I accept your specific points. Discrimination is a complex subject but it's not as simple as Japan= Bad, US = Good either, which was my theme

The scientific community is being marginalized in the US right now.

I'm not sure it's usually, but there are lots of cases. Just demonstrates the shortsightedness of excluding those who don't fit the stereotype. It's why the UK punched so far above its weight.

Apparently the solution is tariffs. 50% on everything imported from the US. Canadians can pay the tax or source from true allies elsewhere, like the UK, Australia, or even Europe.

It was, but no healthcare really set it back, poor employment conditions don't help either. Taken a massive step backwards recently with the erosion of personal liberty under Trump.

So what's different in the US? Less paid holiday than any country in Europe, can be fired on a whim, women still paid less than men,...