Is America the greatest country

[Whateverist]

I think the US is the greatest country. I don't think it's perfect by any means, but I think we are better off than any other overall.

..And I'm not even originally from America. I'm very grateful to be here.

But do we need a greatest country?  Are there some people whose welfare we needn't care about?  


There are certainly things I like about living here but at least part of that is familiarity.  These kinds of comparisons are odious at best.  One area I sure wish we'd aim to be less exceptional in is being the world's sheriff.  Instead of throwing our weight around I'd like to see us attempt to be a good world citizen, working for consensus and abiding by the will of at least those whose values we substantially share.