Marking this Day

[Nic Name]

Freedom, Democracy, and, yes, even capitalism are not just something that America coincidentally happens to have, they are the REASON that America is the best country in the world.

So, are we marking this day with jingoism?

Of all the free democratic countries in the world, is the United States more free or more democratic? Freedom and democracy weren't invented in America, by the way.

If the United States of America is the best country in the world, and there are many who sincerely believe it is, there must be something else that distinguishes it from other free democracies in the world than freedom, democracy and, yes, even capitalism.