Not being in the bubble makes it easier to see the absurdities of the US system.

Also, watching journalists go after Trump for the wrong reasons was quite an eye opener. Especially when the many valid reasons to go after Trump were often not pursued deeply enough. Same applies to Hillary.

And Obama. Just wow. Plenty of things Trump was attacked for promoting were in fact Obama-era initiatives. Journalism in the US is fundamentally broken. They aren't holding power to account.

I don't think its any better elsewhere. Was it ever? Its possible. Its just more obvious when you look outside your own patch.