In many European nations, the sense of the collective/collective good is very strong.

In contrast, large chunks of the US are individualistic. There& #39;s this sense of "personal responsibility" (i.e. I& #39;ll solve my problems with my own grit, its your responsibility to solve yours).

That& #39;s one reason why universal healthcare coverage will always be a tough sell in the US.

If I had my way, I& #39;d advocate for a Swedish or Swiss style sense of the collective/collective good for Nigeria over American hyper-individualism.

And if we think about this, our culture isn& #39;t hyper-individualistic. At the village/town union level we have a strong sense of the collective. We shouldn& #39;t abandon it for the American myth of "self made men and women".