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The US is the richest only on average, and not the safest by an stretch of the imagination.


Which civilization in history was safer? Tell me you criterion of safety and your example, let's see if I need to be corrected.


> Which civilization in history was safer?

"Safer" in what respects? Personal safety?

The US is 94/230 for countries with highest intentional murders per capita.[0] St. Louis and Baltimore rank 9 and 11 as highest murders per capita by cities across the entire world.[1] US ranks 14/116 with the highest rapes per capita.[2]

There are plenty of governments and societies safer than the US with regards to personal safety.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_intention... [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cities_by_murder_rate [2] https://www.nationmaster.com/country-info/stats/Crime/Violen...

> Tell me you criterion of safety and your example, let's see if I need to be corrected.

You are aware you're the one who made the argument that the US is the "most safe civilization ever existed on the face of the planet", and you are not specifying what the criteria you used to evaluate that?




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