Why the USA is a disgrace

[God of Mr. Hanky]

You wouldn't want to be less bad when the baddest bully is looking at you.

Weirdly enough, fighting said bully doesn't mean you punch his toddler brother in the face.

Sadly enough, it comes down to doing whatever it takes to not be taken yourself, and survive. Having the good sense and the restraint to do no worse than you must is what would have made the US better (we sure didn't need to use Oppenheimer's bombs against the Japanese, who we had already thoroughly defeated).