You have to look at press freedom ranking.I love the way British Media holds up the mirror and "roasts" American government. I wish we still had that kind of irreverence here. Even though we're a somewhat more-free country, Americans have become wussies in this respect. And not only is "woke culture" increasing this tendency, but worse yet, America is exporting "woke culture" to the rest of the world!
I do believe in American exceptionalism, however, sometimes I'm not sure if it's America's goal to save the world, or destroy it. We seem to have trouble figuring out our role. The non-comforting realization is that if it's the latter, China will probably beat us to it.
The US is ranked only 45th, UK is 35th.
World Press Freedom Index - Wikipedia
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