Americans, as a nation, lack any transparency. Most people here are so set in their ways, it’s horrifying. Without flexibility and self-reflection there’s no true individuality.
From the outside, the US looks as colorful, seductive, fun, and sexy. From inside – gray, boring, asexual. You’d have to live in it in order to know this.
The US is the most totalitarian country in the World. Population control is more rigid than elsewhere. Also, that population isn’t even remotely aware of the ways they were manipulated by the ruling classes.
“Go ahead!” said the Leader. But, the road ahead was leading down, since there was the valley in front of them. One shouldn’t disregard the three-dimensional nature of Space in orientation.
American politicians would never be successful in Europe: they are too stupid, unsophisticated, and arrogant for that. On the other hand, European politicians also don’t have a chance in the US: they have scruples.