You've actually answered your own question with your statement, Europeans have been programed over eons to do what they are told (COMPLY), America was born from folks who came here to escape having to conform or comply, in most of the world people do what they are told by the powers that be "or else", here we take better to suggestions than we do to mandates or orders.
Sorry Moe, but that eon story is complete and utter nonsense. Travel once to Europe, spend some time here, and then you will realize that what you just said is the biggest and freshest pile of bat droppings
And America was born out of mostly 2 kinds of people. Those who seek a new life/opportunities, and those escaping the law due to criminal behavior.
Thats in every history book, that is in every records that still exist of who why they left, that is proven by the records of the court of those days that still exist, and so on.
But I have to admit, your version sounds very romantic
Fun fact, my mother did hundreds of family tree's leading way back to 1500, and she always showed me those funny and interesting cases.
Also one member of my family left to the US, due to being married to the 'wrong' lady, and no way of divorce without retribution, so he left to the US with another lady.
Another fun story, your ex NHL player of the LA Kings and Mighty Ducks, Dan Bylsma (properly written Bijlsma) is a very far away cousin of mine.
Our family was for generations long ship builders, using mainly the axe, hence our last name Bijlsma, which means 'man with the axe'.
At some point in the US they where looking for ship builders/wood workers, and Dan's ancestors went for it.
Lots of funny stories.
Another thing that you don't understand is what's really going on in the US today, it really has very little to do with the corona virus, the pandemic, or racial unrest, it's actually about abuse of power in a power grab by the left in a battle between keeping a democratic republic, Constitutionally mandated form of government or turning this country over to socialism and possibly a new order one world government where individual rights are replaced by collective rights and where self rule is replaced by fascist dictates.
I'm not in the US, and I believe you there are a lot of things going on right now.
But
why can't it be so simple as in: "ohw sh!t, old and weak people are dying, and my very small share in preventing or trying to prevent that is wearing a mask, lets do that for a while".
Blaming everything on the government (chosen by the people) is a cheap way out.
In the end, the government is not living in your house/street. You yourself decide if you want to contribute in preventing this disease to spread or not.
If I understand it right, you are not the youngest anymore. Would you not feel better going in a shop and everyone wearing a mask, instead of not wearing anything and protesting, burning other peoples stuff in the streets and so on?
The whole BLM stuff that sadly even reach Europe now, is causing problems here as well.
It is very noticeable that the protesters are not those who have studied, who have steady jobs and so on.
Street names / city squares and buildings with the names of historical heroes are being renamed now, because those heroes where linked with being part of transporting slaves.
But they also forget that those hero's build the country to what it is now. Slave transport was a small thing they did, the bigger and more important thing was the seas wars they fought with the English and Spanish, and defeating them for example, leading us to not being under Spanish / English rule any more.
Perhaps I am too simple in thinking: let the past be the past, acknowledge the bad things, cherish the good things, and move on. We live now, not 500 years ago.
And if you are unhappy with your life, get back in (evening) school learn something and work for your dreams, instead of screaming, rioting, looting and damaging other peoples properties.
Did you know that bringing down the "iron curtain" aka communism rule by the russians, all started in Prague, Czech Republic, by students peacefully protesting.
Not by rioting/looting and that kinda crap.
