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As an american I tend to agree with your viewpoint except for one- We are still the best in the world :)
by perseusprime11 9y ago
As an american I tend to agree with your viewpoint except for one- We are still the best in the world :)
- tobylane 9y agoCan you expand on that?
- spiderfarmer 9y agoShow me all the indices where the US is #1 and I'll take your argument in consideration.
- ionised 9y agoAt what?
- richardthered 9y agoAs measured .. how? I understand liking your country. I'm an American, too. I like my country, a lot. But, I think that the phrase "we are the best in the world" gets thrown around a lot as a meaningless platitude. It gets used more as a "my team is the Yankees"-style of statement. e.g. expressing your preference/allegiance, rather than meaning what it actually says, which is that the US is the 'best' in the world. To be the 'best' at something, you need to define how you're measuring that. Healthiest? Happiest? Longest life span? Because when you look at actual metrics for these types of things, across multiple countries, the US does not rate at the top. Have you seen this clip of Jeff Daniels in "The Newsroom"? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTjMqda19wk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTjMqda19wk ("America is not the greatest country in the world anymore")