2y ago

I never understood why Americans treat their Constitution like some holy book

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It is the best Constitution that has ever existed, based on the results of its framework creating the most prosperous and free country in the world. I'm glad we treat it as it should be, the final authority on the laws of the USA.
- the most prosperous and free country in the world
  lmao
  
  Laugh all you want, but my life is awesome in the USA. Go ahead and name any kind of freedom that Americans don't have while you're laughing there. I've asked this several times already and y'all have jack shit to say.
  
  I'm free from an unfair healthcare system, I'm free to get around how I choose safely and easily (which means I don't need to be tied to all the costs associated to car ownership to get around), I'm free to not worry about self defense because I live somewhere safe.
  
  As a progressive, I hate the predominant left's view of patriotism and love of country today. I like how Richard Rorty characterized it: "National pride is to countries what self-respect is to individuals, a necessary condition for self-improvement." These days it's strange how hard it is to be both leftist and have a love of country, and just because you love it doesn't mean your aren't critical. As James Baldwin said, "I love America more than any other country in the world and, exactly for this reason, I insist on the right to criticize her perpetually.”
  
  I have the freedom to get good healthcare at a price that I can afford in the USA. I've always had access to health care, even when I was poor enough to get behind on rent and living on rice. We have government subsidized health care in the USA available to the poor at county health departments and hospitals.
  I have the freedom to travel anywhere I want that roads lead to, with my paid-off cars that have very little cost of upkeep. I am not limited by the distance that my feet can take me or where public transportation can take me to.
  I'm free to not worry about self defense because I live in a safe area, and I also have the right to bear arms to prepare for self defense if my safety ever were in question.
  I'm pretty content with this status quo compared to any other option.
  
  You're lucky you don't have any issues with these.
  The US healthcare system causes issues for many. Here's one user describing the issues they had. The US also spends more per capita than any other OECD nation.
  Not everyone can drive, whether it be due to age, disability, or lack of resources. I can drive if I want to, but I also have a comprehensive public transport system available to me which means I don't need to, and it vastly reduces pedestrian deaths and air pollution.

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