> some people like to whine

When I say our for-profit healthcare system is cruel, expensive and ineffective overall, am I whining?

When I say it sucks that we spend $1T on "defense" while raising taxes on working class people, is that whining?

Those things make people less happy.

Is your diagnosis the people are whining and that's why the US isn't at the top of the rankings like Denmark is? Do Danes just whine less?

I want to share one of my favorite quotes which is apt:

“I love America more than any other country in the world and, exactly for this reason, I insist on the right to criticize her perpetually.” -- James Baldwin