Health of Nations?

Americans, as a people, aren't really a people. We're persons. Individualism is the defining American trait. Chris Arnade thinks that's unhealthy.

When you travel enough, especially to places that are seen as “under developed” you get a glimpse of how unhealthy a nation we are, despite our immense wealth, despite our first world (but two tiered) medical system. We care more about ourselves than our community.

It is a reminder that a healthy nation isn’t just about how much stuff you have, but if you work together as a whole, not as a collection of self-absorbed individuals who fight over everything. Including the symbolic stuff.

Sounds kinda collectivist to me.

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