The United States Should Set a More Constructive Example for Future Superpowers

I do agree that the U.S. is the superpower of today. To say otherwise is absurd. But what I'm saying is that we are different from other superpowers. You still have failed to show me how our superpower status is similar to another's superpower status. What did we get from the example of other superpowers. Look back to my first argument talking about how America as a superpower is completely different from all other superpowers before us. I never mentioned how America started. I know you don't believe me, but go back and read it, and when you do. Tell me where I say that on the discussion below. It never happens. I was talking about how we as a superpower did everything different. Now for where you were confused when you quoted me. There have never been superpowers of our kind before. Yes, we can both agree on that, but that is because we changed the mold of what a superpower is. Just like Rome did, just like the ancient Greeks did, just like the Brits did, just like the Germans did, just like every other superpower before us did. You give the example of the slave trade, and the Portuguese, the portuguese were never a superpower. You are giving examples of countries who weren't superpowers. This whole debate isn't about whether or not countries follow examples of other countries. yes they do, but it is about whether or not superpowers follow the example of previous superpowers. Just because some countries mimicked each other doesn't mean that superpowers will. you still have not provided me any historical examples as to where a SUPERPOWER has followed the example set by another SUPERPOWER. Until that happens, we can't assume that it will all of a sudden start. Now let's go to the example/mandate/copy debate. you say that another nation doesn't have to copy us, they just have to do something similar. I would say that is one and the same. If they do something similar to what we did, as in the case that YOU PROVIDED of China preempting us. They copied what we did to Iraq. They will be doing THE EXACT SAME THING THAT WE DID! how more obvious does this get? Yes they might change some things, but the general gist is still the same. and once again THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE!!!! Never in the history of the world has a superpower done that. NEVER. NEVER. NEVER. You say that you don't see any cotestation of your point that we are setting a dangerous precedent, that is because i'm not challenging the point. I'm challenging the basis of the point. The belief that we do set an example. There's no reason to cut the branches off the tree if you're digging up the roots. You say that just because it hasn't happened in the past, it doesn't mean it won't happen in the future. But you can't prove that it will. In order to get a look at the future, we must first look at the past. If if hasn't happened in the past, then we have no reason to believe it will happen in the future. Crazy is believing that doing the same thing will produce a different result. To believe that a superpower will set an example for a future superpower is a groundless belief. There is no reason for you to think that. It has never happened. You give examples trying to prove your point, but they don't prove anything. All they prove is that nations set the example for other nations. But that's now what we're debating. We're debating whether or not superpowers set the example for superpowers. And they don't. All of the examples you provide are between nations. Not superpowers. And i'm not naive or foolish to believe that other superpowers will want their own chance to perfect the model of superpowerism. I'm looking back at history to see what it tells me does actually happen. In fact, I would say that you are the foolish or naive one to assume that history won't repeat itself. And we may have acted bullyish towards other nations. that's not what we're debating. But if we did, why are we going to assume that a nation whose culture is completely different from ours is going to do the same thing our culture did? This argument goes dropped throughout the entire round. You still haven't proven that another superpower will follow the example we set. In fact, you have chosen a debate that is impossible to prove on your behalf. In order for you to win, you must prove that the U.S. will set an example for future superpowers. How can you do that? Can you predict the future? NO. you can't, so you have chosen to debate a side that you can't back up with evidence. I have shown how the past goes against what you are saying. I have shown how the past doesn't point to your conclusion at all. Not even in the slightest instance have you proven your point. There is absolutely no way that we can know if the United States sets an example for future superpowers. Whether that is good or bad, it doesn't matter. We can't know if it will happen. Therefore you can't win this debate.