alt Hacker NewsYou mean state, not nation.
Anyway the part that makes the us unique is pretending to be ethical, which makes a farce of the entire concept of ethics. Admitting the entire concept of america is based on justification via violence would be a massive step forward
Why do you think the US and it's empire pretending to have the moral high ground is "unique"?
Great Britain at the height of her power was insistent that they were "Civilizing" people they oppressed, and Rome did much the same.