America No. 1?

[Hamilton Reef]

America No. 1?

02/03/05 "ICH" - - No concept lies more firmly embedded in our national character than the notion that the USA is "No. 1," "the greatest." Our broadcast media are, in essence, continuous advertisements for the brand name "America Is No. 1." Any office seeker saying otherwise would be committing political suicide. In fact, anyone saying otherwise will be labeled "un-American." We're an "empire," ain't we? Sure we are. An empire without a manufacturing base. An empire that must borrow $2 billion a day from its competitors in order to function. Yet the delusion is ineradicable. We're No. 1. Well...this is the country you really live in:

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[Chris_Davis]

I love the heading on the webpage "News You Won't Find on CNN." Yeah, it's not news and not accurate enough for even CNN. Anyone can find a handful of quotes disparaging to any country and claim that country sucks. It's still known worldwide as the American Dream, not the EU's (I wonder how much they borrow a day? OK, they borrow about the same, as the US and EU debt to GDP is around 63% for both).