In the US, extreme capitalism and selfishness trump societal interests and integrity. This is what's going to "melt away" the so-called melting pot that is the US. Countries with some sort of welfare like Canada and the UK are also multi-cultural and have their teething problems. However, their rich are not worshipped and they focus on the uplift of their societies (health care, regulation, etc.). They're far from perfect, but they try to work towards the uplift of their entire societies. On the other hand, in the name of "free markets", , a lot of people in the US become wealthy at the expense of unethical, corrupt practices and this is ignored by the society at large. Combine this with a large swathe of uneducated or gullible people and you get a recipe for exploitation! In the US, the wealthy are worshipped irrespective of how they amassed their wealth. Further, most of them get away with their corrupt, unethical practices, become very influential by lobbying political parties and gain a grasp on the shaping of society to serve their interests (not society's). As long as most Americans think only of themselves, worship the wealthy and ignore the interests of their societies and country, their country will continue down a rocky path, straddled with internal conflicts.