Is America Great?

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Is the United States of America (aka America) the greatest nation in the world and will she fall? I talked about this a little in my last post. Now I would like to give my opinion on this. As an American I grew up being told that we were the greatest nation in the world, and I believed it. I served my country in the Marine Corps because I believed it. We are the good guys doing good things all over the world, how could we not be the greatest. We are told all the time how great we are and as a kid you don’t really question it and some adults don’t question it. I mean look at all the people that come to America, they must be coming here for a reason, right? Military power: Rank #1 with the size, funding and advanced technology it is pretty universal that America is a superpower when it comes to its military. Education: Depending on the source you will find America somewhere between 3-8th place in the world. Economy: When it comes to a stable or growing economy, America is not even in the top 10. We could go on but believe me the USA is not at the top of many of those type lists. Besides, is this really what makes a nation great really? What about things like Freedom, Justice, Quality of life, to mention a few. Is that what makes a nation great? The USA ranked 15th in the Human Freedom Index in 2019. New Zealand took 1st. The USA ranked 18th in Justice according to the World Justice Project in 2016. Denmark took 1st. The USA ranked 15th in Quality of life according to Newsweek in 2019. Canada took 1st. Are these the things that make America great? Although, I know many people across the globe hate America and American’s there are many that flock here every year. Maybe it is the fact that when other countries get invaded, we are there for support, when there is a natural disaster, we are there for support. Even when countries have attacked us, after the long battle we supported them and helped them rebuild. Maybe we are not the greatest in many ways, maybe we need to improve in many ways, but I am proud to be an American. I am proud of many things my country has done and I hope we do better in the future. Will she fall? Many great nations (empires) have, so I guess only time will tell. I fear that the path that we are on here in 2020, yes we will.