Jul 15
Americans are the kings of "looking the other way" in the face of evil. That is why our bloated empire continues to wreak havoc around the world and on its own people while we do nothing.
Maybe it's a symptom of mind-your-own-business culture, hyper-individualism, or low trust. Many Americans simply assume "all government is corrupt" and "all people are selfish," as if these are immutable laws of nature.
America is deeply ambitious and competitive, but ultimately anti-social — a place where the individual is positioned in a never-ending battle between self and world.
And the self will lose this battle every time.
