Yes shame on us. The most prosperous and powerful nation in the history of the world. We're obviously doing something wrong. lol

Well, some of your citizens are :

:eek:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._prison

don't do the crime if you can't do the time. (you know how us American's love our cliches ;) )

You know what's funny about that, it turns out, the counties with the highest prison populations, also have the lowest crime in America.

Funny how that works out. Putting criminals in prison reduces crime, who would have thought? lol

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crime_in_the_United_States

:eek:

now break those statistics down by race, and it gets even more disturbing. :(

Stop the black on black crime!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crime_i...raphy_of_crime

I'll guess that the "stark difference" is between 'rich white' and 'poor black' .....

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._prison

Enjoy it while it lasts. It won't be long before you guys are licking China's arse. Oh wait, you already are. :joker:

Britain ruled over one quarter of the earth's dry land for 200 years under the world's wealthiest empire and created the legal systems of countless countries from the South Pacific, to sub-saharan Africa which still stand today. Compared to that, your legacy will pale into insignificance in a matter of decades.

Most powerful nation in the history of the world? I think not, you're not even close

http://vivian-folkenflik.org/VRF%20S...mpire_1897.jpg

Rule Britannia ..... :thumbs:

it's a fact. google it.

hmmmm, the biggest red spots on that map seem to be Canada (mostly frigid uninhabitable tundra) and Australia (mostly arid uninhabitable desert).

Not impressed.

So the USA is more powerful than the Roman Empire was is it? Or the British Empire?

It may be the most powerful country at the moment - though not for much longer - but not of all time, nowhere near

i love that show

http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/content/..._3_396x222.jpg

:hugesmile:

umm, yes, do you honestly believe the Roman army with it's catapults and 2 ton suits of armor could compare to the USA and it's army of 500 arial Predator drones. The USA could defeat Rome without even leaving the North American continent.

...and the British empire? we could destroy the entire colonial british navy with just 2 nuclear subs.

Get real.

Name a historical power that was more powerful than the current US military. You can't.

I havn't even had to mention atomic weapons yet. lol

Oh Christ, you are not more powerful because you have improved technology, of course weapons have become more devastating over time, that's inevitable, but that's not the point. It's an argument that is completely flawed.

Power is a very loose term, but it's generally taken to mean the extent of a countrys influence over the world. With Britain controlling a quarter of the world and leaving a huge imprint on history, they were a far more powerful influence in the world than todays USA is. I could go on but it would just be pointless considering your just being motivated by your blind patriotism here

okay, now i'm confused.

i thought we were talking about the most powerful country in the history of the world...

what are you talking about?

you've lost me.

I think this member just shows you all why I'm not America's biggest fan.
Up their own arses to be frank.


I'm going to talk to myself just like Tina Malone did back in CBB6:

Down Blow, Don't Kick Off.. 'Cause if you do, You'll kick off more than anybody else, Okay, Keep quiet and Shut your mouth! Okay, I will.

Yes we are, and that is not measured simply by how devastating your weaponry is. Just because the British Empire did not have the techonology to produce a nuke doesnt suddenly mean the US holds more power than they ever did.

I'
m sorry but yur just wrong. I know britain likes to claim America's success for it's own, but America is successful DESPITE Britain, not because of it. Are the other british colonies as successful as USA? why isn't canada or australia the post prosperous and powerful country on earth? America's very first enemy was Britain, we fought against you, and rebelled against you, we have made ourselves on our own terms, Britain gets no credit for it.

Britain also likes to claim some responsibility for English being the global language, sorry, that's cause of the USA. USA is the biggest economy in the world, that's why english is the global language, not cause of Britain. If you want to have an international business you learn english so you can talk to American companies.

Stop tryna steal credit for America's accomplishments plz.

Yes, actually it does mean that. It means that we are more powerful than you ever were.

What are you talking about? I never said we were to thank for your success.

No. You. Are. Not.

Look at the huge imprint Britain left on the world, look at your justice system, your parliamentery system etc. Britain's Army wasnt the biggest, it wasnt especially necessary and was seen as somewhat "Unbritish" to have a huge Army, but it was a highly skilled one. And in spite of that Britain's had complete Naval dominance, no other country came close to achieveing a navy on the same scale with perhaps the exception of Germany in the run up to WWI. Britain controlled a quarter of the world for God's sake and they were essentially unmatched economically and industrially.

To dismiss all of that because the US now has the capabilities to produce better weaponry is just ridiculous I'm afraid. By your logic any country in the world today is more powerful than the British Empire was. Stop being guided purely by your blind patriotism and look at something objectively for a change

Surpeise, surprise - they're red spots, too ..... :joker:

Yes, India especially was of huge economic importance

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Empire

By comparison, the USA is very small beer ..... :joker: