America is the best country in the world

You say it Finland being rated as the best country in the world, doesn't mean it's the best country in the world. But if the US was rated #1, the case would be closed. Now if you look at that newsweek article, Japan is ranked 9th and the US 11th over all. Showing Japan is superior to America. America is NOT a officially a democracy, it is a constitutional republic. And if we look at the Democracy Index, Norway is the closest to a perfect democracy. Finland is #7. Where is the US? 17th. In the Full Democracy but officially it's not actually a democracy. So the US Lets look at Freedom. According to the 4 different freedom ratings(Freedom House, Economic Freedom, Press Freedom, and Democracy Index, New Zealand and Switzerland have an overall better freedom rating than the US. The US rating is on par with the UK, Uruguay, Sweden, ect... So The US isn't the most free country in the world. Also the US has banned many books and movies, and they censor TV and Radio, something Japan does NOT do on a government level. Military: I'll bet my left nut that if the US had more people but less weapons, you'd say "There are power in numbers". And you can deny it all you want, but we will not know for sure until that day comes. Tech: Lets look at the Tech Index- the US is #1 with a rating of 6.24, but Taiwan is extremely close behind with a 6.04, and Japan with a 5.68. I'd say that's pretty close, wouldn't you Little Miss no statistics? Now Look at the Technological Achievements: FINLAND is #1 with a .74. The US is #2 with a .73. Japan is tied for 3rd with a .70. You see how close they are? You have no evidence or stats to say other countries will fall behind the US in the future in terms of education. None, it's all opinion and no fact. Inventors? According to Japan's MITI(The Japanese Equivalent of the Department of Trade and Industy), the country with the most inventions is Great Britain. And Just so you know, there is no bias there because they rated their own country 3rd. Continuing on that topic, The US is ranked 14th in Scientific Literacy according to the OECD in 2000(old I know), so I don't know who told you the US has the best scientist when all of us who do research know that's a load of crap. Health: I don't see any statistics or links to support that litte advancement in medicine claim of yours. But I'll play along and say the US has done the most: The country has a severe obesity issue that is only rising. So that health crap isn't really something to be proud of when your people are dropping in droves from hearth disease and what not. Crime: No, it's the country with the most crime. According to the UN International Crime Victims' Survey, New Zealand has the most reports of crime. The US is 7th. As for your final point: According to the UNDP, Human Development Report 1998 (Oxford University Press, Oxford 1998), Denmark has committed more of it's money to international aid than the US. In the next round, it would be LOVELY to hear statistics and their sources instead of baseless opinions that aren't supported by facts studies. In closing I have supplied facts that can be found on Google. The American's think they are number one but fail to prove it with facts, but with only what they hear or think. The US is failing in Education, it's economy is in the shitter and getting deeper in the "good" stuff, it censors crap, and it has a very serious privacy issue...OH, DIDN'T I TELL YOU? Damn, Well, according to Privacy International, the US is classified as a "Endemic surveillance societies" which is in the same category as CHINA! The Company is UK-based, and before you think there is bias, they gave their own country an even worse rating but in the same category. I've said what I need to say. Kampai! ^__^