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I don't think that majority assumes that. Quite contrary, majority believes US falls back behind on almost everything (as it should be statistically).

• bruce511 3y ago
  You're right, if you include people living outside the US. To those outside its easy to see the flaws. But I belive the original snark, and explanation, wete referring to the majority of people living inside the US. From that perspective there's an implicit understanding that the US leads the way (in every field) and their approach to society is best (in all contexts.) This is of course evidenced by the number of people who desire to live there, and hence the immigration issues. (Immigration issues being a uniquely US phenomenon.)
  • lukas099 3y ago
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  • ninjanomnom 3y ago
    I'd wager the majority inside the US knows that it's behind in many fields but don't know exactly which ones. We learn to disregard people speaking blanket praise but don't learn enough about other countries from our media and schooling to argue against them. From the outside then this looks like most of our population thinks we're the best in every respect, but on the inside there's a very large and growing sentiment of dissatisfaction and pessimism.
  • deepsun 3y ago
    No, I mean exactly US residents. I live in US. I keep hearing stories how everything is better in Europe (they tend to cherry-pick good stories from different EU countries). The only areas where we get a consensus that US leads the way are probably gun rights and large pickup-trucks.