listen to Noam Chomsky kids

he was saying something, not a direct quote

but along the lines of the united states not being designed for extreme democracy, i.e. participation by all

I think he dropped Madison's name and alluded to the Senate

some language attributed to Madison (could be someone else) stating that only certain people (affluent, etc...code words for white and wealthy) should be able to vote

and the Senate was evidence of that

about 6:30 mark: https://www.youtube.com/watch?list=PLNAlnQ4hvLtTAJcIEcfvfHbMv2omP_rHC&v=mBZLnfKSa_k

but having only CAN and the UK to compare

yeah, we're not as free as we think we are

whenever I'm in CAN, I feel free (Vancouver mostly)

there's an absence of fear, and to some degree in the UK as well, that is truly freeing

the US will never be that in my lifetime.