[jtfrench]

just look around you. Surely I'm not the first person to mention this concept to you. I'm not saying I believe that the US has the best example of democracy, but true or not, that's the general story being "sold" on the news (and yes, in movies as well).

[vidarh]

It's the general story being "sold" in a subset of US news.

In large part of the rest of the world, the threat of "American conditions" or similar is a frequently used political insult.

[lotsofmangos]

The news and movies are lying to you. This is not a common view across the world.