I have often wondered why a country like USA still continues to have lots of freedom compared to many other democracies, couple that with the fact that USA is p

I have often wondered why a country like USA still continues to have lots of freedom compared to many other democracies, couple that with the fact that USA is probably one of the oldest and largest democracy with extreme diversity. No doubt that USA seems to become more and more of a police state but this process is very different from a country like India. In case of a country like India, there is a huge mistrust between individuals/private parties which leads to more demands for government intervention and policing despite the fact that government is known to be corrupt. [1] In case of US I think it is more of a top down. I still see that fair amount of trust between private individuals in US which keeps the "small government" voices loud enough despite all the attempts from government. This is something that Americans must protect. This trust will get destroyed as the government adopts more and more "steal from peter and give it to paul" approach. [1] http://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/politics-in-its-place/ http://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/politics-in...