An “American” is inherently self-reliant,
and joins in cooperative society out of CHOICE,
not out of necessity or compulsion.
There are numerous forms of compulsion....some overt, some covert. Americans have been subjected, via the media, state-run schools, etc. to political correctness, group-think, and left-leaning ideology for decades.
Once that ground has been properly softened, the government follows up with very overt forms of compulsion via legislation and regulation.
Why shouldn’t they, when no one speaks against it with a loud enough voice?