Thank you! History is always important.
And yea, USA is in no way the best country there ever been. I understand people usually are attached to where they grew up and nothing wrong with that! But other countries exist as well and we get by too. The difference is many of us don't understand patriotism, we know why we like where we live... we are used to it! Also we don't seem to be so embarrassed by our history. Ashamed maybe, but not embarrassed, we accept looking into it. My country too has done many weird and crappy things in the past. But we don't glorify the past.... some even try to learn from it.
I'm just a person, not better not worse, for not being an American.