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Why do some people from United States still believe that their country is the greatest in the world? (lemmy.ml)

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[–] [email protected] 16 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_exceptionalism lists out lots of the historical reasons. Essentially: successful propaganda over several centuries. Also helped: winning the last big war, winning the cold war, being the source of most of the entertainment/art in the western world.

In some ways, several places in the US probably are among the best in the world. And some are probably the worst. It's a large place in many ways.