As an American living in Europe, I can tell you your impression is sadly mistaken.
I've never seen so many people exercising their right to free speech as in Vienna and Berlin, for example.
And I used to live 15 minutes from the Capitol Building.
I've never seen so many people exercising their right to free speech as in Vienna and Berlin, for example.
And I used to live 15 minutes from the Capitol Building.
So you lived in the imperial seat in the US, the one are where 75% of people are working for the government (directly or indirectly), and the one place that actually GREW during the current recession ... and you use that background to argue that Americans-as-a-whole are naive and love big intrusive government?
You see the logical flaw here, don't you?
There are more variables involved than you're accounting for. I'd say your logic is more flawed than hers.