Change the comments filter to most recent, and you'll see some more drama haha. But yes, they must've been pretty bad initially if there are so many comments commenting on the danger of the comments in this comments section
Yes America thinks it's better than everyone else, but America is not alone in that narcissistic mindset. Many countries that are well off as a whole believe themselves to be the pinnacle of success for their era.
Hmm. What you say is true, but that attitude from my experience is more severe in some areas than others. From all the countries I've been to America is one of the worst in this sense.
Slow turning nationalist is a bad think. During ww1 nationalist was a reason it happen. For self yes but drowing in it, Like being driven in it for fuel for violence. No Americans now are something like in history any other country.
@@GhPadua Yeah, nationalism and jingoism can easily create fascism if the economy is kicked in the balls. It's why europeans are horrified to learn we have flags just hanging in classrooms. XD Though it's fine being proud of your culture, just don't think your nation is infallable... kinda like we did during the '00s. RIP dixie chicks... Also the middle class... and Gen Y... Letting Bush do whatever he wanted cuz of 9/11 really screwed us up. LOL
nationalism is the reason humanity is going to eradicate itself. do you think Germany started full-nationalist? everything starts moderate. just obey the masters of the chunk of land you randomly use to live
In my opinion, the issue in America today is that, for various reasons since the 1950's, there is very little if any social and political cohesion. There is such polarization at this point that there is simply no unified vision of what it means to be american. It is as if american society has become tribalistic.
I, for one, believe our people's political views are like a book. Most of what people see is the two extremes-the cover, if you will. However, most of the people are closer to the center, like the pages where the plot or information lie.
Konig_von_Refien It started while looking at a penny in my grandmother's house while listening to a Fox newscaster rattle off statistics about immigration opinions of something and a healthy dose of AC/DC. Then I went from two sides of the same coin relation to don't judge a book by its cover, but they both work.
Random though there are exceptions, it seems like both sides can only serve to solidify the stereotype that the other side has given them. It’s funny yet saddening to see how rude everyone is to each other.
@@R-TrainExpress Funny how the US was born out of the anger at Britain making demands of the Settlers without their consent or representation, and the idea of being ruled by a foreign power...Then America begins grabbing land from the Natives, Spanish, Pacific Islanders, etc. Guess they forgot about Liberty and Freedom for all.
@Cameron I'm not defending Spain, but Spain don't champion themselves as the defenders of Justice, Liberty and Freedom. Rebellion against an imperial power is why the US exists - but they then went on to do exactly what the British did to them.
The large cities here aren't too good in my opinion to live in, as most large cities, but in the countryside area it's pretty nice looking, and the parks and everything
I think it's not simply an American thing but an Anglo thing. Both the English and their friends believe that they are unique somehow. English or British history is somehow cut off from the rest of Europe. Think Churchill's "We're in Europe but not of it" During the French revolution the British were disgusted by what they saw in France. Some argued, however, that what the French were doing was not that different from the English Civil War. One of the common responses was that England and Britain was different from rest of Europe. During Brexit British exceptionalism was pointed to as a reason why Britain should not be part of the European Union and both sides referred to leaving the EU as leaving Europe. I tend to think there is something to both British and American exceptionalism. On Britain side, the Magna Carta and the whole idea of limits on the Monarchy and the government's power is very unique. The same with America and their view of the constitution as a very important and foundational document. However, America has spread their influence throughout the world and spread their ideas while Britain has been more content with itself. When Norway looked for examples while crafting our constitution, America and France was looked at for inspiration, but not Britain, even though their ideal was what we in the end adopted with the introduction of parliamentarism.
The British did indeed have a huge empire that straddled the globe. The British constitution has been adopted by many of her former colonies, with variations applicable to each country. Canada for example has a half unwritten (British) and half written (Canadian) constitution. As a Canadian, I do find american exceptionalism to be pretty irritating. On the other hand, I also am irritated by the amount of smugness expressed against the US by my fellow Canadians. I find a lot to like about the 'States, but they clearly have some serious problems to deal with. Canada has its own issues too. I think we're fairing better these days, but there is no guarantee that will always be the case.
Luke Harvey I'm afraid I will just have to say I disagree with everything you've said. I can't really unpack it because that would mean writing a wall of text with references and all, which I don't have time for. I will however clearify what I said so that you don't misunderstand me. For one thing you write "we Brits do not think of ourselves as above our European neighbours." but I never said that you believe in British surpremacy, but British exceptionalism. That means you are not "better" but unique or different. Second, I never said that the reason Britain voted to leave was because of British exceptionalism, but that people pointed to it during the referendum as to why Britain should leave. I am not saying it is a good reason or a bad one, just that it was pointed to.
That's just flat out wrong. Yes, the British were opposed to the French revolution but that has nothing to do with British exceptionalism and everything to do with politics and conservatism. After all Britain was still a monarchy despite parliament having more and more power, and the French revolution revolted against said monarchy. That's why major nation in Europe opposed the French, other than the Dutch because they too were a republic. Not that it helped the Dutch as Napoleon still conquered them like he did to all the other major monarchies in Europe other than Russia and Britain which he failed to conquer. Similarly Brexit was not at all about British exceptionalism but about Britain not fully feeling as a part of Europe due to being an island nation itself and due to still being an empire with many overseas colonies(current and former) which Britain has closer relations with than with their European neighbors. In fact throughout British history they never thought themselves superior to anyone, they didn't need to. They were an island nation so they were safe from invasion as long as their navy was the strongest, and in turn they used said navy to create the largest colonial empire of all European nations. It's not about feeling superior, simply playing to your strengths and making the most out of them.
Nah, you just arrest people over weed, have the biggest incarceration rate in the world and one of the most murderous police ( of the industrialized nation) BUT FREE SPEECH YA'LL! THAT'S ALL THAT IS TO BE THE BEST YEE AWW
Dat Max Depending on the amount of weed you won’t be arrested unless you’re trafficking it and in many states it’s legal. But hey what does that matter way worse than being arrested for watching Tv without a license!
One quick word: Usually, "patriotism" refers to loving your country, but not thinking it's better than the others, whereas modern-day "nationalism" refers to loving your country, but thinking it's the best and better than the rest. So being a German patriot means that you love Germany, but if you're a German nationalist, you think Germany is the best country on Earth. I wanted to say this as a lot of people in the comments are saying that they are patriots of the US and think it's the best, which is technically wrong.
I don’t consider myself a Nationalist, but I do love this country. But if there was ever a time my country fell to tyranny. I would go against my country to save my country. :)
@@kevinmoynihan5118 I would say that no country is the best, but better at certain things. For an example, the US arguably has the best military, but DPR Korea has the largest (in terms of including reserved soldiers, it's 9 mil. or something).
And the fact that the average American IQ equals that of a potato makes it so much worse. For Americans, every country outside the US=Zimbabwe. I visited New York City a few years ago and I was SHOCKED!Absolutely baffled! The sight of garbage everywhere was one thing but the SMELL!!! Holy mother of Christ!!! I was so jealous of Asian people walking around wearing surgery masks 😷! For those of you who've never been, save yourself the ticket cost and hang out outside of your local landfill, minus the tall buildings the experience will be identical.
LOL what even do you mean. I'm European and have lived in the States. Americans 100% think they're better than everyone else, it is not even almost comparable to "do Brits cheer for Germany in the world cup" - not even close. And it's not a malicious accusation, either - I just encountered a LOT (a _LOT_ ) of Americans who presumed that purely because I was foreign (they didn't really quite care which country anyway) that I was from a third world country, because they presumed everything outside North America is lagging far behind them. That's not a malicious presumption, it's ignorance. Americans were also extremely kind and welcoming to me. But YES they thought their country was by default better than mine. To act like American patriotism and isolationism (or at least the remnants of it in culture) are just your standard national pride is ridiculous. You deify your history and your educational systems and television programming focuses on keeping your people ignorant about the rest of the world... of course Americans think they're better. Why sugarcoat it. You can love a country or people even if they're not perfect.
*south Canada. British people are not patriotic as much as Americans, Canadians, Australians, Russians etc. It’s a fact that Britain’s not that patriotic as you got a “queen” and celebrate her rather your country. Until then, British people will remain a odd type of human. Do some research/study why a lot of countries think that there country is the best compared to the British.
I TOTALLY AGREE!! they think themselves better but Amerishit was just lucky because they never got afected "directly" by the the world wars, if they had the Americans would have surrendered imidiatly like France did in WW2
Isaac Alves the reason France surrendered so quickly was because there most skilled troops were cut off from the rest of the country through the blitzkrieg tactic. However France never truly surrendered as it's people still fought and there were Frenchman in the UK where they were evacuated and eventually fought on there soil again. Yes the U.S is lucky there are to very large oceans on either side but that doesn't mean any of what you say or that we think we're better than everyone. Yes there are those people but I'm sure every country has that type of person simply because alot of people make up a country and there's bound to be someone like that. I'm American but I don't think I'm better then everyone. I think wether you live in America or Europe or Asia were just people living our life's in our respective countrys. And FYI Hawaii was bombed and the state of Alaska was invaded by the Japanese in ww 2
@@fullmetaltheorist no dank, not every country thinks they're better than America, I can tell you most of Europe doesn't think of themselves greater than America. It has the best equipped and one of the largest militaries, it has the number one world economy, it's spends 600 billion on its military, while China, the closest spends about 190, we don't think of ourselves superior to America, America is superior, but together we are stronger, and so we wish to be seen as equals, the Americans do not
@@twoscarabsintheswarm9055 Also in europe we do not see everything as a competition. And to just talk about the military as the sole reason to be considered to be great is really sad also. Its 2020 not 1020...
The thing that troubles me is yes, Donald Trump is not reflective of every US citizen, but The US elected him into office democratically to represent their core ideals and beliefs as head of state. So people do look at Trump and do make (mostly untrue) assumptions about the population of the US Your elected head of state and representitive to the world is a bumbling, racist idiot. Hopefully that changes soon though
I see, I know Trump is not representative of every American. However, my point was that this is how foreign countries view the US. Btw Trump was elected, yes he would not be elected under a system of proportional representation but congress uses a different system.
@@smoogle3g4c37 “A system of proportional representation.” Do you mean where the people themselves elect the president, each state has the same amount of votes, or where each state gets votes based on their population?
@Humanity Galatica No, it's not. No one country is "better" than others. That's not a thing. But if it hypothetically were ... Firstly, America has a spray-tanned white-supremacist as their leader who suggested his citizens drink bleach to combat COVID-19, and some poor fools took his word for it and died. Still on the subject of COVID-19, they've been leading the world deaths at this point, and it's citizens can't get the healthcare they need because it's too expensive for most of them. The education system is absolutely terrible and so many kids who would have gone far in life end up ignorant and failed because of it. You can't drink until you're twenty-one, but for some reason it's totally fine to draft eighteen year-olds and send them to war. They're constantly interfering in political matters that aren't their business in the middle east, just so they can get the oil. Allowing people to have guns on them only results in the deaths of innocents. Also, they claim to be the freest country in the world, when in reality they only rank 23rd place. Not hating, just stating the facts. Personally, I love America. Everyone there is super friendly and nice (at least the ones I've met were) But they're not better than other countries. Like I said, that's not a thing. Again, not hating, love America, still not better than anyone else though.
Humanity Galatica I’ve never heard more facts spat out in my entire life. God bless you sir. I’m a proud New Yorker myself and I couldn’t be more pleased with our president its our mayor de blasio that’s messing everything up.
Humanity Galatica just to jump in here American did not beat the Nazi’s the soviets did Americans were the cleanup crew while Europe and American were preparing a counter attack the soviets continued to fight the nazi’s and left them in a state no loner able to defeat the combined forces of the ussr and the allies. (And this is not a post in favour of communism or the actions of the Soviet government)
Being patriotic about your country is cool But thinking that yours is the best of all time and thinking that everyone else is inferior is just plain hubris and bullshit
Unless your coutry is the best, then It'd be true. It wouldn't be correct to think that Japan is the best country, because it isn't. It would be correct to think that the US is the best.
@@thesenate5913 I agree wholeheartedly that America isn't perfect yet. We have to Abolish Public Scools, Public Roads, Social Security, Native American reservations, and Welfare first.
I think there is an important distinction between believing your country is best and believing the people in your country are best. I believe America is the best country on the planet. That’s why I haven’t moved to another country. I DO NOT believe Americans are the best people on the planet though. One makes you patriotic, the other makes you xenophobic. By the way, if you live in another country and believe it’s the best country on the planet THATS GREAT! I love seeing people loving their country! It’s a very subjective thing so why argue about it?
Borni Ekellem Sure if you use it’s exact definition of its root and suffix. Then xenophobia means fear of the unknown, or more specifically, fear of unknown people, strangers, foreigners, etc. However, it’s connotative definition that you will find in any dictionary is: “prejudice against people from other countries.” So yeah I’d say it that works for what I’m talking about. America is awesome, people from other countries who want to live here and make it a better place are welcome.
NarrowStone I find the line between nationalism and patriotism is very blurred. Many sources claim they are the exact same, others say they are not while also giving them the exact same definitions. This is why I simply avoid using the word nationalism. No one seems to know what it means. Now, *ethnic nationalism* is extremely dangerous and leads to things like the holocaust.
@Cicero Progontus the best compared to whom? The best country is [instert any other country with freedom rights]. If everyone has freedom, everyone is the best in that aspect. So, most of the world.
Feels Guy well in 1941 there wasn't a practical bomber that could go from say, Tokyo to the West coast of the US and back reliably. Hence fancy Nazi rocket designs to launch a rocket which skims the atmosphere, flying wing jet powered designs, U boats towing V2s, etc. So no. Airplanes of the type needed to bomb the US with a meaningful load didn't exists. It's the reason why the US doesn't teach about the West coast Blitz.
Comments in nutshell 50 percent: America is actually really bad and *insert joke about school shootings* *insert joke about fat* 25 percent: GOD BLESS AMERICA OUR GREAT NATION YES WE ARE BETTER THAN EVERYONE ELSE SUCK IT BRITTSS 25 percent: I’m going to read the comments, wish me luck
@@albertjackinson 80% of the 5% saying "America is truly the best country to ever exist and you can't change my mind, but every country has pros and cons"
I prefer the term greatful American cause I didn’t do shit to make this amazing country any better With the shit that my grandparents went through in Mexico? Damn right I love America
I personally think as an american that America is the best country. I also think we have plenty of reason to boast in the achievements of our country and that everyone should be able to do the same. You can be proud of your people. We have the strongest army, so I'm proud of that. We have the strongest economy, so I'm proud of that. I'm proud of our people and their pride, So I'm proud of that. People normally use Americans invading indian lands and kicking them out as why America is bad. Normally they are Europeans. That is hypocritical because many of times European nations invaded neighboring countries and kicked out the natives. I do hope Americanism continues. But with leftism on the rise ,(not normal liberalism), I do fear we could lose that.
All the comments are about people noticing that there are no actual bad comments and most other comments are about the people pointing out that no comments are bad
This reminds me of a quote I once saw that I still am blown away that the commenter didn’t see their own irony: “You Americans are always generalizing about other countries.”
I am from a US territory, I like to think that every nation, state, city, country, and culture is great and flawed, that all can achieve something, and that all have something to contribute to the world!
Thank Christ somebody on this comment section thinks so. There comes a point where you read too many comments about “eurostan” from a bunch of illiterate brain dead fucks and you start to wonder if there’s any sane people left on the planet anymore. Thank you again.
As an American I can say- My Dad thinks we’re the best country. However, his father came from Italy, and he has great love and respect for Italy as well.
Probably a late comment, but the stereotype of excessive American patriotism is best observed when compared to the patriotism (if any) from developing or underdeveloped nations. A lot of people from 3rd world countries don't feel proud of their country and don't even have faith in their government most of the time. Which is why Americans are an easy target for envy, as obnoxious they may be.
We don't think that we're the best. We know we're the best. *Heroic Eagle screams in backround. American national anthem starts playing. Fireworks go off* Murica
speech free Yeah killing 2 million and losing only 50,000 is losing a war 👌. We didn't lose militarily we lost politically as the left (dumb communists) protested and did a bunch of pussy shit which made out government just leave and then South Vietnam lost not us but of course your small brain couldn't comprehend that.
The idea that america is the greatest nation ever is ridiculous. Sure it's been very influential can influence the future. However, in terms of prosperity, freedom, the press and internal politics America is definetly below "the best"
To be fair, what ever side we chose in World War I would've won, not because of industry or anything, but the moral of France and Britain was lacking in 1916-17, so the Yank troops boosted moral heavily to the point that they then lasted long enough to grind Germany down
I don't think American Exceptionalism is nearly as much of a thing now as it was in the past. There's a dedicated movement to "debunking it" thanks to a certain politician that was elected in 2016 using a version of it in his campaign slogan. But it's not just that guy that has caused this kind of response. People bang on the "We are the greatest nation in the world" drum when they want to get elected, but I'd like to think it's not terribly effective, or at least not the deciding factor when we elect someone. I was raised on American Exceptionalism, but I don't think I live in a perfect nation; I kind of want to work towards what I personally think is closer to perfect, but what I have in mind is probably never going to happen.
As an American with little knowledge of American history (I'm only in my first year of high school haha), the US has a superiority complex. We, as a country were despised by most nations after the Revolution, and the fact we were able to win and lose dependence Britain was insane back then. We fundamentally built ourselves, of course borrowing from the nations we had left from. Our government ideas were built on things the colonists disliked about Parliament, we were close to not even having a president at all as America was for the people. Bottom line we borrow and Americanize. Our food isn't even ours, we took it from Europe and made it different. The reason why we favor patriotism is because we were built out of nothing, we were broke. Now we are one of the leading factories of technology (i.e. Bill Gates and computers, Apple, advancements in broadband internet) and having a huge part in the entertainment industry worldwide (Hollywood, mainstream media). I appreciate being American, but you can say we look like dicks. I personally don't think I'm better than most nations, I only know my history so I can't have an opinion on say Russia or India. One thing I will say, our country is in a political shit storm right now, maybe it's karma for our mistakes during the Revolution and expansions of the country, who knows. I can have my pride in my country. Leave your opinions in the replies (I love learning new stuff, especially about other countries) Edit: Today is July 6, 2020 and I would like to say a few things that have changed my perception as I have learned a lot! Yes, America does have a superiority complex, especially because we won the Revolutionary War against the big power that was Great Britain, although Britain is crackling as a superstate and had no money from fighting the French. Additionally, our Constitution and Revolution set the example for other countries to follow in our footsteps, like for Haiti and the French. However, we have a very problematic government system and we actually aren’t all that great. Like look at out BLM protests and how we’ve reacted to COVID-19? Anyways, I’ve become a little more educated but I’m leaving my original comment up because I still want to learn. We were built on colonization, but people here seem to forget that we are all foreigners and we are only Americans because our white founders pillaged and made homes here. Thank you :) TL;DR I was pretty uneducated, America isn’t that great but we believe so because we beat the Britain and have technology and stuff. I want knowledge and other opinions besides my own.
@Stephen Jenkins Like I said I have little knowledge on American History (and World History for that matter), and yea I do come off as arrogant because I'm listing off why most Americans are arrogant people, just stating current facts if anything :)
@Stephen Jenkins Look I am just stating one factor why us Americans are arrogant, you can call me arrogant for stating such thing, that is a stereotype. My statement on technology is not, because we did have a part in technological advancements. Like I've stated multiple times I do not have much knowledge on world history, which I'm not going to give an excuse for, that is fault on my part. Most of my argument is true, I can understand some parts are incorrect, but if you are completely bothered then I will correct my original post.
@Stephen Jenkins Thanks for the references. It baffles me how much stuff I don't even know about other countries because I'm just trapped in my own little nation bubble I guess.
On the contrary, there where quite a few nations that either didn't care about our Revolution because we where so far away or actually where quite happy it happened. Both France and Spain (Very major European powers) especially where elated with our Revolution, as they had serious beef with the English. France is a huge reason we actually won in the first place. They sent ships, soldiers, and several very skilled generals to aid the Minutemen Militia and Continental Army. They are also the reason the British could not land reinforcements not retreat at the final battle of New York, thus leading to the defeat of the British Colonial General leading the campaign in the colonies and forcing complete surrender. On top of that, America isn't nearly the huge group of uneducated assholes that think they are superior. It's just that the minority that does think that is much louder than the majority. And we are not the only nation to commit war crimes back then. The Spaniard's did it to the Native Americans and Aztecs, and it was a thing long before to just murder the fuck out of your enemy, civilians included, out of every country in the world the United States, with the shortest history out of every other nation that has otherwise existed in some capacity for many hundreds if not thousands of years, has the least amount of blood on it's hands. You can't just look at what we do long and say "Look, that proves America is terrible" because every nation has it's low points, some more than others certainly. Is America the "Best"? Maybe, maybe not, a nation's superiority can be judged by both facts and opinions. You could say America is great because it has a huge military and thus can protect itself and it's allies. You can also say it spends too much on the military and not enough on civil service. Ext ext.
I love this video. As an American, I have been grasping at a solid explanation for the resistance of my country. And now I've come to know why i value it ever so much: we are a never-ending social experiment put at odds with one another in terms of both ideology and character all to churn out the most efficient and most advanced form of society. That is where are freedom comed from and why are hesitant against letting go of it. It is because no matter how bloody it gets, we at least hold the freedom to shake our ideals and the equal freedom to criticize those same ideals. It is because we value self-reliance and cooperation that there is nothing that will truly destroy our society.
I'm American, and I've seen more people who hate America and think other countries are way better than I've seen anybody legitimately say the US is the best country. I've also talked to a variety of people online living in other first world countries saying they'd rather live in the US. From my anecdotal understanding, a lot of the people saying Americans are egotistically patriotic and are ignorant of the rest of the world are people from the US, and it's many of those same people who are actually ignorant of the world outside the US. Again that's only my experience, so take it with a grain of salt. America isn't the best country ever, but it's far from the hellhole some people make it out to be.
Americans are indeed overweight and stupid, and one of the symptoms of their stupidity is believing that their country is awful and that Europe is objectively better. America has an unexcusable amount of problems, but it's still a rich country with better geography than most of the world
We all would like to think our country is the best and that's okay but just because we state something, does not mean it's true and in terms of what country truly is the best we are faced with two questions. Is it overall best or best at a certain thing and can you/we prove said things?
shrek onion France. Russia.(only two off the top of my head) TheIcelandicPrincess America is best at three very important things: Military, freedom, and bragging.
You are basing that on a single thing, no single thing is enough to see which country is best. You have to take into account the average GDP, human rights abuses, levels of democracy, free speech, educational levels, human happiness index, defense, governmental spending's, public transport and safety, drug uses, low and high income housing, employment, trade levels and the list goes on and on. I should add that this censorship you mentioned is something that is barely used and is hyped to a great extent by your media, i should also add that the United States actively censor their citizens as well. You have certain rights and codes much like everyone else, you don't however always live by them.
Patriotism is OK, as long as you don't let it rise to your head. As a German, I personally think that Germany is better than America, but this is most likely due to the fact that one can see the flaws of others more easily than the flaws of oneself. I wish that more people realize that they cannot form a neutral opinion about their own country.
To be honest, it really depends where you meet an American. A lot of people can differ since we come from different backgrounds. Some of us can be extremely cocky and some can be laid back. I hope this help people understand.
that's pretty much how you can describe every country lol. Some people from certain country thinks they're the best, while others from the same country think otherwise
@@LegoGamer-g7f Patriotism is cancer. You can’t force someone to have pride in a country that they live in. The only countries I have pride in are my Caribbean and African countries despite living in America.
God dammit, I wrote an entire 23 page thesis on the dangers of American exceptionalism in the past 2 century’s and thought that by watching your videos I could escape this topic
Colin Cummings NOT IN ALL ASPECTS. sure, America may have the largest economy, but we also have one of the highest obesity rates. No one is perfect u dumbass, every country has their strengths
@@averyshaw2142 over 90% of americas land is suited for growing food. Having a obesity rate has problems but isnt all bad. America is also the most free nation in history 🇺🇸
Yes it is true. German chancellor Otto von Bismarck put it well when he said that America is a truly lucky nation as it is at the North and South surrounded by the weak nations and at the East and West by the fish.
Well, I'm Italian and I see a lot of the flaws with Itali, I am Spanish and same, I live in Switzerland since I was born and again, I see it has a lot flaws (even if I will admit, I think Switzerland has also a lot of very good things like it's direct democrati)
@@gkys111 every two months or so, the population is called to vote on a few laws at once. These laws emanates generally from the multitude of political party or directly the people through initiatives.
I mean there's a reason why they see it as the best country. 1. Most powerful military 2. Biggest economy 3. Best Space program 4. Most popular movies 5. Most popular songs 6. Biggest companies(that have the biggest global reach) 7. Most millionaires(gives a sense of opportunity) 8. Most billionaires(same as 7 but more controversial) 9. Holds one of the only two Alpha++ cities in the world. 10. Most olympic medals gold and overall. 11. 3rd Largest pop. with low density 12. 3rd largest land mass Sure they have domestic problems but on a global scale they have achieved alot and have the greatest influence on the rest of the world. Imo when they get asked if they belive they're the best country in the world they think on a global scale and all their achievements not in political things like taxes, rights, etc. cause us politics are VERY polorized.
1. Sure 2. Highest debt. China is probably bigger 3. Space programs are expensive. Even NASA rarely uses its own equipment (Soyuz is Russian, the ISS is a collaboration between multiple countries, etc) 4. Hollywood has instilled a false sense of exclusivity: any movie not made in hollywood (and by extension America) is either weird art house stuff or just bad 5. That's just... wrong. Plenty of music in the US that hit the charts come from other countries, not to mention other countries have their own chart toppers. Hell, most chart-topping music from 1950 to 1980 or so come from the UK and its "colonies" 6. Again, China. Not to mention so many big "American" companies just offshore their labour and ressources to other countries, so they're really only American in that their HQ is in the US. 7. That's not necessarily a good thing. No one looks at a rich person and says "wow, I'm so lucky I live in the same country as them, that means I could be rich just like them". Their upbringing, their family and friends, their commitment, and their luck is what primarily made them rich, not which first world country they come from 8. See 7 9. That's pretty arbitrary. I mean it's true, but I don't get how it's relevant, really... 10. America also sends the most athletes to the Olympics. Not really fair when most other countries competing have only a handful of athletes versus the hundreds America sends 11. Again, don't see how that makes it better 12. Again, same as 11 America is just big and bold. It makes a show out of everything and instills patriotism into the cultural zeitgeist. Instead of actually being the best country, Americans want people to *think* the US is the best. If the US really is the best country, then we're screwed. Good thing it's not, then. But it could be; things just need to change in the USA.
@@leumasperron 1. Fact not "sure" 2. Government debt doesn't take away from a countries economic input and output. China just has a large population with cheap labor notice how the fastest growing economies India and China have a +1billion population and rely heavily on manufacturing and have a very low PPP . China's economy could never stand if you shrank its population down to the size of the US. Imo Japan's and Germany's economy are far more impressive than China's considering they have 9% and 6% of the population have a GDP 1/3 and 1/4 the size of China. 3. US only used Russian rockets for 9 years and just recently switched back to US rockets also the US put in about 2/3 of the funding for the iss 4. Just goes to show its dominance in the industry. 5. In the top 10 global charts 8 artist are American and the other 2 reside in America. Music is subjective but America has clear dominance in the industry. 6. Mentioning China doesn't magically put its companies on top just like off shore labor doesn't magically make it a non American company. A companies HQ is the heart of the company. Last I checked assembly line workers aren't making global marketing campaigns, logistical decisions, and multi billion dollar deals. If you've taken a basics economic class you'd know that off shore work is a normal part of any countries economy. 7. Becoming millionaire is based on luck and not the country they are born in? Well I'll be damned the US also happens to be the luckiest country in the world I guess. With the wealthiest famillies and friends who probably got their wealth from the saturated luck on the land or maybe just maybe the US has a economic market structure that allows more opportunities than most other countries. I've met 2 millionaires in my life they all built their wealth with smart investments. I met somone 2 weeks ago that makes $15k a month helping his father manage a small company they started. My cousin's husband came to the US poor as poor could be and has some of the worst English I've heard but he manage to start a successful contracting business and now makes insane amounts of money. 8. A million dollars is nothing compared to a billion. Most billionaires are innovators. Everybody has great ideas so I can agree with you here that these people were probably in a greater position than most to make their ideas come to fruition. 9. It's very relevant alpha++ cities are global economic centers. 10. Doesn't change the fact that they win. You could send a million bad athletes to the Olympics and none of them would win. The Olympics are the best of the best each country sends their best. Sending more athletes doesn't magically mean they get a boost in skill. 11. Overpopulation doesn't sound appealing but that's just my opinion. 12. Although not so relevant today a countrie's control of land was seen as sign of power. More land = more power. Also more resources. I'm not saying the US is the best country that's subjective. I was just giving reasons why Americans see it as the best. Every country has their pros and cons. No country is the best it all depends on the person living there and if they think it's the best to them. All countries have problems but US problems are often put on the spotlight due to its global presence making it the center of attention and criticism. In my home country cops could kill your entire family and send you their heads and all you see on the news is people freaking out about something the US president tweeted and "US bad bad" .
- No universal healthcare - Billions in dept - Education system rank 20th - School Shootings are normal - Politics are full of extremists And on top of all this. Coronavirus is still infecting thousands daily because you don’t take it seriously. And I’m sure you’ve seen someone say it’s a “liberal hoax” Is that the level America is at?
@@MattBragg797 haha nobody is arguing that it's the best country in the world but of course someone is gonna be quick to argue the same over used arguments that have been said. A million times. Nitpicking at a countries flaws is easy. - it depends who you ask. I've personally never had a need for Universal Healthcare never paid a dime for any medical care. You'd be surprised how many people actually do well without it and don't actually care or want UHC. Alot of the people I've seen who have big medical expenses are old smokers or really unhealthy people who can't take care of themselves. Don't get me wrong I would like UHC but it's not as one sided as many people think and there's plenty of good reasons why people are against it. - all countries have debt people only look at gdp but many fail to realize that the US has a net worth of around $90 trillion. - 20 isn't bad. Before this year the US was consistently ranked 6-7 but dropped to 20 due to "political shifts" and if things clear up it could go back to 7th. What?! How?! . Goes to show that alot of surveys are influenced by politics. -School shootings are not normal I hear this ignorant comment way too much from people who don't know anything about the topic. The US in general hasn't had a major mass shooting this whole year. Canada beat the US to it with a 22 death killingspree. - ALL politics are full of extremists. EVERY country has political extremist. - I've seen videos of people in the UK saying it's a hoax and people in my home country started theories too. Again every country has extremist. Lots of countries are doing worse than US. UK has way more deaths by population that the US(uhc hard at work). No country was prepared for this pandemic. Shaming a country for it just shows the person is ignorant to the facts and statistics.
the French replaced their monarch with a dictator. same with the Russians and many more. the American revolution was and is probably as far as I can recall. the only nation to have a violent revolution and not descend into chaos or a dictatorship. maybe the Dutch can claim that too but they had a monarch as there head of state. which I personally see as no better than a dictator.
steamtacular I hear that word thrown around a lot and it seems to be thrown by critics of any system. in which there are individuals that have more success than their common countrymen or where there are fewer individuals running a system than live in a system. which is every system in the past and future. it's a gross oversimplification that gets us nowhere like what's the difference between a dictatorship, democracy, and a monarchy the answer(going by the definition of oligarchy). is there aren't any as they all have a committee, a house or council that are made up of a small group of people in relation to the larger public
Strongest military: US GDP per capita: Ireland, Singapore, and Luxembourg in the top 10. US ranked 19th Best social mobility, work culture, and overall standard of living: Nordic countries like Denmark, Norway, and Sweden Best Healthcare: Japan and South Korea Best public transportation: Japan Best access to higher education: Northwestern Europe
Oh, and while we're listing statistics about which country is best at what, I may as well mention statistics on... democracy. Although many Americans proclaim the US to be "the world's most democratic country", actual statistics give that title elsewhere, so here's the country that the Democracy Index lists as the world's most democratic country, as of 2019. Most democratic: Norway (already the best social mobility, work culture, and standard of living, as you said) For more information about democracy: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democracy_Index#Democracy_Index_by_country_2019
@@poankiyu7664 I can see the irony there! The most democratic country still has a head of state that inherits their post! Then again, it kind of does make sense, since most of the executive power of Norway is in the prime minister, which is appointed by the _Stortinget_ ("Great Assembly"), itself elected by the people.
You shouldn't think of urself as better than anyone else. It only leads to problems. You can be patriotic but going out of ur way to express how you feel America is the greatest is immature and nothing good comes of it
Fuck off!! America was just lucky because they never got afected "directly" by the the world wars, if they had the Americans would have surrendered imidiatly like France did in WW2
Isaac Alves france surrendering or not doesnt matter, cause my point was that american exceptionalism is nationalism, and i am not saying that is wrong, Every country can use a bit of nationalism.
I believe America is the greatest country on Earth but in a somewhat tongue and cheek way, i think America does have many points to applaud and a few problems to work on too but i root for the USA because thats where i live.
I love your comment honestly. The US has accomplished and will probably still accomplish a lot of good for the world, but like with all other countries in the world it has its own massive issues and being aware of those issues is important to fix them
The British/ English, don’t cheer on Germany while they’re playing England (cause that’s what people think Britain is) in the World Cup, but you best believe the Scottish, Irish, and Welsh are
I appreciate the fact you stay neutral when you talk about these topics. I’m a communist and Soviet supporter myself, but I don’t just actively hate America cause it’s America.
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This comment section should be fun.
you bet it is! grab your popcorn and watch the fun
This is where the fun begins...
My God, it's gonna be full of anti-American Europeans and Asians. Sounds exciting!
Mostly americans and europeans particularly the white demographic
Eolas internet: "what and where's canada and south east asia again?"
I’m looking at the comments, and all I can see are comments about the comments being dangerous
Change the comments filter to most recent, and you'll see some more drama haha. But yes, they must've been pretty bad initially if there are so many comments commenting on the danger of the comments in this comments section
Yep
They are last warnings. They’re trying to give you a last chance before you suddenly get instant brain damage.
James Cusack I did that after I saw this comment. It wasn’t a good idea
And yet I'm looking at YOUR comment.
All the top comments are about how bad the comments are yet there are no bad comments.
sort by new
You do know that RUclips selectively deletes comments or edits comments they don't feel reflect their attitude on the way the USA is to go.
@@paulaharrisbaca4851 do you have evidence for this, i'm just curious?
@@HOleti-de8zy just type stuff that is against the agenda of youtube and youl see. Eventually youl notice.
To sum up American exceptionalism I quote Frank Murphy
“Learning the Metric System?! We go to war with countries that use the metric system!!!”
So... everyone?
Nice Mastodon pfp
@@martinmnagell2894 except Liberia and Myanmar
@@bnbcraft6666 these countries are already shit holes.
The us military uses the metric system lol
Short answer: yes
Long answer: of course
Queben1 💯
*Has Canadian Flag in avatar*
An excellent example of non-American's speaking for American's. As if they themselves are American.
Jason Voorhees We have the best hat around.
Jason Voorhees Oh you didn't hear? The US annexed Canada before Operation Anchorage
We’re all equal. Some are just more equal than others.
History House Productions Unless you’re America..
Then you’re better than everyone
Nice Animal Farm reference fam
Equal in value != the same.
No, we are not all equal. If that were true Uganda is as good as America or Britain right?
I think you're thinking of communism
Don Cheadle here! I know I love america! haha, I am no america-hating commie, thats for sure! I sure do love capitalism! Don Cheadle out!
Thank you Don Cheadlebeatle
Idk where we’d be without you Don Cheadle
Good words Don Cheadle... good words...
sounds like something a commie would say
I feel like you're lying.
Yes America thinks it's better than everyone else, but America is not alone in that narcissistic mindset. Many countries that are well off as a whole believe themselves to be the pinnacle of success for their era.
FAC3theMUSIK Ahem.. China
Hmm. What you say is true, but that attitude from my experience is more severe in some areas than others. From all the countries I've been to America is one of the worst in this sense.
@@AmazingStoryDewd You mean one of the best. :D
It's human nature to think that way. As Tyler said, you don't see many British people cheering on Germany during the World Cup.
Opnion of a non us american: just read how you people call your contry. Thats say a lot how do you think about yourselves.
**Loads Beretta and turns on flashlight** "I'm going into the comments section, if I don't make it out, tell my family I love them."
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shrek onion m8 that didnt even make a bit of sense
Number1Irishlad well welcome to the comment section
9mm trash
lisa7525 good luck with a beretta
Idk, America is pretty great, but japan is the bomb
Yeah but your animation and game shows are pretty out there
And was hit by one
Lol
It certainly got bombed
I like Gays
"We're all in this together and whatnot" is now my new favorite quote.
Same with advertisers now
Corona
Boy in the future does that have a greater meaning
And that's why Chrysler is here to help you through these tough times!
Heads into comments section: *Bravo Six, Going dark*
Lookout we dont want you to get shot
"we're all in this together and whatnot" -FDR
Nationalism in moderation makes a happy nation.
Slow turning nationalist is a bad think. During ww1 nationalist was a reason it happen. For self yes but drowing in it, Like being driven in it for fuel for violence. No Americans now are something like in history any other country.
*patriotism
Nationalism is dangerous. Patriotism is more positive.
In my opinion being proud by being born by accident in a random piece of land is stupid. It may make people happy, but it is irrational.
@@GhPadua Yeah, nationalism and jingoism can easily create fascism if the economy is kicked in the balls.
It's why europeans are horrified to learn we have flags just hanging in classrooms. XD
Though it's fine being proud of your culture, just don't think your nation is infallable... kinda like we did during the '00s. RIP dixie chicks...
Also the middle class... and Gen Y... Letting Bush do whatever he wanted cuz of 9/11 really screwed us up. LOL
nationalism is the reason humanity is going to eradicate itself. do you think Germany started full-nationalist? everything starts moderate. just obey the masters of the chunk of land you randomly use to live
In my opinion, the issue in America today is that, for various reasons since the 1950's, there is very little if any social and political cohesion. There is such polarization at this point that there is simply no unified vision of what it means to be american. It is as if american society has become tribalistic.
carlos diaz truest statement in the comments section
I, for one, believe our people's political views are like a book. Most of what people see is the two extremes-the cover, if you will. However, most of the people are closer to the center, like the pages where the plot or information lie.
That was beautiful, Matthew.
Konig_von_Refien It started while looking at a penny in my grandmother's house while listening to a Fox newscaster rattle off statistics about immigration opinions of something and a healthy dose of AC/DC. Then I went from two sides of the same coin relation to don't judge a book by its cover, but they both work.
Konig_von_Refien I forgot to thank you! My Canadian friend would be so ashamed...
Thank you, King of... something. I don't know what Refien means.
The lack of self-awareness down here is hilarious.
Random though there are exceptions, it seems like both sides can only serve to solidify the stereotype that the other side has given them. It’s funny yet saddening to see how rude everyone is to each other.
Thec0nductor Maybe if America didn’t cut funding to climate change efforts and shit we wouldn’t be dicks to them
@Humanity Galatica It's lucky that the atmosphere is polite enough to respect national borders.
Humanity Galatica It’s everyone’s problem m8. Climate change doesn’t not occur in the US just because you spout more capitalist propaganda.
@Humanity Galatica Ah, I see. You're kidding. My bad.
America: Land of the Free, Home of the Brave.
*Discovers Imperialism and lands outside of the US*
America: It's free real estate. Manifest Destiny!
America: freedom by force
Manifest destiny more or less was the expansion of america through the unowned land in the west. Dead on with the imperialism though.
@@R-TrainExpress Funny how the US was born out of the anger at Britain making demands of the Settlers without their consent or representation, and the idea of being ruled by a foreign power...Then America begins grabbing land from the Natives, Spanish, Pacific Islanders, etc.
Guess they forgot about Liberty and Freedom for all.
@Cameron I'm not defending Spain, but Spain don't champion themselves as the defenders of Justice, Liberty and Freedom. Rebellion against an imperial power is why the US exists - but they then went on to do exactly what the British did to them.
land of the fee, home to lawsuit
I don’t think any country is truly the best. Every country has its positives and negatives.
I agree...
+Usecriticalthinking
You can always use broad terms like: "Well, at least it's better than South Sudan."
But America is tho I'm just saying
Allebas At least someone has some sense here.
@Richard Wilson No it's not 👎 This country was stolen by you lazy Americans.
Why America is the best:
1) it has Ohio
2) Cody and Tyler are from Ohio
I rest my case
Don't bring up that junk -_- Twenty One Kamikaze Pilots is for Emo Chicks
who and who
Brendan Murphy *Ohio will reign supreme*
The large cities here aren't too good in my opinion to live in, as most large cities, but in the countryside area it's pretty nice looking, and the parks and everything
The Paul’s are from Ohio
(insert balkan country here) IS GREATEST CONTRY IN WORLD!!!!!!!!!.!.!.!!!!
Kosovo belongs to Antarctica
Sega
God is a seg
No sealand is the best country
Bosnia is the greatest nation
The world is Serbija
Artillery only
Sorry, for some reason this reminded me of The Winter War. Look into it, it's actually really embarrassing for the Soviets.
Bruh
imperial guard be like
Stonks
@@Error403HRD Ah, yes, *w h i t e d e a t h .*
America is America. That’s your explanation.
@@leokennedy7624 Well, it's true.
@@leokennedy7624
That's the best explanation I have heard in years
America is one of the worst countries of the world.
Chris grammar lol
@@sharkronicalWhat?
Don’t know
Don’t care
We just have a grudge with the fact that tea exists...
Men drink coffee. 🇱🇷🇱🇷🇱🇷☕
One so big that we yeeted in into the water
Tea is for Pussy ass bitches aka the British
Loren lmao sure
@@miawalsh9986 That's WHY the US didn't like tea.
I think it's not simply an American thing but an Anglo thing. Both the English and their friends believe that they are unique somehow. English or British history is somehow cut off from the rest of Europe. Think Churchill's "We're in Europe but not of it"
During the French revolution the British were disgusted by what they saw in France. Some argued, however, that what the French were doing was not that different from the English Civil War. One of the common responses was that England and Britain was different from rest of Europe.
During Brexit British exceptionalism was pointed to as a reason why Britain should not be part of the European Union and both sides referred to leaving the EU as leaving Europe.
I tend to think there is something to both British and American exceptionalism. On Britain side, the Magna Carta and the whole idea of limits on the Monarchy and the government's power is very unique. The same with America and their view of the constitution as a very important and foundational document.
However, America has spread their influence throughout the world and spread their ideas while Britain has been more content with itself. When Norway looked for examples while crafting our constitution, America and France was looked at for inspiration, but not Britain, even though their ideal was what we in the end adopted with the introduction of parliamentarism.
Sir Nils Olav both Britain and America have left their foot print on the planet, Britain helped spread the English language up till ww2 after all
Liberty Prime and democracy and civilisation etc.
The British did indeed have a huge empire that straddled the globe. The British constitution has been adopted by many of her former colonies, with variations applicable to each country. Canada for example has a half unwritten (British) and half written (Canadian) constitution. As a Canadian, I do find american exceptionalism to be pretty irritating. On the other hand, I also am irritated by the amount of smugness expressed against the US by my fellow Canadians. I find a lot to like about the 'States, but they clearly have some serious problems to deal with. Canada has its own issues too. I think we're fairing better these days, but there is no guarantee that will always be the case.
Luke Harvey
I'm afraid I will just have to say I disagree with everything you've said. I can't really unpack it because that would mean writing a wall of text with references and all, which I don't have time for.
I will however clearify what I said so that you don't misunderstand me. For one thing you write "we Brits do not think of ourselves as above our European neighbours." but I never said that you believe in British surpremacy, but British exceptionalism. That means you are not "better" but unique or different.
Second, I never said that the reason Britain voted to leave was because of British exceptionalism, but that people pointed to it during the referendum as to why Britain should leave. I am not saying it is a good reason or a bad one, just that it was pointed to.
That's just flat out wrong. Yes, the British were opposed to the French revolution but that has nothing to do with British exceptionalism and everything to do with politics and conservatism. After all Britain was still a monarchy despite parliament having more and more power, and the French revolution revolted against said monarchy. That's why major nation in Europe opposed the French, other than the Dutch because they too were a republic. Not that it helped the Dutch as Napoleon still conquered them like he did to all the other major monarchies in Europe other than Russia and Britain which he failed to conquer. Similarly Brexit was not at all about British exceptionalism but about Britain not fully feeling as a part of Europe due to being an island nation itself and due to still being an empire with many overseas colonies(current and former) which Britain has closer relations with than with their European neighbors. In fact throughout British history they never thought themselves superior to anyone, they didn't need to. They were an island nation so they were safe from invasion as long as their navy was the strongest, and in turn they used said navy to create the largest colonial empire of all European nations. It's not about feeling superior, simply playing to your strengths and making the most out of them.
Ah yes
When Tyler was still sane
Yes...
Nõ
Señor Hilter YA we do because we elect Donald Trump who preaches America first
Because we are ; D
Nah, you just arrest people over weed, have the biggest incarceration rate in the world and one of the most murderous police ( of the industrialized nation)
BUT FREE SPEECH YA'LL! THAT'S ALL THAT IS TO BE THE BEST YEE AWW
Dat Max Depending on the amount of weed you won’t be arrested unless you’re trafficking it and in many states it’s legal. But hey what does that matter way worse than being arrested for watching Tv without a license!
One quick word:
Usually, "patriotism" refers to loving your country, but not thinking it's better than the others, whereas modern-day "nationalism" refers to loving your country, but thinking it's the best and better than the rest. So being a German patriot means that you love Germany, but if you're a German nationalist, you think Germany is the best country on Earth. I wanted to say this as a lot of people in the comments are saying that they are patriots of the US and think it's the best, which is technically wrong.
I don’t consider myself a Nationalist, but I do love this country. But if there was ever a time my country fell to tyranny. I would go against my country to save my country. :)
@@kevinmoynihan5118 I would say that no country is the best, but better at certain things. For an example, the US arguably has the best military, but DPR Korea has the largest (in terms of including reserved soldiers, it's 9 mil. or something).
The graveyards are full of indispensable nations.
Rob Spagrenetti Surprised they still have space for gay people in-between all those school children
We don't, the graveyards have been full for damn near a decade. These days we just dump the corpses in Mexico.
So you want China and Russia the paragons of virtue and freedom to dig our grave?, I wonder how long ather that will it take for the world to burn.
That's how history works, nations achieve dominance, then they fall and are replaced by someone else, America is not the exception.
Tano Strelok unless it is...
Papa Stalin shall rise again
Drew Durnil?
Isorrows?
Yes.
Yes.
Slovenia is best
Oh, okay.
And the fact that the average American IQ equals that of a potato makes it so much worse. For Americans, every country outside the US=Zimbabwe. I visited New York City a few years ago and I was SHOCKED!Absolutely baffled! The sight of garbage everywhere was one thing but the SMELL!!! Holy mother of Christ!!! I was so jealous of Asian people walking around wearing surgery masks 😷! For those of you who've never been, save yourself the ticket cost and hang out outside of your local landfill, minus the tall buildings the experience will be identical.
Everyone, just ignore the bait. No one wants a flame war with someone who just wants attention
LOL what even do you mean. I'm European and have lived in the States. Americans 100% think they're better than everyone else, it is not even almost comparable to "do Brits cheer for Germany in the world cup" - not even close. And it's not a malicious accusation, either - I just encountered a LOT (a _LOT_ ) of Americans who presumed that purely because I was foreign (they didn't really quite care which country anyway) that I was from a third world country, because they presumed everything outside North America is lagging far behind them. That's not a malicious presumption, it's ignorance. Americans were also extremely kind and welcoming to me. But YES they thought their country was by default better than mine. To act like American patriotism and isolationism (or at least the remnants of it in culture) are just your standard national pride is ridiculous. You deify your history and your educational systems and television programming focuses on keeping your people ignorant about the rest of the world... of course Americans think they're better. Why sugarcoat it. You can love a country or people even if they're not perfect.
*south Canada. British people are not patriotic as much as Americans, Canadians, Australians, Russians etc. It’s a fact that Britain’s not that patriotic as you got a “queen” and celebrate her rather your country. Until then, British people will remain a odd type of human. Do some research/study why a lot of countries think that there country is the best compared to the British.
I TOTALLY AGREE!! they think themselves better but Amerishit was just lucky because they never got afected "directly" by the the world wars, if they had the Americans would have surrendered imidiatly like France did in WW2
You guys are still mad that farmers managed to kick your army out of its own land twice (US and Ireland).
I'm not too sure on the Irish history, but the US had a lot of help shaping up a competent army.
Isaac Alves the reason France surrendered so quickly was because there most skilled troops were cut off from the rest of the country through the blitzkrieg tactic. However France never truly surrendered as it's people still fought and there were Frenchman in the UK where they were evacuated and eventually fought on there soil again. Yes the U.S is lucky there are to very large oceans on either side but that doesn't mean any of what you say or that we think we're better than everyone. Yes there are those people but I'm sure every country has that type of person simply because alot of people make up a country and there's bound to be someone like that. I'm American but I don't think I'm better then everyone. I think wether you live in America or Europe or Asia were just people living our life's in our respective countrys. And FYI Hawaii was bombed and the state of Alaska was invaded by the Japanese in ww 2
I think a better title for this video would be: Why does America think it’s better than everyone else,
Why does every country think there better than America
@@nigerianprince9496 they don't
@@twoscarabsintheswarm9055 They are
@@fullmetaltheorist no dank, not every country thinks they're better than America, I can tell you most of Europe doesn't think of themselves greater than America. It has the best equipped and one of the largest militaries, it has the number one world economy, it's spends 600 billion on its military, while China, the closest spends about 190, we don't think of ourselves superior to America, America is superior, but together we are stronger, and so we wish to be seen as equals, the Americans do not
@@twoscarabsintheswarm9055 Also in europe we do not see everything as a competition. And to just talk about the military as the sole reason to be considered to be great is really sad also. Its 2020 not 1020...
“Joke of the world”? Sometimes. Ideally it would be less often than it has been of recent.
@@The4AMChannel as do most people in their respective countries. Does that make them american too or have you just not thought out the last part?
The thing that troubles me is yes, Donald Trump is not reflective of every US citizen, but The US elected him into office democratically to represent their core ideals and beliefs as head of state. So people do look at Trump and do make (mostly untrue) assumptions about the population of the US
Your elected head of state and representitive to the world is a bumbling, racist idiot. Hopefully that changes soon though
I see, I know Trump is not representative of every American. However, my point was that this is how foreign countries view the US.
Btw Trump was elected, yes he would not be elected under a system of proportional representation but congress uses a different system.
Smoogle 3G4C close minded.
@@smoogle3g4c37 “A system of proportional representation.” Do you mean where the people themselves elect the president, each state has the same amount of votes, or where each state gets votes based on their population?
It should be “Why does America “know” it’s better than everyone else?”
It's not.
@Humanity Galatica No, it's not.
No one country is "better" than others. That's not a thing. But if it hypothetically were ...
Firstly, America has a spray-tanned white-supremacist as their leader who suggested his citizens drink bleach to combat COVID-19, and some poor fools took his word for it and died. Still on the subject of COVID-19, they've been leading the world deaths at this point, and it's citizens can't get the healthcare they need because it's too expensive for most of them. The education system is absolutely terrible and so many kids who would have gone far in life end up ignorant and failed because of it. You can't drink until you're twenty-one, but for some reason it's totally fine to draft eighteen year-olds and send them to war. They're constantly interfering in political matters that aren't their business in the middle east, just so they can get the oil. Allowing people to have guns on them only results in the deaths of innocents. Also, they claim to be the freest country in the world, when in reality they only rank 23rd place.
Not hating, just stating the facts. Personally, I love America. Everyone there is super friendly and nice (at least the ones I've met were) But they're not better than other countries. Like I said, that's not a thing. Again, not hating, love America, still not better than anyone else though.
Humanity Galatica I’ve never heard more facts spat out in my entire life. God bless you sir. I’m a proud New Yorker myself and I couldn’t be more pleased with our president its our mayor de blasio that’s messing everything up.
@@simonelewisfretz6183 Someone's not American.
Humanity Galatica just to jump in here American did not beat the Nazi’s the soviets did Americans were the cleanup crew while Europe and American were preparing a counter attack the soviets continued to fight the nazi’s and left them in a state no loner able to defeat the combined forces of the ussr and the allies. (And this is not a post in favour of communism or the actions of the Soviet government)
America: I’m the freest nation in the world!
Also America: I have the highest prison population in the world!
Also America: I REALLY LIKE APPLES
-from a friendly american middle schooler who likes apples
We're even free from crime! #winning
@Joe Arguin So it's ok because America has the highest drug use in the world?
I don't think you understand what they mean by the freest nation in the world. Having the most people not in jail certainly is not what it means
isn't that quackin crazy
I know at least one thing America is better than: this new art style.
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Being patriotic about your country is cool
But thinking that yours is the best of all time and thinking that everyone else is inferior is just plain hubris and bullshit
Unless your coutry is the best, then It'd be true. It wouldn't be correct to think that Japan is the best country, because it isn't. It would be correct to think that the US is the best.
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@@thesenate5913 I agree wholeheartedly that America isn't perfect yet. We have to Abolish Public Scools, Public Roads, Social Security, Native American reservations, and Welfare first.
I think there is an important distinction between believing your country is best and believing the people in your country are best. I believe America is the best country on the planet. That’s why I haven’t moved to another country. I DO NOT believe Americans are the best people on the planet though. One makes you patriotic, the other makes you xenophobic.
By the way, if you live in another country and believe it’s the best country on the planet THATS GREAT! I love seeing people loving their country! It’s a very subjective thing so why argue about it?
"xenophobic" is definately the wrong word here. A phobia is an irrational fear and not hate or whatever you are trying to say it is.
Borni Ekellem
Sure if you use it’s exact definition of its root and suffix. Then xenophobia means fear of the unknown, or more specifically, fear of unknown people, strangers, foreigners, etc. However, it’s connotative definition that you will find in any dictionary is: “prejudice against people from other countries.” So yeah I’d say it that works for what I’m talking about. America is awesome, people from other countries who want to live here and make it a better place are welcome.
Hey, nothing wrong with patriotism. There's everything wrong with nationalism though
NarrowStone
I find the line between nationalism and patriotism is very blurred. Many sources claim they are the exact same, others say they are not while also giving them the exact same definitions. This is why I simply avoid using the word nationalism. No one seems to know what it means. Now, *ethnic nationalism* is extremely dangerous and leads to things like the holocaust.
@Cicero Progontus the best compared to whom? The best country is [instert any other country with freedom rights]. If everyone has freedom, everyone is the best in that aspect. So, most of the world.
"How to Beat Around the Bush for 11 minutes"
😂 so true
Not really. He tells us why America thinks it's better
@@twoscarabsintheswarm9055 doing the rimjob, not the bj.
America is easy mode. Can ya imagine the devastation from a ww2 era land war on the American continent? Lucky bastards got an ocean. XD
Yeah... Imagine New York being bombed to shit...
Thomas D. Yeah airplanes don't exist.
Feels Guy well in 1941 there wasn't a practical bomber that could go from say, Tokyo to the West coast of the US and back reliably. Hence fancy Nazi rocket designs to launch a rocket which skims the atmosphere, flying wing jet powered designs, U boats towing V2s, etc.
So no. Airplanes of the type needed to bomb the US with a meaningful load didn't exists. It's the reason why the US doesn't teach about the West coast Blitz.
Countries devastated by WW2 recovered very quickly.
Sony Ber The US paid those countries money and helped them recover....
Comments in nutshell
50 percent: America is actually really bad and *insert joke about school shootings* *insert joke about fat*
25 percent: GOD BLESS AMERICA OUR GREAT NATION YES WE ARE BETTER THAN EVERYONE ELSE SUCK IT BRITTSS
25 percent: I’m going to read the comments, wish me luck
5%: A version of "every country has pros and cons".
im embarrassed of this comment
enjoy it before i delete it off the internet
@@albertjackinson 80% of the 5% saying "America is truly the best country to ever exist and you can't change my mind, but every country has pros and cons"
@@SugmaDick Which still leaves 20% of that 5% who take a neutral view on the topic of countries and nationalism.
I prefer the term greatful American cause I didn’t do shit to make this amazing country any better With the shit that my grandparents went through in Mexico? Damn right I love America
I personally think as an american that America is the best country. I also think we have plenty of reason to boast in the achievements of our country and that everyone should be able to do the same.
You can be proud of your people.
We have the strongest army, so I'm proud of that.
We have the strongest economy, so I'm proud of that.
I'm proud of our people and their pride, So I'm proud of that.
People normally use Americans invading indian lands and kicking them out as why America is bad. Normally they are Europeans. That is hypocritical because many of times European nations invaded neighboring countries and kicked out the natives.
I do hope Americanism continues. But with leftism on the rise ,(not normal liberalism), I do fear we could lose that.
"God's Plan"
*STOP*
Why? You an athiest?
All the comments are about people noticing that there are no actual bad comments and most other comments are about the people pointing out that no comments are bad
yes
You are 1st
Us is number 1
Ha ha
This reminds me of a quote I once saw that I still am blown away that the commenter didn’t see their own irony:
“You Americans are always generalizing about other countries.”
Bold of you to assume nearly everyone assumes stereotypes about every foreigner
@@thecobaltemperor I think that's part of the irony of the quote they saw.
I am from a US territory, I like to think that every nation, state, city, country, and culture is great and flawed, that all can achieve something, and that all have something to contribute to the world!
Vtron I definitely agree with this
Thank Christ somebody on this comment section thinks so. There comes a point where you read too many comments about “eurostan” from a bunch of illiterate brain dead fucks and you start to wonder if there’s any sane people left on the planet anymore.
Thank you again.
There probably are. They just hide on remote territories to keep as much physical distance from idiots
What does south sudan have that I don't ill wait while I'm using my phone which they don't have
Well they're actually the safest place during an Internet hacker pandemic because of their air gap
Everyone is saying: "Your country isn't the best mine is!" But why don't we debate which country is the WORST?
I say North Korea...
LDBlokland You do not think mighty CCCP was worst nation?
TO GULAG WITH YOU!
Matthew Swiderski CCCP wasn't the worst. You is of westernski spie. GULAG FOR YOU СУКА БДЯТЬ
LDBlokland Why'd you spell -ski the Polish way? -sky is Russian.
CAPITALISM FOREVAR!
Matthew Swiderski ai Блять just get gulag'd
Somalia
As an American I can say- My Dad thinks we’re the best country. However, his father came from Italy, and he has great love and respect for Italy as well.
Probably a late comment, but the stereotype of excessive American patriotism is best observed when compared to the patriotism (if any) from developing or underdeveloped nations. A lot of people from 3rd world countries don't feel proud of their country and don't even have faith in their government most of the time. Which is why Americans are an easy target for envy, as obnoxious they may be.
We don't think that we're the best. We know we're the best. *Heroic Eagle screams in backround. American national anthem starts playing. Fireworks go off* Murica
Lmao stop
"american exceptionalism" we call this nationalism in europe...
speech free id call it patriotism
No it's Patriotism oh and we don't fuck up and start a world war because of it Soo......
Titan Slayer nah you just lose wars against asian rice farmers lmao
speech free
Yeah killing 2 million and losing only 50,000 is losing a war 👌.
We didn't lose militarily we lost politically as the left (dumb communists) protested and did a bunch of pussy shit which made out government just leave and then South Vietnam lost not us but of course your small brain couldn't comprehend that.
Titan Slayer You had to run with your tail between your legs. You lost. That's a fact. Your nation is at the level of the French. Sad
A new challenger approaches!
I love the art style Tyler. Keep up the great work!
The idea that america is the greatest nation ever is ridiculous. Sure it's been very influential can influence the future. However, in terms of prosperity, freedom, the press and internal politics America is definetly below "the best"
I truly believe the US is the best not because of what it is but the dream of what it can become and the journey to be the shining city on a hill
Dreams aren't reality...
LDBlokland Martin Luther king Jr had a Dream once, a Dream that was no longer a Dream because it became a reality
America, fk yeah, we're coming again to save the muthafkn day yeah, America fk yeahhhhhhhh. I love that song lol
To be fair, what ever side we chose in World War I would've won, not because of industry or anything, but the moral of France and Britain was lacking in 1916-17, so the Yank troops boosted moral heavily to the point that they then lasted long enough to grind Germany down
Cameron Doggo it’s funny that the us had a lot larger impact on ww1 than ww2
Estex not ww2 lol, it would’ve just taken like 2 more years
Well your shitty grammar skills makes it hard for me to understand what you are trying to communicate.
Estex yes they did. They just went to war with Japan first
Cameron Doggo
I feel bad that your comment got a shitfest of responses. So have this smiley face:
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I don't think American Exceptionalism is nearly as much of a thing now as it was in the past. There's a dedicated movement to "debunking it" thanks to a certain politician that was elected in 2016 using a version of it in his campaign slogan. But it's not just that guy that has caused this kind of response. People bang on the "We are the greatest nation in the world" drum when they want to get elected, but I'd like to think it's not terribly effective, or at least not the deciding factor when we elect someone.
I was raised on American Exceptionalism, but I don't think I live in a perfect nation; I kind of want to work towards what I personally think is closer to perfect, but what I have in mind is probably never going to happen.
2016-2020 (especially 2020) proves that America isn’t the best place on earth.
Include 2000+ then we're good
Jesus, why can't people see that the best country in the world is the mighty Central African Republic 🇨🇫
D O W N W A R D S P I R A L
Antarctica is a mess of territories and not a sovereign state
No, the best nation in the world is Sealand
The best country is Wakanda
Europeans: Yes
Americans: *WE DEFINITELY DON’T ;)*
I am a proud American but it feels a little stuck up to say we are better than everyone else
MagenticArcanine I think it’s the other way around
It seems my superiority has led to some controversy
As an American with little knowledge of American history (I'm only in my first year of high school haha), the US has a superiority complex. We, as a country were despised by most nations after the Revolution, and the fact we were able to win and lose dependence Britain was insane back then. We fundamentally built ourselves, of course borrowing from the nations we had left from. Our government ideas were built on things the colonists disliked about Parliament, we were close to not even having a president at all as America was for the people. Bottom line we borrow and Americanize. Our food isn't even ours, we took it from Europe and made it different.
The reason why we favor patriotism is because we were built out of nothing, we were broke. Now we are one of the leading factories of technology (i.e. Bill Gates and computers, Apple, advancements in broadband internet) and having a huge part in the entertainment industry worldwide (Hollywood, mainstream media). I appreciate being American, but you can say we look like dicks. I personally don't think I'm better than most nations, I only know my history so I can't have an opinion on say Russia or India. One thing I will say, our country is in a political shit storm right now, maybe it's karma for our mistakes during the Revolution and expansions of the country, who knows. I can have my pride in my country.
Leave your opinions in the replies (I love learning new stuff, especially about other countries)
Edit: Today is July 6, 2020 and I would like to say a few things that have changed my perception as I have learned a lot! Yes, America does have a superiority complex, especially because we won the Revolutionary War against the big power that was Great Britain, although Britain is crackling as a superstate and had no money from fighting the French. Additionally, our Constitution and Revolution set the example for other countries to follow in our footsteps, like for Haiti and the French. However, we have a very problematic government system and we actually aren’t all that great. Like look at out BLM protests and how we’ve reacted to COVID-19? Anyways, I’ve become a little more educated but I’m leaving my original comment up because I still want to learn. We were built on colonization, but people here seem to forget that we are all foreigners and we are only Americans because our white founders pillaged and made homes here. Thank you :)
TL;DR I was pretty uneducated, America isn’t that great but we believe so because we beat the Britain and have technology and stuff. I want knowledge and other opinions besides my own.
@Stephen Jenkins Like I said I have little knowledge on American History (and World History for that matter), and yea I do come off as arrogant because I'm listing off why most Americans are arrogant people, just stating current facts if anything :)
@Stephen Jenkins Look I am just stating one factor why us Americans are arrogant, you can call me arrogant for stating such thing, that is a stereotype. My statement on technology is not, because we did have a part in technological advancements. Like I've stated multiple times I do not have much knowledge on world history, which I'm not going to give an excuse for, that is fault on my part. Most of my argument is true, I can understand some parts are incorrect, but if you are completely bothered then I will correct my original post.
@Stephen Jenkins Thanks for the references. It baffles me how much stuff I don't even know about other countries because I'm just trapped in my own little nation bubble I guess.
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On the contrary, there where quite a few nations that either didn't care about our Revolution because we where so far away or actually where quite happy it happened.
Both France and Spain (Very major European powers) especially where elated with our Revolution, as they had serious beef with the English. France is a huge reason we actually won in the first place. They sent ships, soldiers, and several very skilled generals to aid the Minutemen Militia and Continental Army. They are also the reason the British could not land reinforcements not retreat at the final battle of New York, thus leading to the defeat of the British Colonial General leading the campaign in the colonies and forcing complete surrender.
On top of that, America isn't nearly the huge group of uneducated assholes that think they are superior. It's just that the minority that does think that is much louder than the majority.
And we are not the only nation to commit war crimes back then. The Spaniard's did it to the Native Americans and Aztecs, and it was a thing long before to just murder the fuck out of your enemy, civilians included, out of every country in the world the United States, with the shortest history out of every other nation that has otherwise existed in some capacity for many hundreds if not thousands of years, has the least amount of blood on it's hands.
You can't just look at what we do long and say "Look, that proves America is terrible" because every nation has it's low points, some more than others certainly.
Is America the "Best"? Maybe, maybe not, a nation's superiority can be judged by both facts and opinions.
You could say America is great because it has a huge military and thus can protect itself and it's allies. You can also say it spends too much on the military and not enough on civil service. Ext ext.
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America
Cheeseburger Freedom Man Thank you for saving the bees.
I love this video. As an American, I have been grasping at a solid explanation for the resistance of my country. And now I've come to know why i value it ever so much: we are a never-ending social experiment put at odds with one another in terms of both ideology and character all to churn out the most efficient and most advanced form of society. That is where are freedom comed from and why are hesitant against letting go of it. It is because no matter how bloody it gets, we at least hold the freedom to shake our ideals and the equal freedom to criticize those same ideals. It is because we value self-reliance and cooperation that there is nothing that will truly destroy our society.
Are you being ... UNPATRIOTIC
The levels over American nationalism in these comments is...concerning
I live in America, and I have to live with “America is amazing!” For my whole life. You should see our fourth of July’s.
Too much nationalism
To be fair, a lot of them look sarcastic.
America doesn't know anyone else.
I'm American, and I've seen more people who hate America and think other countries are way better than I've seen anybody legitimately say the US is the best country. I've also talked to a variety of people online living in other first world countries saying they'd rather live in the US. From my anecdotal understanding, a lot of the people saying Americans are egotistically patriotic and are ignorant of the rest of the world are people from the US, and it's many of those same people who are actually ignorant of the world outside the US. Again that's only my experience, so take it with a grain of salt. America isn't the best country ever, but it's far from the hellhole some people make it out to be.
Americans are indeed overweight and stupid, and one of the symptoms of their stupidity is believing that their country is awful and that Europe is objectively better. America has an unexcusable amount of problems, but it's still a rich country with better geography than most of the world
We all would like to think our country is the best and that's okay but just because we state something, does not mean it's true and in terms of what country truly is the best we are faced with two questions. Is it overall best or best at a certain thing and can you/we prove said things?
America is so great it beat itself
What other country could do that
shrek onion France. Russia.(only two off the top of my head)
TheIcelandicPrincess America is best at three very important things: Military, freedom, and bragging.
Christ's Disciple ok but i know more about America's civil war so it's more important
You are basing that on a single thing, no single thing is enough to see which country is best.
You have to take into account the average GDP, human rights abuses, levels of democracy, free speech, educational levels, human happiness index, defense, governmental spending's, public transport and safety, drug uses, low and high income housing, employment, trade levels and the list goes on and on.
I should add that this censorship you mentioned is something that is barely used and is hyped to a great extent by your media, i should also add that the United States actively censor their citizens as well. You have certain rights and codes much like everyone else, you don't however always live by them.
I mean, we used to think of ourselfs as the best. Now we have come to the realization "Oh yeah, America is a shit hole".
still better compared to the rest just still sucks
America is worst than Europe, Oceania, Canada Vietnam, and so much more. Where just not that amazing
@@rbvfeehfbudenrj Wrong. We are the wealthiest county in the world with a better quality of life than other countries.
Patriotism is OK, as long as you don't let it rise to your head. As a German, I personally think that Germany is better than America, but this is most likely due to the fact that one can see the flaws of others more easily than the flaws of oneself. I wish that more people realize that they cannot form a neutral opinion about their own country.
They claim they’re better than everyone else but they can name at most 12 other countries
don't generalize an entire massive country with many different cultures by looking at the worst of the worst.
bruh it was a joke
@@rustyyy1k looking at this comment section makes it hard to tell
Bold to assume I know more than 5 countries
To be honest, it really depends where you meet an American. A lot of people can differ since we come from different backgrounds. Some of us can be extremely cocky and some can be laid back. I hope this help people understand.
that's pretty much how you can describe every country lol. Some people from certain country thinks they're the best, while others from the same country think otherwise
especially since America is pretty much 50 individual countries within one country. Hell each state has a culture.
Yes we do. We are taught that mindset since elementary school.
A DAMN mindset
Yall literally have to pledge alleigance to your flag every school morning
Thats cult shit
@@facade2027 Are you insane, have you never felt proud of your country do you know what we call that patriotism. You are truly spineless.
@@LegoGamer-g7f Patriotism is cancer. You can’t force someone to have pride in a country that they live in. The only countries I have pride in are my Caribbean and African countries despite living in America.
@@booboobunny5655 have you lived in either of those countries?
Now do a video on the different Nationalisms throughout America(a.k.a. Southern, California, Cascadia, Texas, South Carolina, Alaska, etc )
Paw Texans don’t think they’re the best state in the United States because we’re not. We’re the best country.
@@alexanderlicentia5265 I agree
How the hell did I manage to get a hotwheels ad? I watch educational, gaming, and funny videos! None of those equal hotwheels!
One of the videos had fire in it, then the next had cars, 2+2=Hot Wheels
Evensong Hmmm, you have a point...
God dammit, I wrote an entire 23 page thesis on the dangers of American exceptionalism in the past 2 century’s and thought that by watching your videos I could escape this topic
Long story short: yes.
Why? Cuz murica
Fuck yeah Americaaaaaaa.
Mmm, yes.
correct story:no
This comment section is a mess
American exceptionalism wouldn't still exist if the population didn't exist in an informational bubble, isolated from the world at large.
Every nation thinks it is special or better in some way..That is human nature
Yeah, but we're right.
Karl Karlson exactly it’s called pride
Colin Cummings NOT IN ALL ASPECTS. sure, America may have the largest economy, but we also have one of the highest obesity rates. No one is perfect u dumbass, every country has their strengths
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*Louder Caveman Noises*
@@averyshaw2142 over 90% of americas land is suited for growing food. Having a obesity rate has problems but isnt all bad. America is also the most free nation in history 🇺🇸
Nice brief explanation of US History.
Geography is what allows America to prosper.
Sukaiei not really it’s the ideas...Native Americans didn’t do too well
@@illitaret8780 and also the geography
Sukaiei it makes us flourish military wise.
NPC #16395380364 yeah they didn’t have easily domesticated animals
Yes it is true. German chancellor Otto von Bismarck put it well when he said that America is a truly lucky nation as it is at the North and South surrounded by the weak nations and at the East and West by the fish.
England: *Governs their colonies*
Rest of the world: yeah cool, that’s what they’re supposed to do
America: U wat m8
Well, I'm Italian and I see a lot of the flaws with Itali, I am Spanish and same, I live in Switzerland since I was born and again, I see it has a lot flaws (even if I will admit, I think Switzerland has also a lot of very good things like it's direct democrati)
Yeah, though directly democracy isn't as feasable in a nation as large as ours.
@@deadlyslayer271 it probably is but then each state wouldnt have its own say
@@deadlyslayer271 wanna actually explain or just try and turn your personal belief into a fact through sheer force of will
woah i had no idea Switzerland uses direct democracy. neat
@@gkys111 every two months or so, the population is called to vote on a few laws at once. These laws emanates generally from the multitude of political party or directly the people through initiatives.
I mean there's a reason why they see it as the best country.
1. Most powerful military
2. Biggest economy
3. Best Space program
4. Most popular movies
5. Most popular songs
6. Biggest companies(that have the biggest global reach)
7. Most millionaires(gives a sense of opportunity)
8. Most billionaires(same as 7 but more controversial)
9. Holds one of the only two Alpha++ cities in the world.
10. Most olympic medals gold and overall.
11. 3rd Largest pop. with low density
12. 3rd largest land mass
Sure they have domestic problems but on a global scale they have achieved alot and have the greatest influence on the rest of the world. Imo when they get asked if they belive they're the best country in the world they think on a global scale and all their achievements not in political things like taxes, rights, etc. cause us politics are VERY polorized.
1. Sure
2. Highest debt. China is probably bigger
3. Space programs are expensive. Even NASA rarely uses its own equipment (Soyuz is Russian, the ISS is a collaboration between multiple countries, etc)
4. Hollywood has instilled a false sense of exclusivity: any movie not made in hollywood (and by extension America) is either weird art house stuff or just bad
5. That's just... wrong. Plenty of music in the US that hit the charts come from other countries, not to mention other countries have their own chart toppers. Hell, most chart-topping music from 1950 to 1980 or so come from the UK and its "colonies"
6. Again, China. Not to mention so many big "American" companies just offshore their labour and ressources to other countries, so they're really only American in that their HQ is in the US.
7. That's not necessarily a good thing. No one looks at a rich person and says "wow, I'm so lucky I live in the same country as them, that means I could be rich just like them". Their upbringing, their family and friends, their commitment, and their luck is what primarily made them rich, not which first world country they come from
8. See 7
9. That's pretty arbitrary. I mean it's true, but I don't get how it's relevant, really...
10. America also sends the most athletes to the Olympics. Not really fair when most other countries competing have only a handful of athletes versus the hundreds America sends
11. Again, don't see how that makes it better
12. Again, same as 11
America is just big and bold. It makes a show out of everything and instills patriotism into the cultural zeitgeist. Instead of actually being the best country, Americans want people to *think* the US is the best. If the US really is the best country, then we're screwed.
Good thing it's not, then. But it could be; things just need to change in the USA.
@@leumasperron
1. Fact not "sure"
2. Government debt doesn't take away from a countries economic input and output. China just has a large population with cheap labor notice how the fastest growing economies India and China have a +1billion population and rely heavily on manufacturing and have a very low PPP . China's economy could never stand if you shrank its population down to the size of the US. Imo Japan's and Germany's economy are far more impressive than China's considering they have 9% and 6% of the population have a GDP 1/3 and 1/4 the size of China.
3. US only used Russian rockets for 9 years and just recently switched back to US rockets also the US put in about 2/3 of the funding for the iss
4. Just goes to show its dominance in the industry.
5. In the top 10 global charts 8 artist are American and the other 2 reside in America. Music is subjective but America has clear dominance in the industry.
6. Mentioning China doesn't magically put its companies on top just like off shore labor doesn't magically make it a non American company. A companies HQ is the heart of the company. Last I checked assembly line workers aren't making global marketing campaigns, logistical decisions, and multi billion dollar deals. If you've taken a basics economic class you'd know that off shore work is a normal part of any countries economy.
7. Becoming millionaire is based on luck and not the country they are born in? Well I'll be damned the US also happens to be the luckiest country in the world I guess. With the wealthiest famillies and friends who probably got their wealth from the saturated luck on the land or maybe just maybe the US has a economic market structure that allows more opportunities than most other countries. I've met 2 millionaires in my life they all built their wealth with smart investments. I met somone 2 weeks ago that makes $15k a month helping his father manage a small company they started. My cousin's husband came to the US poor as poor could be and has some of the worst English I've heard but he manage to start a successful contracting business and now makes insane amounts of money.
8. A million dollars is nothing compared to a billion. Most billionaires are innovators. Everybody has great ideas so I can agree with you here that these people were probably in a greater position than most to make their ideas come to fruition.
9. It's very relevant alpha++ cities are global economic centers.
10. Doesn't change the fact that they win. You could send a million bad athletes to the Olympics and none of them would win. The Olympics are the best of the best each country sends their best. Sending more athletes doesn't magically mean they get a boost in skill.
11. Overpopulation doesn't sound appealing but that's just my opinion.
12. Although not so relevant today a countrie's control of land was seen as sign of power. More land = more power. Also more resources.
I'm not saying the US is the best country that's subjective. I was just giving reasons why Americans see it as the best. Every country has their pros and cons. No country is the best it all depends on the person living there and if they think it's the best to them. All countries have problems but US problems are often put on the spotlight due to its global presence making it the center of attention and criticism. In my home country cops could kill your entire family and send you their heads and all you see on the news is people freaking out about something the US president tweeted and "US bad bad" .
- No universal healthcare
- Billions in dept
- Education system rank 20th
- School Shootings are normal
- Politics are full of extremists
And on top of all this.
Coronavirus is still infecting thousands daily because you don’t take it seriously.
And I’m sure you’ve seen someone say it’s a “liberal hoax”
Is that the level America is at?
@@MattBragg797 haha nobody is arguing that it's the best country in the world but of course someone is gonna be quick to argue the same over used arguments that have been said. A million times. Nitpicking at a countries flaws is easy.
- it depends who you ask. I've personally never had a need for Universal Healthcare never paid a dime for any medical care. You'd be surprised how many people actually do well without it and don't actually care or want UHC. Alot of the people I've seen who have big medical expenses are old smokers or really unhealthy people who can't take care of themselves. Don't get me wrong I would like UHC but it's not as one sided as many people think and there's plenty of good reasons why people are against it.
- all countries have debt people only look at gdp but many fail to realize that the US has a net worth of around $90 trillion.
- 20 isn't bad. Before this year the US was consistently ranked 6-7 but dropped to 20 due to "political shifts" and if things clear up it could go back to 7th. What?! How?! . Goes to show that alot of surveys are influenced by politics.
-School shootings are not normal I hear this ignorant comment way too much from people who don't know anything about the topic. The US in general hasn't had a major mass shooting this whole year. Canada beat the US to it with a 22 death killingspree.
- ALL politics are full of extremists. EVERY country has political extremist.
- I've seen videos of people in the UK saying it's a hoax and people in my home country started theories too. Again every country has extremist. Lots of countries are doing worse than US. UK has way more deaths by population that the US(uhc hard at work). No country was prepared for this pandemic. Shaming a country for it just shows the person is ignorant to the facts and statistics.
Aw being a Brit and watching this makes me feel like a proud parent!
All your parenting was fantastic. India, the middle east, africa, etc. Didnt fuck up your kids or anything
you should not be proud of the monster you created we all know if they collapse they are going to nuke everyone before they do
@@BobO-gr8jg speaks *English*
Ok guys, it really depends on what we call the best. Is it the most powerful, biggest, richest, just, happiest, most beautiful?
The origin story of the USA isn't actually special. Lots of nations have pretty similar ones.
Like?
the French replaced their monarch with a dictator. same with the Russians and many more. the American revolution was and is probably as far as I can recall. the only nation to have a violent revolution and not descend into chaos or a dictatorship. maybe the Dutch can claim that too but they had a monarch as there head of state. which I personally see as no better than a dictator.
The US revolution led to an oligarchy. Essentially the same thing as a dictator.
steamtacular I hear that word thrown around a lot and it seems to be thrown by critics of any system. in which there are individuals that have more success than their common countrymen or where there are fewer individuals running a system than live in a system.
which is every system in the past and future. it's a gross oversimplification that gets us nowhere like what's the difference between a dictatorship, democracy, and a monarchy the answer(going by the definition of oligarchy). is there aren't any as they all have a committee, a house or council that are made up of a small group of people in relation to the larger public
steamtacular if America was an oligarchy I’m surprised Harry Truman won with less than one million to his name
Strongest military: US
GDP per capita: Ireland, Singapore, and Luxembourg in the top 10. US ranked 19th
Best social mobility, work culture, and overall standard of living: Nordic countries like Denmark, Norway, and Sweden
Best Healthcare: Japan and South Korea
Best public transportation: Japan
Best access to higher education: Northwestern Europe
FINLAND
So, in other words, the US is only good at war, and that's mostly because other countries have matured enough to not want war
Oh, and while we're listing statistics about which country is best at what, I may as well mention statistics on... democracy. Although many Americans proclaim the US to be "the world's most democratic country", actual statistics give that title elsewhere, so here's the country that the Democracy Index lists as the world's most democratic country, as of 2019.
Most democratic: Norway (already the best social mobility, work culture, and standard of living, as you said)
For more information about democracy: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democracy_Index#Democracy_Index_by_country_2019
@@Hand-in-Shot_Productions Kind of ironic that it's most democratic seeing as it has a king and that. Not saying that it's not but still.
@@poankiyu7664 I can see the irony there! The most democratic country still has a head of state that inherits their post! Then again, it kind of does make sense, since most of the executive power of Norway is in the prime minister, which is appointed by the _Stortinget_ ("Great Assembly"), itself elected by the people.
Its great and has a lot of potential but has too much pride and it/they doesn't want to work on itself . . .
You shouldn't think of urself as better than anyone else. It only leads to problems. You can be patriotic but going out of ur way to express how you feel America is the greatest is immature and nothing good comes of it
Hello, I enjoy your videos.
Dewl Dewl
A sane comment
Nationalism
Fuck off!! America was just lucky because they never got afected "directly" by the the world wars, if they had the Americans would have surrendered imidiatly like France did in WW2
Isaac Alves he just said a word is it your trigger word or something?
Isaac Alves france surrendering or not doesnt matter, cause my point was that american exceptionalism is nationalism, and i am not saying that is wrong,
Every country can use a bit of nationalism.
I believe America is the greatest country on Earth but in a somewhat tongue and cheek way, i think America does have many points to applaud and a few problems to work on too but i root for the USA because thats where i live.
I love your comment honestly. The US has accomplished and will probably still accomplish a lot of good for the world, but like with all other countries in the world it has its own massive issues and being aware of those issues is important to fix them
The British/ English, don’t cheer on Germany while they’re playing England (cause that’s what people think Britain is) in the World Cup, but you best believe the Scottish, Irish, and Welsh are
I appreciate the fact you stay neutral when you talk about these topics.
I’m a communist and Soviet supporter myself, but I don’t just actively hate America cause it’s America.