Do most Americans appreciate their freedom?

[ChefPapiChulo]

Do they?

[Anonymous]

I doubt it. I know I do. A lot of Americans say this is the worst country ever. But most of them have never been outside of the US. Yet there’s thousands of people risking their lives everyday to come here. A lot of Americans are spoiled. They complain the system is rigged against them, can’t get ahead in life. But yet you have foreigners come here all the time earning Master’s degrees. I have been to a lot of places on my own as well as the military. I’m happy here. After all the things I’ve been through, seen. Sure America isn’t perfect but damn a lot of other countries are far more worse. Guarantee if you pulled up some buses, told everyone who thinks America sucks to get onboard so we can take you to another country to swap you out. No one would get on. A lot of women included who complain about this “patriarchy,” they’re definitely not getting on that bus to the airport to the Middle East. Like no you get on so you can go fight for equality for these women who are oppressed in these other countries.

[strateguy632]

i have never ever appreciated. i bothered to ask in school 'explain what exactly is bad about slavery' but nobody said 'treating a human like a work animal is bad'. nobody!

they said vague bs like 'you would not like: if someone else made YOU work or told YOU what to do all the time' moron teacher! that WAS my life!

i was a nerd but did not WANT school. i was forced to go to school. forced to work there and homework! forced 'bed time' everything i did was controlled by parents and teachers! and i was forced to do school work and chores. was that slavery? what is this freedom i am supposed to have?

finally in high school a teacher explained freedom: to safely criticize government! protected speech.

to not be like russia (that was back before 1991)

to not be like muslim country!

[CupcakeTheDestroyer]

They do, critiquing the way their leadership is miserable doesn’t mean they don’t appreciate the power of voting in a democratic republic.

[Dargil]

Some of us do. Less among the younger generations. They are more entitled.

[Dargil]

And think they can have more safety and privilege without sacrificing liberty. They will end up with neither.