[mikeash]

How do you argue for that? Life here is largely fine, but it's tough to support that because "fine" encompasses everything. There isn't much you can do besides shoot down all the incorrect statements about how it's not fine.

Most people here live decent lives, make decent money, live in decent dwellings, don't experience significant quantities of crime, etc.

Yes, there are many problems with the USA at the moment. But that does not mean that life here is somehow terrible for everyone, or even most people.