U.S. Independence Day is a ...

What? Did you even watch the movie? The scenes of destruction were focused on New York and Washington (and Houston). The only time I remember seeing foreigners in that movie was at the end, when everyone in the world worked together to defeat the aliens using the method the guy they kidnapped came up with.

I am no defender of 'Merica or governments in general, but your interpretation of that movie is nothing but idiotic counterfactual nonsense. If you want to write a soliloquy on the evils of America, feel free, but try using fact rather than trying to force such an interpretation though the lens of a 20 year old film.

On the other hand, if you want to review the film, Jay Sherman already gave the definitive one: "It stinks!"

America was only a true beacon between the end of reconstruction and 1913. Since that time, the beacon has gotten steadily duller until now it shines with a negative light that consumes freedoms around the world.

This is the curse of central banking. It provides the appearance of unlimited money with which politicians get to buy votes in ways they never before dreamed of. Central bankers, who always fund both sides of all wars, at the expense of the people. Without them, we would still be free. Without them, we could once again become free. Without them, governments can't grow to much more than 10% of GDP, versus the nearly 50% monster we have today.