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That's not America, that's MAGA. They are profoundly, even proudly, ignorant, with absolutely no Critical Thinking Skills. When you don't know how to think properly, your brain substitutes a sort of ad hoc chaotic thinking instead, and now THAT is in charge of America.
Most Americans have some level of Critical Thinking Skills, although many apply it only when it's convenient. For instance, they tend to tuck away their Critical Thinking Skills in church. Unfortunately, some also do this with politics. They'll accept bullshit in politics that they would never accept anywhere else.
But it is, by definition, America. Just because some parts of the brain are firing like normal, if the end result is punching yourself in the face and screaming that you're not going to stop until your ex wife releases the aliens in her trunk, you're still insane. America (speaking as an American, so I think it's fair) is well off the tracks.
No it's not just MAGA because this started happening way way way before MAGA was a thing.
Absolutely true, but ignorance has blossomed, and become not only acceptable, but a MAGA virtue.
I agree with MAGA it has become worse, especially with regard to immigrants and minorities.
And with MAGA it has become utterly unashamed.
But sociopathy has been a virtue in USA for decades, because It's the ultimate expression of freedom.
And Americans consider individual freedom to be above everything else, even health and well being.
The Three strikes law is a clear example of this sociopathic mentality against fellow citizens.
Another clear example is the lack of healthcare for all, despite experience from other countries show it's actually cheaper. These things date back to way way before MAGA.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three-strikes_law