The reality is the US population has been manipulated and beat down. Most people are broken and useless plus a good number of people who might of fought back are overdosed/dead or stuck in our penal system.

Our police force has been militarized and regularly destroys families through the War on Drugs aka the minority genocide.

Is life really that horrible? For a lot of people the answer is yes. I have lost count to how many people I have lost to violence and drugs.

However, there are a bunch of people that are either doing fine or have accepted their role in this learned helplessness and they will fight anyone who tries to change the status quo. They don't want change even if it could improve their life if they risk losing what they have.