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.