On: I Quit Social Media for a Year

[hyperdunc]

The counterpoint to your second sentence is that most of the world would sacrifice much to migrate to the US.

[ascorbic → hyperdunc]

Most of the world is poor, and would like the chance to earn more money. That's nothing special about the US there. The same applies to most rich countries.

[c0nducktr → hyperdunc]

Fine: USA, #1 when compared to developing nations.

Got an answer to my first sentence?

[hyperdunc → c0nducktr]

One example - the US Constitution draws from Ancient Greece and Rome, and is a response to the oppression of European monarchies.

Louis XIV: "I am the state." US Constitution: "We the people...secure the Blessings of Liberty"

That's no cosmetic difference.

[ascorbic → hyperdunc]

Sure, that was a big deal in 1776. But there's nothing exceptional about being a liberal democracy today, and there are plenty of countries that are more free than the US.