More free than the majority of other countries.<p>Oh sure, the level of rational discourse has certainly fallen off and most news outlets are now heavily slanted to one party or the other - but the mere idea of <i>having</i> the ability to raise your voice is something that is rare in this world.<p>Even the countries that people always point to (Scandinavia, Europe) have their own issues which are not dissimilar from those in the US.<p>It&#x27;s like when you have a job and you complain how horrible the place is you work at because of a,b,c and d. So you leave and go to another big company because they don&#x27;t have a,b,c and d problems. Within two months, you suddenly realize that now this company has <i>other</i> issues and drive you nuts because if f,g,h and i problems.<p>You want an &quot;actual free society&quot; go live on an island, and be a government of one. That&#x27;s the only way you&#x27;ll have the utopian vision I&#x27;m sure you&#x27;re thinking about.