The biggest difference is that European countries have parliamentary democracies. This means that everyone has a party that, at least to some degree, fits their needs and wants. I’m sure that if Americans realistically had more than two choices, things would be different.

As ridiculous as it is with him, noone is a villain in their own story.

That is exactly why Chromebooks were (are?) so popular. You got a cheap laptop with an easy-to-use OS without having to do any install. And let’s be real here, most people don’t need anything more than a web browser.

Really depends on the time period though. There were quite a few unpleasantries even in that universe. Klingon War, Dominion War, Borg,…

Agreed. I hope it doesn’t become so popular that it turns to shit.