I would disagree (not from the US, but I have lived there, travelled extensively and have American friends who I speak to pretty regularly).

The “low information” environment is a choice (especially nowadays). Scapegoating is a choice. A two party state is a choice. Even the unaddressed material and social grievances is a choice. US is rich enough to solve all these issues with no problem at all.

The real issue is that a significant portion of Americans support corruption, crime and believe lying is good. While at the same time parroting tedious polemics about “freedumz and shiiit”.

And on top of that the majority of the voter base of the centre-right opposition is fundemantely opposed to anti-corruption, anti-crime and governance (in terms of real outcomes, not words). Most of them are simply too well off to risk rocking the boat (until it’s too late).

While this is a gross generalisation, there is a reason why the following stereotype is applied to Americans:

There are no poor people in the US, just soon-to-be billionaires