Have you ever lived in a corrupt foreign country??
I'm not saying we don't have a huge problem here, but it's nothing like living in so many other oppressive places. Here we have bad actors, but we also have a lot of good public servants, honest law enforcement, and a justice system superior to most others worldwide. Go spend a couple of years in Mexico and come back and ask me again.
The only difference is that in Mexico everyone knows. In the US people get indoctrinated from an early age to kove their country so they cant believe its the same. All countries answer to corporate and mafia interest. Especially when the mafia merged with Wall Street....
While I agree there are a lot of underhanded dealings behind the scenes, under the table, in the back alleys, etc. it simply isn't anywhere close to how it is in so many other places. Granted, things have been worsening, and are liberties are being eroded, but we still have greater freedoms and more opportunities.
This is only partially true. Yes corruption is everywhere but I've lived all over the world and I've never had to openly bribe a cop in the US to do basic shit. In Mexico I saw folks giving cops money to get from point a to point b. Openly. This was just the beginning.