[Beijinger]

Well, Germany has no idea about free speech and freedom. They only know the moral high ground, and they see their citizen as property that must be controlled and can't be trusted.

In the US it is otherwise around. The founding fathers thought, that the government can't be trusted. The result is that the US Constitution is 250 years old and Germany has one failed state after another. Also, the current German state will fail. Likely within the next 10 years.

[foxtacles]

Unfortunately I have to agree with this take. This plus the anti-innovation and risk-averse culture is what drove me out of the country. Living in the United States now and enjoying the environment much more.

(source: born and raised in Germany, lived there for 30 years)

[V__]

That really is not a good takeaway.

Regarding free speech: How many arrests happen in the U.S. at town halls, school assemblies etc. because someone says something the board or mayor doesn't like? How often do police officers arrest people for filming them and so on? The courts typically side with you, however let's not pretend there aren't any consequences. Be it jail or police brutality.

Regarding the U.S. constitution: It is worthless. If the president can ignore it without consequence and the supreme court and congress doesn't care, what is the point?

It may very well be that the state might fail, but let's be honest not before the U.S. will.

[Beijinger]

Well, we had German Empire, Weimar Republic, 3rd Reich, BRD and DDR and now "Germany", I consider it a new state after the reunification. It will likely implode in the next 10 years.

The US Constitution still stands, after 250 years....