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What a jerk

If you only judge the US on its methods, then of course, by today's standards, the morality of many of the government's decisions were lacking. But when you judge us on success and the willingness to share that success with the rest of the world, there's no one else that comes close.

Lacking?  Try genocide or extermination in the case of Native Americans, which how could anyone with any conscious or morality forgive?

What do you mean share the success with the rest of the World?  Last time I checked, America is the largest debtor nation on the planet.  If it shares anything, it shares its financial misery to everyone else in the World.  Moreover, if you look at America's economic history especially after the mid-20th century, you will find most of its imperial invasions and overthrows was for economic gain.  Hence, how can any American deny much of its material success since WWII was as a result of the imperial exploitation of its banana republics led by installed US puppets?


Military might, technological advances, medical discoveries, highest standard of living for everyone, including the poor, infrastructure, advancement opportunities regardless of "economic class", education, environmental protection remedial actions (smog control, litter, etc.), health and safety in the workplace, civil rights, ...  It's difficult to point to another nation that's exceeded the US in all those areas.

Similar to what I mentioned above, much of the positives you have listed came from the backs of all the peoples, whose countries were subjugated by the US.


The US is a relatively young nation.  For us to have gone from a colony to the leading Super Power on the planet in less than 2 centuries is quite an accomplishment.

Impressive, but not exclusive.  For example, modern day Germany is much younger than the US.

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The rest of the world trades in US dollars, because we have the highest valued and most stable currency on the planet.

No, the World's use of the US Dollar is as a result of the Bretton-Woods Agreement after WWII and the later agreement between the US and OPEC to only use the US Dollar for the buying and selling of oil.  As a side note, that is one of the primary reasons why Saddam and Gaddafi had their respective nations invaded as well as why Russia, China, Iran, North Korea, and Venezuela are all the proclaimed enemies by the US.  Those are the nations who have tried or are moving away from the US Dollar for trade and oil purchases.


Depending on what you call "modern day Germany", they owe their rise to the US.

Germany is what it is for 2 reasons: 

(1) We (the imperialistic exploiters) helped Germany after WWII.  We lead UK and France to stop plundering the German industrial base in 1950. In fact, the Cold War basically started in 1948-1949 when the Soviets blockaded Berlin.  The Berlin Wall went up in 1961 officially dividing the city and country both physically and ideologically.

Under the Marshall Plan, the US gave Western European countries $12B ($100B in 2016 dollars) for rebuilding.  Germany was in 3rd place behind UK and France, as Germany received 11% of that money.

So, without US "intervention", the state of Germany would have continued to struggle alone against Socialism.  The Berlin Wall came down because of the US.  Period.

(2) The second reason is because they were forbidden from having a large standing military.  That allowed them to redirect military funding to GDP growth.


Sorry, but comparing "modern day Germany" to the success of the US in a short time is apples and oranges.

The modern day Germany I was referring to was the nation state of Germany that began in 1871, when it marked the beginning of the Second Reich.  Prior to 1871, there was no nation state called Germany, there was the Kingdom of Prussia and a number of smaller German principalities.  Hence, the Germany that we know of today is much younger, as a nation state, than the US.

The modern day Germany I was referring to was the nation state of Germany that began in 1871, when it marked the beginning of the Second Reich.  Prior to 1871, there was no nation state called Germany, there was the Kingdom of Prussia and a number of smaller German principalities.  Hence, the Germany that we know of today is much younger, as a nation state, than the US.

Too often, greatness is determined by whatever definition supports the person's opinion.

America has many factors in its favor to be called "great".

Our natural resources, natural boundaries, sea ports on 2 coasts, variety of climates, attraction to immigrants wanting to flee oppression, and capitalistic society that rewards hard work and innovation helped make us great.

If you only judge the US on its methods, then of course, by today's standards, the morality of many of the government's decisions were lacking. But when you judge us on success and the willingness to share that success with the rest of the world, there's no one else that comes close.

Military might, technological advances, medical discoveries, highest standard of living for everyone including the poor, infrastructure, advancement opportunities regardless of "economic class", education, environmental protection remedial actions (smog control, litter, clean water, etc.), health and safety in the workplace, civil rights, ...  It's difficult to point to another nation that's exceeded the US in all those areas.

The US is a relatively young nation.  For us to have gone from a colony to the leading Super Power on the planet in less than 2 centuries is quite an accomplishment.

What a jerk

We can look at many things that make a country great or not great.  But in the end, I would say it boils down that thousands come here every year and want to become US citizens.  This has been happening for at least 100 years.

Can you say the same about any other country?

Example: How many Chinese go to England to become an English citizen vs. come to the USA.  Can't really count Mexico because of the 2 closest options, the US is way better.

If I was reassured that I would get the same government handout, I may very well want to go somewhere other than America.

Other countries, whether they have the resources or not, are not that stupid to give free money to non-citizens.

They're on their way though.  England, Germany just letting anyone in.  No questions asked.  Then the free stuff will probably follow.

So, will that make those EU member states the greatest nations in the World like the US?