it is well outside of how the American people see themselves.
indeed.......and it is outside the reality of how they see other too. They have been conditioned from birth to be flag wavers, believe they are the greatest and that there are enemies that they must be afraid of. These enemies vary with each generation......some are contrived, some are very real........but the constant denominator is FEAR......and to be on guard, be ready to defend yourself, and be suspicious. along with being told to go about their every day life as usual. Well, what is their "usual"?? (Residual conflicting advice from the Bush era............BTW: what happened to their alert system?? Their self perception is not based on factual reality........but it is THEIR "reality"
They cannot seem to acknowledge that THEY are the author of their own problems. Events (including very destructive ones).....don't happen in a vacuum
When nations and organizations are indicating red flags about travelling to the US.........there is a BIG problem......and sadly they seem to have isolated themselves psychologically into believing what they want to believe or what they have been programmed to believe. about themselves.
And the lunatic in the oval office is contributing to making thins a lot worse. It is noteworthy that Hitler was Bi Polar. ( manic depressive........was the previous term for his condition)......and he was delusional too......delusions of grandeur delusions about inferior races ( sound familiar??) inebriated on POWER .... SADISTIC...( another similarity)