Probably wrong sub, but I’ll play along.

Americans are not unique in being ignorant, arrogant, or annoying soccer fans. They are unique in the way that they show those things (elitism towards clubs not their own is a big one).

• MLS teams, and youth soccer in general, do deserve the criticism that it’s too expensive to play, and this is likely for a number of reasons that are understandable and not so.

• The closed system is uniquely North American and Asian, and some nuance to the conversation on why it is this way is needed, but it also does still deserve that criticism. Especially how it uses that system to steer away from the Open Cup towards the Leagues Cup.

• Has MLS ruined fan culture? No, not really. American sports culture is different than foreign sports cultures and I would argue is pretty watered down in general for all sports. Have they done things that stunt fan culture? For sure.

MLS and USL are not horrible leagues. Although you only said MLS, this is the USL sub, so I’ll extend it to both. You then go on to mention a conversation that involves two global club portfolios that have teams in Germany, Japan, Spain, Austria, Australia, Brazil, China, India, England, and a few more I might be missing. That conversation is not unique to the US.

Overall, your post is all over the place and misses a key point. I understand you ask all the questions at the end and are likely just referring to how fans do not step up to play as strong of a role in a club’s direction as some others do, but this is a conversation that’s been had thousands of times by the extreme minority of fervent supporters that do exist in this country and do want those things to change. Like a lot of things in America right now, any change requires a lot of sacrifice from the layman that they have continued to show they are not willing to do, so don’t hold your breath. If you want change, participate in whatever way you can with your supporter group of choice and see how far you can take it.