Reno 911 star Michael Ian Black says he's considering fleeing US because of racism, cost of living and gun crime...despite once writing patriotic book called 'America, You Sexy B**ch'
- Writing in the Daily Beast, Chicago-born and New Jersey-raised Black, 52, paints a picture of America as 'a war machine sponsored by Ronald McDonald'
- Black says America is such a 'dysfunctional mess' that he doesn't believe the results of the 2024 election will make a difference either way
- It comes 12 years after he co-wrote a book called 'America, You Sexy B**ch' described as a 'love letter to freedom' with Meghan McCain
Reno 911 star Michael Ian Black has said he's considering leaving the US because it's plagued with rampant racism, a cost of living crisis and gun crime.
The 52-year-old actor's blistering evisceration of the states comes despite him once penning a patriotic book called 'America, You Sexy Bitch' in 2012.
Twelve years later, Black has written a piece in the Daily Beast admitting 'I’m not sure I ever understood America to begin with' while outlining the reasons why he believes the nation 'is letting so many of us down'.
Below an image of a sobbing eagle, Black paints a picture of America as 'a war machine sponsored by Ronald McDonald' whose infrastructure, education and health care services are crumbling.
The liberal Chicago-born and New Jersey-raised comedian says America is such a 'dysfunctional mess' that he's considering leaving regardless of whether Joe Biden or Donald Trump wins the November presidential election.
Reno 911 star Michael Ian Black has said he's considering leaving the US because it's plagued with rampant racism, the cost of living crisis and gun crime
The 52-year old actor's blistering evisceration of the states comes despite him once penning a patriotic book called 'America, You Sexy Bitch' in 2012
'Can any person reorient this hobbling and sclerotic nation in four years? In eight?' father-of-two Black questions.
'What can be done to reinvigorate/redefine our national identity? Must we have another goddamned world war for Americans to find purpose?'
The liberal Chicago-born and New Jersey-raised comedian says America is such a 'dysfunctional mess'
'Why are health care costs out of control?' Black continues later.
'Why are students starting their professional lives saddled with a hundred thousand dollars or more in student loan debt? Why can’t families survive on a single income? Why doesn’t the nation offer daycare for working mothers?
'Why are educational outcomes in this country so bad for so many people? Why do minorities die at a higher rate than the majority population?
'Why does the richest nation in the world have falling life expectancy while other nations are seeing their citizens live longer lives?'
Black says that JFK 'got it wrong' when he famously declared: 'Ask not what your country can do for you. Ask what you can do for your country.'
Turning the question on its head, he concludes: 'Above all, I’m asking this: What can my country do for me?'
Black regularly pens opinion pieces for the Daily Beast, mostly on the topic of his political bête noire: former President Donald Trump.
The comedian, actor and writer was born in Illinois as Michael Schwartz, which derives from the German word for black. He changed his name to avoid confusion with the actor Mike Schwartz.
Reno 911 star Michael Ian Black has said he's considering leaving the US because it's plagued with rampant racism, the cost of living crisis and gun crime
Black regularly pens opinion pieces for the Daily Beast, mostly on the topic of his political anathema: former President Donald Trump
Black co-wrote his 2012 'love letter' to America with Meghan McCain (pictured)
Black has starred in several comedy series including The State, Viva Variety, Stella, Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp, Michael & Michael Have Issues, and Another Period.
He was also the puppeteer and voice actor for the Pets.com sock puppet dog in the 1990s and 2000s, and played a supporting character on the TV series Ed.
Black has penned several books including co-writing America You Sexy Bitch: A Love Letter To Freedom with senator John McCain's daughter Meghan McCain in 2012.
The pair were an unlikely cross-over but got along well - Black is an atheist, 'gun-fearing' Democrat comedian while McCain is a pro-gun Christian Republican.
Their book chronicles their tour of the states, from 'visiting cultural touchstones as Graceland and Branson' to 'partying in Las Vegas and New Orleans' and 'pretending to be Mormon in Salt Lake City'.
