My friend (expat) living in the US condenses this phenomenon to "people in the US are sissies". Note that the English language does not always have the punching

My friend (expat) living in the US condenses this phenomenon to "people in the US are sissies". Note that the English language does not always have the punching power of nice alternative languages with ample swear words. If you are not worrying about the first few layers of Maslo's pyramid, then this sort of perpetual politicking becomes a real risk.