[amrocha]

I hope you see how sad that statement is. Kids in truly free places ride the train around the entire city by themselves.

[93po]

"Free" is probably the wrong word. They get to do that in places that have a strong social fabric. The diversity of America combined with a capitalism-induced culture of pitting people against each other makes that impossible in the US.

[amrocha]

I think free is the right word. A "strong social fabric" is necessary for a truly free place. The US is not very free.