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The point i made about Berlin lying in ruins wasn't a attack on its greatess. It was a comparison to a similiar attack on the U.S. in 1812...In 1812 the U.S. was similiar to Nazi Germany, a new country that was trying a totally new brand of goverment (Nazi's Communism, U.S. democracy) The U.S. ws fighting the superpower of the tyme (Great Britian) and the Nazis were fighting the superpower of the time( and still, the U.S.) The White House was burned to the ground and really it lay in ruin like Berlin did some 100+ years later. The U.S. didn't really let it set them back and they continued to fight and even though the u.s. didn't win (it ended with tie b/c the treaty was signed b4 General Andrew Jackson defeated the Brits which really would of defeated the Brits [slow mail...no email or phones]) The U.S. rebuilt and proved it was a grand nation and would eventually be the best. The Germans had the same situation superpower fighting them, there capitol leveled but that really set them back and for them signalled defeat rather in the U.S. it was motivation to up end the new nation. Cody while i respect your opinion i believe that it isn't a "arguement in your favor" The Germans area which they took was heavily Germen ethnicity such as Austria, the Sudetenland and the territory of Memel. The other regions were sympathizers w/ the Nazi's...yes the German fought for land but contrary to your belief it wasn't as easy as the germans. The United States first had to get the Louisiana Purchase. Thomas Jefferson bought it from France while the U.S. and france had a cold war with each other. Napolean sold it to us, but it wasn't "easily aquired" Then the territory of Texas...we had a fight wit hthe Mexicans over that and it was a very bloody andf extreme war, at the Battle of the Alamo the U.S. Texan soldiers run out of Ammo and are preety much slaughtered, no Americans survived xcept for a few women and children. Then it was the Indians the Indians contrary to how you describe "not a country that could completely band together" actually the Indians were some of the toughest b/c of there knowledge of the landscape and there were so many: Cherokee Seminol Creeks Mandan Crow Chinook Tillamook Clatsop Salishan Blackfeet Assiniboine Crow Hidatsa Yankton Sioux Arikara Teton Sioux Ponca Omaha Otoe Kaw Missouri Osage Yakama Umatilla Walla Walla Nez Perce Flathead Wishram Wanapum Palouse Cayuse Klickitat Methow These are only a few out of the thousands that gave us greif about sitating on there land. And there being divided in my eyes was harder for us...unlike one nation were they were in one direct area they were scattered all over the nation...Have you heard the expression "If you take me down there will be another one there to replace me and if you take him down, another will take his/her place...etc" that was what it was like Believe me i would perfer not to debate you on ideals or communism...but it believe its very important in this one (ideals). First about the Japs. It was justified to put them in those camps (in that time not now but in that time/ we were at war w/ japan and who knew who was a spy or who was clean. We didn't go to the extent of killing them...Nazi Germany genocided 4 million Jews, gays,etc./ not as bad as slavery (slavery is horrible, but we came to our senses...didn't we...yes... Do you not think we didn't problem solve tons of things,: How to rewrite Constitution after Articles of Confederation our goverment, what goverment plan to use, Virginia Plan or New Jersey Plan really how many branches and legislatures from each state...etc Comprimise of 1850 Missouri Comprimise slavery, north vs. south Reconstructing after civil war womens rights, blacks rights WW1 The Great depression (We handled that to...) WW2 fighting you and japan Cold War, Civil Rights movement Cuban Missle Crisis 9/11 :'-( We've dealt wit hmuch and still conserved the Union for 232 years. The difference between Capitolism and Communism is Capitolism works when its citizens work to earn there money, and they get paid what there work is worth. Communism makes jobs for its workers to lower umemployment, Capitolism works when the goverment doesn't interfere w/ its workers...work. If jobs are low the goverment lets its citizens work it out...Giving its citizens more financial independence and freedom...Im not saying Communism is bad...but you can't not take into account ones economy when saying ones country is better than another...by this i mean that the economys system doesn't make one economt better than another...much like it doesn't make ones country better. The Germans were brainwashed into that...Hitler saw the Jews success and the countrys failure and made some false connections and essentiallymade the Jews the enemy...The Jews were falsly blamed for the Germans fall and the germans took it out on them...it was unjustified and pretty much i could make a case that the Nazi's whole...rise was built on hate for the jews...Hitler blamed the Jews for Germanys fall, Hitler used that to gain control of Germany, He built concentration camps and torch 4 million jews and and then the U.S. defeat them and saved the Jews that really pulled the plug on Nazi Germeny...I kno it isn't that easy but it essentially is the simplistic explanation Again I deeply respect your opinion but again i must disagree. in a one party system where one party dominates it wan become more corrupt and one sided. If the Nazis supported poisoning the jews and the major majority was Nazi what about the others, that oppose, there voice isn't heard and there is no voice of reason. In a two party system there are two sides and there isn't one opinion being dominated. hence with Bush, The war started and most supported it, but in 8 years there are some differences in opinion, In a one party system we could be stuck fighting a hopeless war (i don't believe that I believe the war is a success and Bush deserves credit backing up his beliefs through the hardest opposition) that were stuck in b/c there's no opposition challenging ones decision. I'll say it again "Better done right' who cares if some legislation takes a month to finish rather than a week...his way it is adjusted the right way instead of rushed through with errors. The Nazi G.s invent alot but here's a nice little list of what the U.S. did: http://en.wikipedia.org... I to didn't have room so please look over my list which i believe consists of more widely used international inventions. Your list is impressive but most of your inventions have been improved and overshadowed while more of mine have lasted decades, some even centuries, bifocals, rifridgerator, coffee pot, sewing machine, revolver, etc, etc. Now what i mean is that many of yours has been replaced with more efficient different devices, wishbone cannon, geophones, Fischer Tropche process, injesting backteria-cure gut problems, chemical enhncing soldiers, many of your is still used to day but many are outdated... Now what really is a arguemant in my favor is you last one about the U.S. being Unstable...The u.s. coming bac kfrom the Civil War only supports its ability to rebound and continue in the way to success, All the riots signify our free speech which makes everyone equal and there right to there opinion, 100 amendments only means the U.S. can fix whats wrong and find a new and better policy, and in every society there are situations like JFK, murdering of Bhutto in Pakistan, Hitlers suicide which took place in your country...( :-/... Here are my reasons to say the U.S. is the greatest country: 1. 232 years exsistence 2. Using a fairly new goverment idea (democracy)to success 3. Being able to correct it self and rebounnd 4. One of the greatest militaries ever 5. quadrupiling its size in provenly hard areas 6. More technical innovations (ran out of space)