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Is the USA the best country in the world?
Hi, May 11, 2021, 786 views, 1
Agree
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Just look at the facts in terms of the number of people that want to come to the US versus other countries: people vote with their feet!
Guest User 1166, 0 views, 0 rebuttals, 0
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It depends on who's asking. Imagine it's the government asking you this.
Guest User 267, 13 views, 0 rebuttals, 0
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Yes, the combination of democracy and free markets is a powerful combination that will endure even the rise of China
NYCdebater, 1 views, 0 rebuttals, 0
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It is the richest country in the world.
Guest User 143, 10 views, 0 rebuttals, 0
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If China was the richest country in the world (which it might be in the future), would it still be the best country in the world?
XP_Studios, 0 views, 0 rebuttals, 0
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The us has an extremely high level of income inequality
cow22, 0 views, 0 rebuttals, 0
Disagree
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Corporal punishment in public schools is still legal in 19 states in the US! The US is the only country that has not ratified the UN Treaty to protect the rights of children that prohibits hitting children in the classroom.
Guest User 1169, 0 views, 0 rebuttals, 0
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America isn’t and never has been the greatest country in the world. When people say that it is the richest country in the world they mean that it has the most rich people. In fact the US doesn’t break top 10 in GDP per capita, It has the highest incarnated people per capita, fourth in obesity per capita and most civilian firearms per capita. American history is filled with injustice, to name a few instances: slavery, income inequality, systemic racism, the imprisonment of Japanese people during WW2, pushing native people of their land, etc. America is far from the best country in the world and I doubt it ever will be. Love, Your friendly neighborhood war criminal Sources: Statista. Last modified July 21, 2021. Accessed April 13, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/262961/countries-with-the-most-prisoners/. Worldometers. https://www.worldometers.info/gdp/gdp-per-capita/. World Population Review: Obesity per Capita. Last modified 2022. https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/obesity-rates-by-country. World Population Review: Citizen Firearms per Capita. Last modified 2022. https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/gun-ownership-by-country.
Your_friendly_n..., 6 views, 0 rebuttals, 0
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No, America has abortion, capital punishment, systemic racism, and high income inequality.
XP_Studios, 10 views, 0 rebuttals, 1
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America is a systemically racist country. There is no way it is the best in the world.
Guest User 196, 0 views, 0 rebuttals, 0
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No, because half the population voted for a fascist and racist for president.
SubwayRider, 0 views, 0 rebuttals, 0
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The US is #1 in most guns per person, has no federal parental leave, and also has highest incarceration rate out of any country in the world.
Guest User 146, 0 views, 0 rebuttals, 0
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The US does not have universal healthcare, yet having the highest healthcare expenditure per capita in the world. Other nations, namely western European ones, do have universal healthcare and therefore better health outcomes.
SubwayRider, 0 views, 0 rebuttals, 0