Check Your Privilege
If you ask me to name the one thing that makes the United States the most powerful and influential country in human history... I don't answer its military. Even though the U.S. defense budget is staggering. I don't answer its rule of law. Even though the U.S. ranks very high in the world . I don't answer its living standards. Even though the U.S. ranks in the top 5 in economic freedom. I don't answer its cultural inclination to dominate and conquer faraway lands , nor the facility (and most importantly, the willingness ) of its citizens to move within its borders in search for a better future. Laudable as that may be. Even if the % of movers has decreased since the 90's, close to 17MM people moved within the US in 2017 alone. That's almost the equivalent of the Netherlands, or Ecuador, or Senegal moving houses in 12 months 🤯 . I would not even answer its marvelous capacity to take in immigrants from all other the world for mor...