Well, as an American, currently living in the states, I can attest to the degradation of the society. Not only are many people ignorant, but they are happy to remain so! They just don't care and won't care, until they become the victims of the fascists who have taken over at the upper echelons of power. By then, it'll be too late to change the course of whatever plan the PTB have. And by the looks of it, crashing the dollar seems the only solution to the trillions of dollars of debt the USA has built with their looting and endless wars. Look east, the helm of power is shifting!
And as an aside, just to give a glimpse of how many Americans have become - this is what I've witnessed in just the last 24 hours. 1) I went to the grocery store and an old man, going about 10mph in the parking lot, pulled in front of another car (also an older man with handicap plates). The man who was cut off was totally incensed. He laid on his horn for a full 10 seconds, then, when the old man parked, the cut off guy proceeded to roll down his window and lay into the old man. I was waiting for him to pull out a gun. I mean seriously, the scene was ridiculous. 2) I exited the highway today and a large utility type truck was in front of me. I was only behind him for about 200 yards, then passed him as soon as there was a pass zone. As I looked back in the rear view to see I had cleared his vehicle, he gave me the finger! What the...so people become hysterical and irate over the damndest things. Silly things. 3) We were chatting at work, I said something about drones. My manager said "what's a drone?" 4) A woman being interviewed about the college professor who lit up a cig on a plane said she should be put on the No-Fly List for life. :O So I have no hope left for this country. We're screwed. Leave if you can!