Resolved: The United States ought to be considered a 'good' country.

Well then, let me cover what I opponent said, cover drops, and then present a little bonus argument. First of all, I don't really plan on moving out of America; unlike some people, I don't like to run from my problems. I also live in the South; I live in Oklahoma; granted we also qualify as Midwest, but just go with me on this one. 1. The KKK doesn't kill anymore a. If you're going to use past examples, such as past Presidents, the founding of America, etc. I should also be able to use a historical example; and, historically, the KKK terrorized and brutalized not only blacks, but as you've kindly pointed out, gays, as well. So, I must thank you for lending even more credibility to my argument. 2. The Abortion Clinic a. Dr. Tiller was a doctor that performed abortions, and a right-wing extremist group decided to take him out. b. Your logic tells me that other countries try to emulate us; so, by that logic, other countries have anti-abortion "whack jobs" because people are trying to emulate the US example; but of course, that's if we follow your logic; history shows us that European society progresses far quicker than American society; for example, the liberalization of drugs, alcohol, the EU, the Euro, etc. And, while I don't support some of those things, it simply proves the point that the U. S. usually takes after European countries, not exactly the other way around. 3. 9/11 a. I'm not a fan of the 9/11 attacks either. We can agree there. b. The fact that you're irritated at all Middle-Eastern people is a bit disturbing. I find that slightly offensive, as I have an Iranian friend. Plus, it wasn't the entire Middle East that committed the attacks on 9/11. To get angry at the entire Middle-Eastern community over the actions of a few radicals is a very racist sort of stereotyping; in fact, that's yet another one of the things that makes America bad, is that we have a very gung-ho, "AMURICA" kind of attitude when it comes to fighting terrorism; we blame the entire Middle East for the actions of a single terrorist group, and people are often quick to ostracize anyone and anything that looks remotely Middle-Eastern. So, thank you again for providing a good example of paranoid American racist stereotyping. I appreciate it. Now that we've gotten my opponent's most interesting arguments out of the way, allow me to clarify some drops. Essentially, my opponent has dropped nearly every single argument that I've made during the last round; my opponent even admits that I "have proved many good points". So, rather than reiterating everything, I'll just ask you to flow through my arguments from Round 2, and perhaps go through and read them again; especially note the lack of evidence from PRO, and his tendency to ask questions rather than pose arguments. Now, I promised you a bonus argument, because it really bugs me that our government actually does this; so, here it is: 1. Profanity Let me keep this short and simple: The government is guilty on multiple counts of trying to ban profanity, both on television and in public life; part of this was even upheld by the Supreme Court! [. http://www.efluxmedia.com...] [. http://boingboing.net...] I have to ask, what right is there to ban profanity? I understand that one may not want a child to flip on Nickelodeon, only to hear Spongebob utter the f word several times (though there was a funny episode on that), but the decision was being challenged by networks like FOX, CBS, CNN, etc. This is absolutely ridiculous; I agree with one of the articles, in that it is entirely unreasonable to be allowed to hand down up to $325,000 in fines over a fleeting expletive, such as "Oh, sh! t, I just hit my head. " Oh sh! t indeed. This is actually much like the story of a South Carolina woman, who, while out to get gas at around 3 AM, hit her head on the top of her car with a police officer nearby; after uttering an expletive (obviously, "Oh sh! t, I just hit my head"), she was quickly surrounded by four police cars; one officer then proceeded to hand her a ticket for $1,100. Holy God d@mn piece of motherfu The government should have no right to ban language that does not cause any lasting physical or emotional harm; and obviously, uttering the f word at someone might leave a temporary sting, but it won't cause them to spiral into depression or suicide. Our free speech rights need to be preserved while they're still here (as my opponent does earlier make the claim that free speech is a good thing); and I agree that this right is a good thing, but the government's interference in trying to slim down that right is certainly not. So, in conclusion, my opponent has all but admitted that America, as it stands, is absolutely no good. With 2 posts left for my opponent, let's hope that he can come back with a real knock-out argument.