Even if we take your points at face value, which other comments clearly don't, you seem to be coming from a rather ethnocentric perspective. It seems that you v

Even if we take your points at face value, which other comments clearly don't, you seem to be coming from a rather ethnocentric perspective. It seems that you value "solving problems" above other things, I'd hazard that your personal philosophy can be categorized as negative utilitarianism. This isn't a universally shared perspective. There are many other worldviews that prioritize other things besides reducing suffering. In the case of the US, it seems to me that Americans value individual liberty over ameliorating suffering. These values do in fact come into conflict often, and there's no one "right" answer.