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What you probably learned about the West is a time of our past that no longer applies to reality today.

You are witnessing the late stages of empire. America and Europe used to be beacons of liberty, prosperity and cultural greatness. Not anymore. We are no longer the same countries. Our political leaders are super corrupt and so are our governments. Citizens are vastly becoming second-class citizens in their own nations. Almost everyone is deep in debt, our entire nations are financially insolvent and bankrupt, political polarization is tearing our nations apart and thus people no longer trust society around them and have to question everything because the media constantly lies to us. There is a growing trend of demoralization too which is leading to younger generations dropping out of institutions and isolating themselves (I can't blame them really). Almost everything we need to live a normal life has become unaffordable anyway which does not help. Our governments care more about wars and maintaining hegemony around the world then actually taking care of the problems we have here in our own countries. Overall you are witnessing a decline in the American Empire which in turn negatively impacts all our allies as well, our allies in Europe being in far worse stages of rot and decay.