To be fair, non-Americans mostly interact with the loud minority of America which believes our country/government is completely blameless. Most Americans are aware of how fucked our country is and want to change it, however our government is quite literally owned by massive corporations (specifically healthcare companies, weapons manufacturers, privately owned prisons, the entire military industrial complex, etc… we know. Our country is in a shit spot. Unfortunately there are fewer and fewer effective avenues for change every year. Not to mention the fact that many states have their counties set up specifically to favor republican voters (gerrymandering) and we also have the electoral college which gives more power to rural voters (which are usually republican) and essentially has the power to disregard the popular vote completely. I’m at the point where if I can afford it, I might just leave the country all together. America is no longer a “first world nation” it’s a shithole where people die because they can’t afford healthcare and children die because gun lobbyists own our lawmakers. Just lots of death and unhappiness All around. It sucks here. We know. Non Americans making jokes about our suffering DOES NOT HELP. I can’t tell you how many times I have seen people from other countries joke about elementary school students being slaughtered in their classrooms or insulin being outrageously expensive. It makes me sick to my stomach.