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> The country with the greatest personal liberty, currently probably the US, is consistently a place that people would choose to live if they had a choice You
by antris 8y ago
> The country with the greatest personal liberty, currently probably the US, is consistently a place that people would choose to live if they had a choice
You haven't been around the world very much, have you? I wouldn't say that many people in the Nordic countries, for example, would choose to move to the US. If they do, liberty is certainly not among the reasons why.
- roenxi 8y agoIf I'm strictly honest, I'd choose Switzerland. But there is not really any evidence that the models of countries that small can scale to any meaningful number of people; which is the same problem the Nordics have. The geography of economics doesn't really work in a linear way. At the 100M+ people America stands out. Even if you want to make the argument that the US is coming 2nd to the EU or 3rd to someone else; it doesn't really alter the core point here. People prefer liberty; they aren't going to move to, say, China despite the fact that China is developing a more sophisticated surveillance network that will be used to fight crime.
- antris 8y agoPlease note that my point wasn't about making a pissing contest on which country is the best or whether the US should adopt anything from any other country. I was simply replying to the claim that America is the beacon of liberty that everyone wants to go move to. That's a bit ridiculous statement to a bunch of people around the world.
- geggam 8y agoI have visted a few countries. In the US you have the potential to make more money but you damn sure arent more free. Even Mexico has more freedoms
- tomschlick 8y ago> Even Mexico has more freedoms Citation needed.
- geggam 8y agopersonal experiences when driving 4 wheelers around drinking beer and other things. weed is legal nationwide so is prostitution is that enough ?