Thread:Eoros/@comment-31907131-20170424004458/@comment-28794147-20170425230609

Okay, before I go on, let me just say that I realized this argument is largely pointless: I don't think everyone agrees on what makes a country "good".

Anyway, that aside, let's go.

Our election system is great, if you look at it. You see, republics decided by popular vote are often subject to mob rule. Now, we can have these problems in America, but to a lesser extent because of the Electoral College. You see, it was designed so that people who lived in populous areas would have their say lessened so that rural folks could get a say as well. Since the majority of Americans live in big cities or populous states like California, they'd decide every election every time if we didn't have the Electoral College. But at the same time, larger states get a say, because they get more electoral college votes, represenative of their population. You see, America is sort of like a more formal confederacy: hence the name United '''States. '''The states are not merely provinces: we are unified states. Granted, it's definitely more unified than a confederacy.

We could argue for hours about capitalism vs. socialism, but here in America, it is true that anyone can become rich if they're disciplined and play by the rules.

We are hesitant to fight war, prefering peace, but we always put down the tyrant. And during war, we don't play dirty. We help our enemies after they are crushed, putting in a democracy in its place. We fight for freedom everywhere.

As I said, no one agrees on what makes a country good, sort of like leaders: not everyone agrees on certain traits a leader ought to have. But these are the reasons I believe America is great.

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