Quote: MisterJLA said: I do think America is the greatest and most important country in world, because we have done more to advance the cause of freedom more than any other country in the world. We did this through military, economic, and political means. We do the best job of providing opportunities for individuals to succeed, and that's the reason why people from all over the world fight to be here.
I think it was the Glorious Revolution in England in the late 1680's that really advanced the cause of freedom. The king and queen chose to turn the British crown into a Constitutional Monarchy. There's this idea that the founding fathers rebelled against some horrible tyrants, but it really had more to do with taxes and economy than anything else. Also, the American government fucked over the Indians pretty good. Sure, it was started by Europeon powers, but the first 100 years after the Declaration of Independence was spent on aquiring what was left of the Indian land on this continent. Also, the US was one of the last big holdouts towards slavery (which ended due to a shifting economy base and abolitionist protestors). Also, the US didn't enter the WWs out of nobility. We entered out of vengeance for attacks that declassified information shows our own government allowed to happen. Also, the US fucked over Iran in the 1950's (which layed the seeds for the anti-sentiment there today), helped build up Saddam, and pretty much started Al queda. Meanwhile our "War on Terror" and "Enduring Freedom" has ignored Africa and countries with REAL WMDs.
