So what accounts for the current state of the USA? Not exactly platonic ideals of courage these days.
USA has no issues with courage.
We have individual resistance to police state actions all the time.
We have other issues, but individualism and people willing to go to bat for enlightenment principles is not one of them.
My pet theory is a knock on history of reverberating PTS, people pander to the need for a calmed environment suitable for survivors with PTS which creates a vacuum for biggest emotions wins and other low boundaries behavior, gambling/internet addiction.