[nomel]

> As Americans our priority has been individual convenience, over collective safety of our neighbors.

Wouldn't walking across the road into traffic, rather than the crosswalk, be individual convenience rather than collective safety?

[oh_sigh]

Americans commenting negatively on Americans collectively is quite common, and I think the common sense thing to do is just assume that whenever you see it, understand that the author is only telling you about their own biases and stereotypes, and not about any empirical fact of Americans.