Being happy to live somewhere does not imply patriotism. If you really think there isn't an above-average propaganda in American media compared to other developed countries, you have probably never been abroad for a longer time. It goes far, and deep. I once had an English teacher from America who, at the start of his first semester, was of the opinion American media is the most objective and neutral media in the world. At the end of the semester, he wasn't of this opinion any more. I find this very concerning, that even the supposedly educated people are not aware of this fact.
a lot of "smart" people know the media(on all sides) is biased as hell. It's only the "dumb" people who don't. Sadly, that's a large majority of Americans. I do tend to find most American sources to be slightly less biased on certain catagories than their EU counterparts, and vice versa, depending on the subject.
News is nothing more than a propaganda machine, regardless of the country.
