People get mad when you say this, but it doesn't necessarily contradict the fact that American's are in a rigged game and get raw deals. On top of that they hav

People get mad when you say this, but it doesn't necessarily contradict the fact that American's are in a rigged game and get raw deals. On top of that they have been conditioned to have extremely low self discipline and at the end of the day, screw themselves over as much as the system screws them over. It's not about assigning fault. But if you wanted to fix the problem, understanding the role people's own decision making factors into it would be a big part of it. The system leads them to water but at the end of the day, they choose to drink.