The author, a German expat in the US, critiques American political culture as extremist and complacent. He observes that both conservatives and progressives engage in a continual cycle of provocation towards each other, failing to acknowledge the dangers their rhetoric poses. This lack of understanding stems from a historical absence of personal experiences with true societal collapse. The author warns that Americans struggle to grasp the severity of labeling each other as enemies, indicating a disconnect from the consequences of destabilization that other countries have faced.
I'm a German who's lived in the US for an extended period. I view Americans as universally extremist and complacent. Both conservatives and progressives are always trying to break new ground by pushing the envelope to see who can piss each other off harder.
They can't quite picture it; they don't grasp what it means to label your neighbor as an enemy. They don't fully understand the gravity of destabilizing your country on one end, or the true cost of waiting and seeing on the other.
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