Strikes me kind of uneasy...

[Adam Richards]

Originally Posted by TubaMorg

I have been to several countries where they not only brag about themselves, but also denigrate America. That is the international community's favorite past time. Why? Because we are the greatest country (by any number of methods of keeping score) the face of the earth has ever seen.

And that self-righteous attitude is the reason why they "denigrate" us. Whether or not we actually are the "greatest country the face of the earth has ever seen" is inconsequential, but the reason a third of the world hates America is because we try to rub it in everyone's faces, showing them how much "better" we are than them. If we truly were the "greatest country," we would have learned a long time ago that our political leaders and diplomats need not go around bragging this to everyone at any given chance, but rather spend that wasted time doing something more productive, such as proving to the world through actions, not meaningless, unbased words. You can always say you are great, but unless you prove that on a continuous basis, the words mean nothing.

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On an unrelated note, could we have this moved to the Chit-Chat forum, or perhaps even Moderated discussion to prevent any problems that may arise?