Quote Originally Posted by Oneironaut
How do you know the USA respects people's rights more than Sweden or Belgium or Japan or Canada? If you're comparing the US to some place like Saudi Arabia or North Korea, I'd have to agree with you, but you haven't convinced me that every other place on the globe respects people's rights less than we do. I haven't seen one international study of human rights or political freedom that places the US at the top of the list internationally. And I've actually bothered to look at this stuff.
Only liberty can make the social revolution effective and wholesome. It alone can pave the way to greater heights and prepare a society where well-being and joy shall be the heritage of all. The day will dawn when man shall for the first time have full opportunity to grow and expand in the free and generous sunshine of Anarchy. â??Alexander Berkman


The fact that Berkman came to the U.S.(not Belguim, Japan...) should answer your question.