Comment by RajT88

Not even most Americans believe that. I would say paradoxically we have a slice of folks who want liberty from the government and also have plenty of government protections.

Then there is the "liberty at all costs" types, the fringe of which idolizes the David Koresh lifestyle.

There are plenty of folks who also think it is OK to ruin someone's entire life if they post something sexist to Twitter.

Americans are not so easily generalized; they come in many flavors.