 2.8 2.2 3.5 1.1 5 1.9 1.3 1.4 1.5 1 2 2.3 26

167 Belgium 3.2 1.6 4 1.1 4 2.1 1.5 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.5 2 25.5

168 Canada 3.3 2.4 2 2.1 5 1.5 1.5 1.2 2 1 1.6 1.5 25.1

169 Australia 2.9 1.6 3 1.1 4.4 1.8 1 1.4 2.5 0.9 1.5 1.1 23.2

170 Denmark 3.2 2.6 2.5 2 1.9 2.1 1 1.4 1.5 1 1 2 22.2

171 Iceland 1 0.9 1 3.2 2.5 3.5 1.3 1.3 2.1 1 0.8 2.5 21.1

172 New Zealand 1.1 1.2 2 2.1 4 3 1.1 1.4 1.5 1 1 1.1 20.5

173 Switzerland 3.3 1.7 2.1 2 2.6 1.5 1 1.4 1.7 1 1 0.9 20.2

174 Ireland 1.6 1.5 1 2.1 2.9 2.1 1.5 1.8 1.5 1 1 1.5 19.5

175 Sweden 3.2 2.8 1 2 2 1.3 1 1.2 1.4 0.9 1 1.5 19.3

176 Finland 2.5 1.6 1 2.1 1.9 2.2 0.9 1.2 1.5 0.9 0.7 2 18.5

177 Norway 2 1.6 1 1.1 2 2.1 1 1.3 1.5 1 1 1.5 17.1

[xlando]

i knew this already but, DAMN son'.

[vanfullofretards]

Kickin' ass and takin' names.

[WORDISM45]

woooo Australian pwning as usual.

 

Pretty interesting they think America is more stable than the UK, guess i need to read up a bit more on UK turmoil

[Theo Huxtable.]

Pretty interesting they think America is more stable than the UK, guess i need to read up a bit more on UK turmoil

 

it's not that surprising, considering the decades of turmoil regarding northern ireland, protestants vs. catholic clashes, and the influx of radical muslims/arabs

[Chubbs]

how did america get moderate? shit we makin better talk than i think