But overall UK probably still ranks as treating its basic citizens with better decency than the USA due to healthcare access among other things.

Do you have any specific examples that show how insane they are? Because the US also has libel laws.

Simon Singh was successfully sued by the British Chiropractic association for pointing out they are quacks. (Edit to add: I just checked and he appealed a point of law successfully and then they withdrew — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Chiropractic_Associati... — but as I understand it such a case would be laughed out of a US court.)

Although I'd agree with the general point that whilst America has good theoretically human rights, the EU is better at actual rights (and in particular, rights against corporations).