Are We Ugly Americans?

I think our government has taken steps to ensure that our country as a political entity is "ugly," and it is true that Americans (generally speaking) , as the largest consumer culture and one of the wealthiest nations in the world, can be a little obnoxious with it's "me me me" attitude. Particularly those with enough wealth to travel frequently. I know, as a relative "have not" that sometimes wealth can just be damned ostentatious, and I think we display that to a degree. But primarily it is out money/oil/power hungry government that is truly ugly. Killing for oil? Ugly. Promising to sign the Kyoto accord and then changing our mind? Ugly. Unilaterally attacking other countries for lies, torturing, secret prisons... Oh yeah. Ugly. Any wrong is ugly, but we have more potential for "evildoin'" because we have more power and influence to misuse globally.