We could, but is it worth the effort? If you seriously believe that every other civilization in history pales in comparison to the great USA#1, you're just not going to be convinced otherwise by anything that someone on the Internet says. Those people are either "jealous" (that's for you foreigners) or an "apologist" (that's for fellow countrymen) and either way it all just comes down to "bashing America."
For me, part of being patriotic is being realistic about my great country. And I love America, make no mistake. I'm proud to be American and I'm proud of what my country has achieved in our short history. But to pretend my nation is somehow inherently better or "more unique" than any other actually takes away from that patriotism, that love for my country, because that's not a real country, that's a fictional ideal that doesn't exist. Having to put it on a pedestal and refusing to acknowledge our place in history (among other great nations, rather than above them) cheapens that devotion. How can you really love something if you can't accept it for what it truly is, warts and all?
For me, part of being patriotic is being realistic about my great country. And I love America, make no mistake. I'm proud to be American and I'm proud of what my country has achieved in our short history. But to pretend my nation is somehow inherently better or "more unique" than any other actually takes away from that patriotism, that love for my country, because that's not a real country, that's a fictional ideal that doesn't exist. Having to put it on a pedestal and refusing to acknowledge our place in history (among other great nations, rather than above them) cheapens that devotion. How can you really love something if you can't accept it for what it truly is, warts and all?