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> allow access to more countries than any other passport

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henley_Passport_Index differs: looks like an IT passport currently beats a US (albeit not significantly) for visa-free travel.

[weatherlite]

Well the Netherlands really wants to attract Americans it seems to me https://expatlaw.nl/dutch-american-friendship-treaty. The treaty is one directional as far as I know (Dutch people who want to do the same in the U.S will find brutal requirements).

So yes there is a lot of strength in having an American passport...

[greggarious]

When you can’t save up the 5K due to harassment from Nazis that treaty isn’t super useful

[tlb]

That's an index of how many countries don't require a visa. But you might someday care much more about how hard your embassy will work to rescue you if you get kidnapped or falsely arrested in a less rule-of-law-oriented country. A US passport really comes in handy in an emergency.

[greggarious]

No, it doesn’t. It’s not helpful in an emergency stateside either, most of the people who’ve helped me since 2016 are European or Canadian

[greggarious]

cuba might be an option but i've heard they don't have good internet