mister_monster on Nostr: Its simple: Americans don't trust their government. That's what makes it better as a ...

Its simple: Americans don't trust their government. That's what makes it better as a culture. Europeans tend to implicitly trust their governments, and as a result keep winding up in authoritarian dictatorships and continental wars of conquest. Americans don't care what the government wants or says. We are peaceful but lawless.

Europeans have some very great things culturally. Each group has strengths. But they all without fail defer to their governments when deciding right and wrong. If the government says it's morally good to ban certain words, they go along with it. If the government says it's morally good to eradicate an ethnic group, they go along with it. If the government says it's morally good to be ruled by a single man, they go along with it. This is an incredible weakness, deeply rooted in the culture of European societies.

America is currently being destroyed by corruption. But this isn't the first time it has happened. It sure feels like the worst time. Maybe that's but because it's real right now. I don't know if our government survives through this. But our culture of "fuck you don't tell me how to live, now do you need help with your bags?" will survive it. Rebellious hospitality, that's what makes american culture better.