This was part of a post I wrote about America a while back:
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
The United States has [b]less than 5%[/b] of the world's population and yet accounts for:
25% of UN Peacekeeping costs
30% of the Pan American Health Organization budget
25% of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization costs
14% of UNESCO budget
25% of the UN World Meteorological Organization funding
13% of WHO operating budget
20% of the World Bank Group funding
30% of the World Food Program
25% of the United Nations total budget
28% of the entire world's GDP
We are the world's policemen, breadbasket, grocery store, soup kitchen, free clinic, homeless/immigrant shelter and technological catalyst.
We have the best biomedical research facilities, the best health-care centers and the finest Universities in the world.
We have the best-trained doctors, the brightest scientists, most Nobel Prize winners and are the world's leader all aspects of science and technology.
We are spearheading the development of new vaccines and antibiotics that will be given to the rest of the world.
We are the last bastion of true Freedom and Liberty and Individualism left in the world.
People risk their lives EVERY DAY to cross our border for the greatness that too many of us take for granted.
Nowhere else can you have as much freedom to express your views, worship your God, earn as much as your abilities allow, own what you want and defend what you have more than in the United States of America.
When a nation like Kuwait is invaded, the US leads the defense.
When Bosnia erupts in chaos, the US leads the peace-enforcers.
When Africa is repeatedly plagued by disease, the US funds and supplies the majority of medical care.
When Israel and Palestinians are killing each other, the US is looked to by the world to broker a peace agreement.
To see the utter disregard for our achievements and our well-earned position of leadership and responsibility in the world and instead see the constant and growing disdain and hatred around the world and within our own people for America just turns my stomach to no end.
We should NOT be persecuted or blamed for using more resources and having more wealth than the rest of the world. WE EARNED IT!!
WE DESERVE the richness we have and we have NOTHING to feel guilty or ashamed for.
[b]Yes. The United States Of America IS the greatest nation that ever was and ever will be.[/b]
[marines]