Marty wrote:
Capt. JG wrote:


The US certainly isn't perfect... witness the current
administration... but, despite our shortcomings and the fact that
other countries do a host of things a lot better/smarter, I wouldn't
trade places with anyone from anywhere.

Indeed, most people living in prosperous, relatively free countries
would say exactly the same thing. My beef is chest beating Neanderthals
screaming "My country is the best!". There are a good many fine places
to live, each has its' merits and its' drawbacks.

And one of them has the most merits and the least drawbacks. Whether or
not that is the US, there is nothing wrong with having an opinion about
which one it is, even if it is one's own, especially when one is not
screaming.

There is also nothing wrong with defending one's own country from false
criticism. You should have more confidence and less self loathing. There
is nothing wrong with living in the best place on earth, really. You
don't have to feel guilty.

Stephen