Denmark is Better than America

"That, ladies and gentlemen, if the famed Statue of Liberty. Does Denmark possess such symbols of liberty? I think not!" A statue does not a great nation make. Sure, it's pretty. But it does not increase the standard of living in anyway. "Fame obviously is an aspect of 'greatness'; societal standards of 'greatness' often coincide with fame and wealth. Hence, it could be ruled that America is greater." In-case you have forgotten; this debate is not about which nation is "greater", it is about which is "better". And I described in the comment section what that meant. Here's what I said: "It will primarily include political/economic/social things. Whichever is per say an easier place to live for the average person." So basically it's whichever has a higher standard of living for most. "I personally believe that the Vatican City is happier; who could be happier than those living in a religious district and rejoicing daily to the Lord? Tell me that?" HAHAHAHAHAHA! Thank you. That made my day. "Denmark is a Constitutional Monarchy; the monarch of Denmark wields more power than Queen Elizabeth II in England and Canada. As such, they aren't as Democratic." Denmark ranked #5 as the most Democratic country in 2008 by the Democracy Index. America ranked #18. (source: http://en.wikipedia.org...) The monarch position is virtually only symbolic. "Ruling, protecting, ensuring justice and freedom in a nation the size and with the populace of the United States is an incredible feat." Indeed, which may be why it fails miserably. "while Denmark, a small country with careful governance and law abiding citizens of a small populace who has never had to deal with an influx of unruly immigrants to be only in 2nd?" Go right ahead and keep making my points for me, it saves me typing. "Most peaceful? what is that supposed to mean? Let me clarify, *blah blah blah*" The Peace Index not only includes the amount of war the nation has been involved in but also the rate of violent crime. America is a nation of a generally quite violent people, much more so than most of Europe. "They've now taken it upon themselves to spearhead the war against terrorism." The American tactic is to fight terrorism with terrorism. It's disgusting. "Hence, the United States is greatest because it fights for ethical purposes (usually)." The American rampage of death and destruction has killed millions of innocent people and displaced even more. It has been used to justify torture and genocide on mass scale, it has set up permanent military bases all over the world including Germany and Japan and has propped many of dictatorships and terrorist organizations. Not only has it been of huge irreversible detriment to the rest of the world but when will these brain-dead Americans realize that war is both the single largest incentive to grow government and the single largest contributor the their completely unjustifiable debt! "The United States can sustain itself as one of the most industrious nations in the world." Which is why everything in America is made in China. "I don't see Denmark in the 'Great 8'. Interesting" Russia is one of them and I don't know about you but I certainly wouldn't want to live in Russia. A powerful nation does not mean a better nation. Get that through your head. "It is easy to hire, FIRE, and find a job." 2 out of 3 of the things in that sentence are good things. And I'm sure it isn't any harder to lose your job in America, it's actually worse. The American economy is currently quite worse than in Denmark. "Yet, Denmark appears not to endorse this stability that many Americans appreciate." That is an entirely baseless claim. Having a desirable work-life is much easier in Denmark than America. It's easier to find a job, you get paid more, working conditions are much better and Denmark is known well for it's Cooperative-movement which, in-case you don't know, means that the workers of a business are collectively their own boss which greatly increases working conditions and causes observably higher productivity. "USA cannot justify paying a healthy quantity for a person who has chosen to flip burgers or mop floors, especially students or teenagers." You do know you're Con, right? Ok, now that I'm past all that rebuttal let me make some more arguments of my own. Lets examine some things about the most highly populated city in Denmark; Copenhagen. It was ranked #1 as Most Livable City in the World by international lifestyle magazine Monocle on their Top 25 Most Livable Cities 2008 list. World's Best Design City 2008 also by Monocle. In 2008, Copenhagen was ranked #4 by Financial Times-owned FDi magazine on their list of Top50 European Cities of the Future after London, Paris and Berlin. In 2006/07 FDi Magazine named Copenhagen Scandinavian City of the Future and in 2004/05 Copenhagen was named Northern European City of the Future ahead of other cities from Scandinavia, UK, Ireland and Benelux. Copenhagen ranks 3rd in Western Europe and 1st in the Nordic countries for attracting head offices. Copenhagen #1 out of 254 locations in the Location Ranking Survey performed by ECA International that has asked European experts where they prefer to be stationed worldwide. It was ranked #6 in Grist Magazine's "15 Green Cities" list in 2007 making Copenhagen the greenest capital of Scandinavia according to Grist Magazine. It is the capital in the world where organic food has the largest market share. One in every ten purchases is organic in Copenhagen. The Copenhagen Metro has been named the Best Metro in the World by industry experts. It is ranked #7 as Preferred City For Investment Projects. It ranked 3rd in Western Europe in terms of attracting regional headquarters and distribution centres, only surpassed by London and Paris. It ranks #1 in the Global Earning Ranking. The city ranks as the 5th most popular city in the world for international meetings and conferences. It ranks as one of the most attractive cities to live and work in Europe. It is ranked 11th in Mercer's Quality of Living global city rankings 2009. Lonely Planet ranks Copenhagen as Scandinavia's ‘ coolest ‘ capital . Travellers have voted Copenhagen the cleanest city in Europe. (source: http://en.wikipedia.org...) Now I could write a whole other section comparing Copenhagen, the capital of Denmark, to D.C., the capital of America, but I don't think I even need to do that. The failure of D.C. is so epic that it is world renowned. This has been a wonderful and fair debate. From what I have seen so far, I am quite confident that I have won. VOTE PRO. I turn over the last post to my opponent.