Tell us why your country is so great!

[Dr Snakeman]

All things considered, for all our bitching and the way the rest of the world regards us, america is a pretty good place to live, our government is incredibly stable, our military maintains a policy to never let a war be fought on our soil, and our economy is stable and strong (all things considered). We are not perfect, but it is a pretty good place.

Also, because our navy fleet is larger than the combined navies of the entire rest of the world.

You said it. We like to complain about all the stuff we do wrong (and so does everyone else), but when it comes down to it, we're a pretty damn good place. Why else would we have so many people trying to immigrate here?

We also made the Moon our *****. That's pretty hardcore.

 

[Dr Snakeman]

We invented gaming and are the reason for Summer Glau, Joss Whedon, Eliza Dushku, Nathan Fillion, Adam Baldwin, Alan Tudyk and so many other awesome people existing.

I sense a fellow Browncoat...

Oh, and Nathan Fillion is Canadian. Although, he probably wouldn't have a career without America, so I guess you're still kind of right.

 

[SL33TBL1ND]

Nothing, it's a chunk of land. I don't see how a country can be "great".

We invented gaming and are the reason for Summer Glau, Joss Whedon, Eliza Dushku, Nathan Fillion, Adam Baldwin, Alan Tudyk and so many other awesome people existing.

I sense a fellow Browncoat...

Pretty much everyone on this site is a Browncoat.

 

[p3t3r]

Canada is it big and cold and doesn't speak Russian unlike some other big cold countries i can think of. *coughrussiacough*

 

[Nimcha]

We founded New York. You're welcome.

 

[DefunctTheory]

All things considered, for all our bitching and the way the rest of the world regards us, america is a pretty good place to live, our government is incredibly stable, our military maintains a policy to never let a war be fought on our soil, and our economy is stable and strong (all things considered). We are not perfect, but it is a pretty good place.

Also, because our navy fleet is larger than the combined navies of the entire rest of the world.

By tonnage alone. I'm more impressed by the 11 super carriers (And the one in construction).

So... I'll go with that. More carriers and nuke launching subs than we know what to do with.

 

[CINN4M0N]

This was inspired by Gralian and Toriver in this thread:
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/18.258827-What-do-you-dislike-about-America?page=4#9750172

Our cities have often been ranked as the most livable cities in the world along with those found in Canada, Austria, and Switzerland!:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World%27s_most_livable_cities

Okay your turn!

I noticed you omitted New Zealand.... [sub] dick[/sub]

We split the atom, filmed Lord of the Rings, and when Justin Bieber came to the glorious New Zealand, his hat was stolen from the top of his head at the airport, he left an interview midq-question in disgust, and admitted he didn't know what Germany was. That's God's country right there.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=76CqijPNGSk

 

[Nouw]

We have beautiful land which helped film many movies like Lord of the Rings, a living dinosaur, Peter Jackson and the tallest tower in the southern atmosphere.

New Zealand, Fuck Yeah!

 

[Thaluikhain]

We split the atom, filmed Lord of the Rings, and when Justin Bieber came to the glorious New Zealand, his hat was stolen from the top of his head at the airport, he left an interview midq-question in disgust, and admitted he didn't know what Germany was. That's God's country right there.

Ok, New Zealand wins, everyone else give up.

 

[FirstPersonWinner]

America. Cars, Planes, the Internet, Videogames, Computers, Nukes, Jets, an Awesome Constitution everyone copies, lightbulbs, WW1 was one because of us. WW2 we helped a lot. Google, Facebook, iPhones, telephones, personal computers, etc.

Never lost a war to another major power. (Beat Britain, France, Canada, Mexico, Germany, Austria, Hungary, Russia, Italy, Iraq, All that was Austria Hungary and the Ottoman Empire, Spain, Japan, etc.)

 

[Kaboose the Moose]

I got nothing to say about the United Kingdom that the empire, industrial revolution and modern medicine can't say for itselves.

We nuked people, does the US win?

Hm... what makes the US great...

Well, um, uh... we gave the world Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream?

The discrepancy between these two posts made at the same time made me laugh.

 

[Jewrean]

I noticed you omitted New Zealand.... dick

WHAT? Dick?

I omitted numerous countries from that brief list including Germany, Finland, Denmark, Japan, Sweden, France, and Spain! And that's just the top ten! That's why I was giving examples and then a link to the whole thing... so really I didn't omit anything seeming as I gave you the bloody link. PFFT!

 

[AvsJoe]

The largest city in my country has a phallic symbol that not long ago was the tallest free-standing phallic symbol in the world.

Spoiler: Giant Dong and Close-Up of the Shaft

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Yeah!

 

[Jewrean]

We founded New York. You're welcome.

The Dutch?

Are you trolling on purpose? Or are you a nationalist?

Neither, I can say I live in the nation that committed the worst terrorist act in history (at least recent history).
History is both good and bad. Cherish the good, but don't forget the bad otherwise it may happen again. Hiroshima was quite bad. Thanks to the US, the world knows what horrors that nukes can unleash. That knowledge has kept more people from using nukes on others. That has to count for something.

So... why does ANY of that mean America is the only country that is allowed to say "Because we're great"? Either we all do, or none of us do. It's only fair. This isn't a contest.

 

[PleasantAsAHeadcrab]

im proud of australia because it has the largest number of foreign tourist deaths

And that is definitely something to be proud of.

 

[Nimcha]

We founded New York. You're welcome.

The Dutch?

Very much so!

 

[DarkShadow144]

I live in America but I really havent seen much to go on for a while now to honestly fight for america being "awesome."

im proud of australia because it has the largest number of foreign tourist deaths

do you mind if we send some people over there? you know, maybe sara palin can go see the kangaroos *wink*wink*