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Honestly I can't tell if this is satirical or not
It's simply a fact for you to be aware of.
I have no idea where American self hate has come from in this last decade. As an Australian, the US constitution affords so many freedoms to citizens that we could only dream of here, particularly the right to free speech, expression, and association, and the fifth, which we don't have in this country. This has lead to numerous authoritarian laws being passed, such as mandatory and/or warrantless device and account seizures (including passwords), with jail time for noncompliance, the complete abolishment of privacy, nearly zero legal protections for homeowners who defend themselves from intruders, extremely strict road rules without the data to justify them, anti-association laws, some of the highest fines in the developed world (and we all know fines disproportionately affect lower income earners and are essentially code for "legal for rich people") and a lot more. Even our cost of living is immense.
America literally IS the most free place on the planet, and it seems people are unable to realize that with more freedom comes more danger and opposing ideas. I'd rather live in a more dangerous country if it meant being more in control of my own destiny, safety and ideas, than in the restrictive, authoritarian nanny state in the making that I currently do. Even the most staunchly progressive American would be astounded at the number of things they'd be unable to do if they moved to a country like Australia. It's safe, but safety at the expense of personal autonomy, protections and privacy is not a life worth living in my mind.
Personally? I'd be moving to the states in a heartbeat if I had the option. Life isn't that simple though.
Heres the thing, other countries sucking doesn't make the US not suck. Like yeah, it's shit other places, but it can also be shit here too. Identifying the problems with a place is the first step to making it better.