Originally Posted by couchgrouch
the US didn't almost wipe out an entire race of people. The reason for saying it's the best isn't boasting or empty patriotism, it's to counter absurd(with all due respect) claims like that one. Any institution comprised of humans will have major flaws, that's where the "best" comes in.


There are very, very few modern equivalents to the leader of the Confederacy, if any. Please. "Traces" of a sentiment are meaningless in a nation of 330, 000, 000. You might as well accuse the US of having traces of thievery. It's not perfect, but it's the best.


I actually wrote a reply to this but deleted it before posting because life is too short to get into this kind of absurd argument and risk causing offense.

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