One thing to mention. though, regarding feudalism in the US. It may not have taken the same shape as in Europe, but the social structure was ever so similar. Slavery, indentured servitude, immigrant exploitation, corporate Barons, and political families all make part of a social structure where mobility was near to impossible (yet we are all made to believe that it was/is).

The aristocracy remains in this country: Bush, Kennedy, Gore, and now Clinton (?).

And perhaps returning to an even more feudalistic society where everyone lives indebted to a small wealthy nobility. The debt of most people continues to grow while the majority of people’s wages continues to decline in terms of real value. Property values are unreachable for most.

Yet we continue to deceive ourselves.

As Europe continues to deceive themselves as being liberal and progressive, yet as you point out that may soon come to a crashing halt with a close-minded populism that continues to grow.