The US isn't a paradise, but we do have a system of law that is reasonably just and at least makes an effort to respect the rights of its citizens. As the US h

The US isn't a paradise, but we do have a system of law that is reasonably just and at least makes an effort to respect the rights of its citizens. As the US has transitioned to an imperial power, some rather obvious warts have developed, but the democratic republican (lowercase is intentional) tradition persists. Human society has shifted dramatically since industrialization, and we haven't perfected the system since then. The US and other Western nations aren't the ideal, but I think we're closer to it than the Soviets were or would have been.