So you came from Australia with an axe to grind about how awful the US is. I don't understand why you bothered. You can go back. Have a nice life.
If two countries have a problem then the problem isn't worth fixing?! I've never understood this retort. This is the USA, we're supposed to be crazy about freedom not "eh, we're slightly better than the competition for now so let's take a nap and see where we wind up in 10 years."
I was in love with the passion of the American people for civil rights. I visited in 2004 and read Archibald Cox "The Role of the Supreme Court in American Government" and "Freedom of Expression" in the Boston Public Library after some college student left it on a table, and then went and annoyed other Australians about it for years.
I came here because I wanted to create a better life (the same as any other immigrant), not because I had any axes to grind. Can you blame me for being disillusioned? Again, not cool.
I would have thought Australia was at least as free and as prosperous as the US plus better healthcare.
Are you sre you didn't just make the mistake a lot of holidaymakers do? That is, viewing your vacation destination through rose coloured glasses?
If you want me to justify my reasons for moving here, fine. Australia was starting to slide into a quiet recession(link below), and I was having serious issues with some of the decisions the government was making.
That and I had always been fascinated by the "American dream". We saw it in movies and theatre growing up and I wanted to check it out for myself. Is that so culpable?
http://www.news.com.au/business/worklife/brace-for-a-white-c...
In Canada, there is less isolation/insulation. I've stated for many years now that I'd refused to move to the US until their country is fixed. Which is a damn shame, because there is so much cool, interesting shit happening.