Leading in economic wealth, military assets, and soft power but still not a superpower to some?

[u/GoldenStitch2]

[u/Mountain_Frog_]

Why do these idiots always insist that America is a continent? America is NOT a continent. The Americas is a set of continents which includes North America AND South America.

[u/jackaltakeswhiskey → u/Mountain_Frog_]

The word "continent" is ill-defined at best and tends to have more to do with politics than anything geographical anyway.

[u/Mountain_Frog_ → u/jackaltakeswhiskey]

For the most part, yes, especially when it comes to the Eurasian continent, however North and South America are objectively not one content.

[u/jackaltakeswhiskey → u/Mountain_Frog_]

For the most part

No, always. If this wasn't the case, what you'd say the continents are wouldn't vary so wildly depending on what country you're from.