[upinsmoke1980]

What if the truth is somewhere in the middle?

The US has enormous problems, there are many downsides to American life, especially if you're poor, black, or both, and there are many ways in which the US lags behind comparable Western countries.

There are also many fantastic things about the US and things it does very well compared to most if not all other countries, and a very large number of Americans live happy, prosperous lives as a result of what America has to offer. There are lots of good reasons why someone would want to migrate to the US. I'd love to migrate to the US, or at least live there for a few years, even though I know I wouldn't like certain things about it compared to Europe.

America is neither uniquely virtuous, nor uniquely evil.