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[quote=FruminousBandersnatch][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]Most European countries have managed to maintain democracy. I don't think we are more free than they are.  
 
 
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Really?  You'd be mistaken.[/quote]

What's this based on, other than just your gut feeling?  I'd lay odds I'd be far more free in the Netherlands, England, Denmark, Finland, Sweden, Switzerland, possibly even Germany.  What freedoms would you lose there?  Just the gun thing, right?  Lord knows my reproductive freedom would increase. And a lower chance of being killed and a better education for my kids.  [/quote]

Then why do you choose to live here? My guess is because you have more freedom here thanks to our Constitution than any of these other democracies. [/quote]

Not the PP, but the decision not to emigrate wouldn't have anything to do with the economic and logistical issues associated with emigrating, the cultural issues associated with emigrating, the distance from friends and family, the need to find a new job, the need to learn a new language, etc., etc.

There are a lot of wonderful things about living in the US, but it's ok to say that there are aspects of living in other places that would be better.

Overall, the US is a great country and a great place to live, but we do have issues in some areas when compared to other developed nations. Health care outcomes, for example, are a place where we pay a lot more and get a lot less than other countries. Education is another place where what we have is good, but not as good as it could be. Social safety net and benefits - better elsewhere.

That doesn't mean that I want to emigrate, but I am capable of looking at our own society and culture without the rose colored glasses of American Exceptionalism.

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