well, bc no country is cool just per se...each has its problems and great things. what does powerful mean anyway? USA was powerful and still easy to hit on 9/11 unfortunately...so thinking in leages doesn't get us anywhere, I find.
and, sorry greg, but -I- am living here for many years now. we can pretty much say whatever we want here. I'll give you that the topic Jews or Hitler might be a lil picky in public. but everyone cracks jokes about it in private and I find thats a great way to deal with it.
Books, politicians, etc.