There does seem to be something uniquely perverse and wicked about US society (at least among the developed nations), and I say that as someone who nevertheless

There does seem to be something uniquely perverse and wicked about US society (at least among the developed nations), and I say that as someone who nevertheless broadly admires the US. So incredibly religious and prone to moralising and yet so utterly, utterly indifferent (at best) towards each other. Baffling.