I also lived for a time in Germany and in Canada. I want to note that West != USA. These countries are not without their own problems but I see no need to pape

I also lived for a time in Germany and in Canada. I want to note that West != USA. These countries are not without their own problems but I see no need to paper over them. Rather, we can be honest about their faults and their positive qualities so we might learn to build a better society or inform others who may want to try living there.