Here's why the U.S. owns the planet.

[randome]

24. 'Recognizing reality' does not equate to seeing American rule as a 'good thing'.

But, on balance, it does appear to have resulted in a more peaceful planet.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Ours-is-the-most-peaceful-time-in-history-Steven-Pinker/articleshow/11583435.cms

That claim may have seemed bizarre at first, but not once Pinker started listing one interesting statistic after another. He pointed out that death caused by violence as a percentage of all deaths has declined dramatically over the centuries. Tribal warfare was nine times as deadly as war and genocide in the 20th century. Similarly, the murder rate of medieval Europe was over 30 times what it is today. And there are more chances of Americans dying in a bathtub (one in 950,000) than in a terror attack (one in 3.5 million), according to a paper published by John Mueller and Mark Stewart.

[hr][font color="blue"][center]"There is a crack in everything. That's how the light gets in."
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