Let ' s keep his short , concise and sweet War on Iraq , Afghanistan in which Halliburton profited magnificently from . Resulting in ISIS that threatened the international safety of Europe and the deaths of thousands of refugees . Guantanamo Bay human right abuse and war crime Privacy invasion through NSA . Monetisation of the justice system that encourages the long term institutionalise of people from low income background . Prisoners made to work for terrible rates . Militarisation of the law enforcement . Institutional racism . Biggest emission of greenhouse gases per capita . Biggest energy consumption per capita . Failing infrastructure I went around Boston and I was appalled as a Civil Engineer Exploitations of third world countries for their resources by large corporations Nestle South Dakota TRUMP ! And US history . Jesus H Christ . TCM homeopathic medicine . Rhino horn that dentist or Trump ' s son . BUT here ' s the thing . Even with all the above crimes and failings , I still LOVE the country and its people , and take US with its merits and contributions to humanity in equal measures . You can say that China is the manufacturer of the world out of sheer greed but it HAS improved the living standard of low income people across the world . China HAD to go through this period of industrialisation otherwise it will still be a third world country . And like someone already pointed out , their pollution was mainly from making western products . And here ' s the thing which shocked me when I first heard it The Chinese are merely implementing the plan they had all along industrialise , lift millions out of poverty and into a better living standard , then invest into clean energy to fix the damage . Just like how Europe had a bloody hole in its ozone layer back in the 80 s or how they have reversed their environment through legislations . So no need to feel weirded out when good things happen . Instead , try and sympathise , and understand why some fellow humanbeings behave the way they do . edit spellings