I thought Americans were paranoid about freedom. Australia proved me wrong

I thought Americans were paranoid about freedom. Australia proved me wrong

Growing up in Australia, I never fully understood why Americans fought so fiercely for their rights. I knew, in theory, that rights mattered. But America’s arguments over the First Amendment, the Second Amendment, and other constitutional freedoms often seemed excessive. It took living in Australia, watching how quickly a government can move when rights are treated as privileges, to understand why Americans are right to be so protective of their…