"we still know that we are the freest citizens of any country on Earth."

Really? By what measure?

Feels pretty free where I am. Have you lived here as well? Or just read media and travel reports?

Not that I want a Freedom Swinging contest.

Seriously though, who would know who is freest?

Maybe "amongst the freest"?

The problem with leading with such a definitive and unsubstantiated statement, is that it invites doubt into my mind about the credibility of what is to follow.

But maybe that's a good thing.