The United States of America is the greatest country in the world.

Great debate so far 1) Diversity: You claim America is diverse, yet you concede that you have no evidence. Yes America is a diverse country. However if diversity is the standard by which we measure greatness you must prove that America is the MOST diverse country in the world. You have failed to do so. You claim that blacks have made more progress in America than anywhere else in the world. In European the slave trade was abolished years before it was abolished in America. In todays world America is no better than any other country. There is still discrimination in this country, but more than there is in some other countries. You claim that in the middle east citizens have no rights. This is simply untrue. Middle Eastern countries have constitutions, and have rights. Yes, women are treated differently in Middle Eastern culture. This is the result of cultural gaps, who are the American people to judge other customs and beliefs? I am talking about the Oklahoma City bombing. And yes, it is comparable to the 9/11 terror attacks. True there is a disparity in the loss of life, however one can't trivialize an attack that resulted in the deaths of over 100 people. They were both terror attacks, they both resulted in massive casualty rates, they are comparable. 2) Charity: The US does not contribute MORE than 22% of the UN's budget. In fact, they don't contribute everything because Congress doesn't approve the spending. True, no country CLAIMS to give more, but right now every country contributing anything is a larger donor than the US. You concede that the US consistently ignores the UN. Pro: "The failure of the League of Nations came from the European countries and what do you say about that." I fail to see the relevance of that statement Pro: "The US helped solved the Bosnian war and you never thought of that I guess." It doesn't support my argument so why would I mention it? Also the introduction of new arguments in your closing is generally frowned upon. 3) Superpower: Pro: "I also mentioned it is the only superpower remaining and you never said anything against that too. " Please refer to my statements in round 3. I clearly stated that China is also a global superpower. You go on to claim that China is not a superpower. I'm curious as to how you can make that statement. You don't back yourself up with any evidence, you just make the claim. A superpower is a nation that has the resources, weaponry, and personnel superior to that of other countries. I stated in Round 3 that China has a larger military than the US. Currently the People's Liberation Army has 2.3 million personnel (http://www.globalsecurity.org...). The US military has just over 1 million personnel. (http://www.armyg1.army.mil...) China has technology equal to our own. China has nuclear capabilities. China is clearly a world Superpower. With the 2:1 advantage in numbers they have China would not be defeated by the US in a military conflict, the US is not stronger than China. You assert that China has living qualities worse than that of the US. That might be true for the general population, however that doesn't make them any less a superpower. 4) Economy: You once again claim that America's economy has been strong for over 50 years. You once again fail to back that claim up. America does not have the BEST economy in the world. We'll look at China as an example. Currently the US spends more on imports than it makes on exports. Fiscally, that's bad. "China's economy is now bigger than the United States and China is now the centre of the global economy." (http://www.lilithgallery.com...) China is the world leader in exports. Currently China out-paces the US in tech exports (http://www.businessweek.com...). China has a trade surplus of over $230 billion. Conversely, the US has a trade deficit of over $57 billion (http://afp.google.com...). My claim is not that China is a better country than the US. However, China is a superior country in many ways. If the greatness of a country is measured on THESE ways then China is a better country than the US. 4) Miscellaneous: Pro: "You talked about Japan and that is fine. They are strong in technology and who is protecting them? It is America for your information." I'm sorry, what? Since when does the US protect Japan? On the HDI (Human Development Index) Pro: "but Norway is not even the most developed country in Europe my dear. The ranking of developed countries is not something which is done by me or you, it is done by experts based on so many things and we all read from those reports and interprets from them. So if you keep denying what is being written based on research, there is nothing I can do." The HDI is a measurement of standard of living in countries. Which is the development of the people in a country. This is a ranking done by experts. If we believe what those experts tell us than currently the US has 11 countries ahead of it in terms of living standards. You never presented me with evidence that the US is more developed than any other country. You are the one denying the evidence. On the US dollar The Euro is currently used in 13 countries. The dollar is currently used in 10 countries. More countries peg their currency to the Euro than to the dollar. The Euro is worth much more than the dollar. You claim the dollar is used in business specifically in: Argentina, Laos, and Cambodia without being converted. Are these the countries the US does the majority of it's business in? On freedom Pro: "Americans are free and there is too much freedom in America." There's too much freedom? Then countries with fewer civil liberties are better than America? I'll assume you mis-spoke and meant that there is more freedom in America than anywhere else in the world. Untrue (http://www.stateofworldliberty.org...). 50 states I finally get to the bottom of your argument. Your claim is that the fact that there are 50 states that are makes the US better than any other country. In the original US that was the idea, to have a loose confederation of states. Today states are mostly lines on a map with power much less then that of the federal government. The idea of states rights was put down after the Civil War. So the fact that we have 50 states has nothing to do with our greatness. Finally You ask me to provide you with a country that is greater than America. Fortunately I don't have to do this. The point of my argument is that America is not the greatest country in the world. I don't have to prove which country is greater, or even the number of countries. All I have to do is prove that there's at least 1 country in the world that's better than America. So did I do that? Well lets look at the arguments: America is diverse. -Rebutted, you provide no evidence that America is the most diverse country in the world. America is charitable. -Rebutted, your only claim is that we donate money to the UN, which I have proved is untrue. America has a great economy. - Rebutted, China has a better economy than the US. America has 50 states. -Irrelevant. But let's say that I conceded all of your arguments. Would you win the debate? No, because your assertions don't outweigh mine. I laid out several arguments you failed to respond to. They were: America does not have the largest, or the best military in the world. America's education system is not the best in the world. America's health care system is not the best in the world. America's government is not the best in the world. American citizens are not the freest in the world. I successfully rebutted you, and if even if I didn't, my arguments outweigh.