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So much that millions of people risk their lives or leave their families to come to this country. By this objective metric, it's literally the best country in t

So much that millions of people risk their lives or leave their families to come to this country. By this objective metric, it's literally the best country in the world's history. Is there another country that comes close?

hvb2 5mo ago
Migration isn't a US problem. Europe has it too. So as a country probably not, but that's also because the US is big and has a large land border to the south.
- yamillove 5mo ago
  Immigration in Europe is different. Your immigration influx is not really the kind of force that will help push countries up. If anything, it is a drag. Of course I am generalizing highly, but for the most part you are bringing a new civilization that does not want to become European or help contribute to your growth. Some of your immigrants want to make you change your religion! In fairness the same has happened in the US recently.
ndr42 5mo ago
The reason someone has to risk his life to get to the US could be because the US is the greatest country, at the same time you could also consider the influence that the US in its history has had on other countries so that the life of the people are miserable there. (e.g. backing and installing dictatorships[1], contributing massively to climate change, ...) [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_dictatorship_of_Chile https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_dictatorship_of_Chile
khriss 5mo ago
If you read my comment, I asked if Americans are happier than people in developed countries. How many million Europeans, Canadians or Australians are risking their lives to come to the US? Sure, if you're from say, Haiti, even the US will look very attractive, but the bar is pretty low there, wouldn't you say?
manmal 5mo ago
People drown in the Mediterranean every day, to live in Germany or the UK.
- yamillove 5mo ago
  If those people had a choice of a free plane ticket to Germany, UK, or US, which proportion do you think each country would get?
deterministic 5mo ago
Millions of people risk their lives to move to Europe and Australia.

hvb2 5mo ago

Migration isn't a US problem. Europe has it too. So as a country probably not, but that's also because the US is big and has a large land border to the south.

yamillove 5mo ago
Immigration in Europe is different. Your immigration influx is not really the kind of force that will help push countries up. If anything, it is a drag. Of course I am generalizing highly, but for the most part you are bringing a new civilization that does not want to become European or help contribute to your growth. Some of your immigrants want to make you change your religion! In fairness the same has happened in the US recently.

ndr42 5mo ago

The reason someone has to risk his life to get to the US could be because the US is the greatest country, at the same time you could also consider the influence that the US in its history has had on other countries so that the life of the people are miserable there. (e.g. backing and installing dictatorships[1], contributing massively to climate change, ...) [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_dictatorship_of_Chile https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_dictatorship_of_Chile

khriss 5mo ago

If you read my comment, I asked if Americans are happier than people in developed countries. How many million Europeans, Canadians or Australians are risking their lives to come to the US? Sure, if you're from say, Haiti, even the US will look very attractive, but the bar is pretty low there, wouldn't you say?

manmal 5mo ago

People drown in the Mediterranean every day, to live in Germany or the UK.

yamillove 5mo ago
If those people had a choice of a free plane ticket to Germany, UK, or US, which proportion do you think each country would get?

deterministic 5mo ago

Millions of people risk their lives to move to Europe and Australia.