"Born from theft, built on slavery, held together by self-deception, the United States has grown to become the richest poor country in the history of humankind. It is a country that has violence in its DNA, inequality embedded in its genes, and a completely mythical self-image as its national identity."

https://thecorrespondent.com/698/dear-news-media-stop-covering-the-us-as-if-its-a-democracy/16288608270-e977e9fe