Uh, no. People in England get a good run-down of the American revolution, at least according to my English friends. Our government doesnt actively going around imprisoning people, yeah, but you make it sound like the US is the only reasonable country out there. Its not. Lots of other countries have equal, if not better systems of education, healthcare, civil service...
And as for being encouraged to bad mouth our own government...? Where do you have proof of this happening in our country, and more importantly, where is the proof that ALL OTHER NATIONS actively pursue limiting free speech? Where?