Just a thought - yes you are right about Robert Jordan and W.O.T. vs Terry Goodkind and Sword of Truth series.
As for your question above - I think that a large part of it is because US citizens do not have faith and a feeling of commitment to their "State" that exists in the other cultures you mentioned. In the examples you gave, it seems like those are cultures where the people have a near unquestioning faith and loyalty to the state and often, traditionally, believed that their leaders were inspired by the divine. Here, in the United States, it is a general belief that the government and society is supposed to be there for us (or in some cases taking advantage of us), rather than something that should be supported and something we should serve. But, that's just a thought off the top of my head.
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As for your question above - I think that a large part of it is because US citizens do not have faith and a feeling of commitment to their "State" that exists in the other cultures you mentioned. In the examples you gave, it seems like those are cultures where the people have a near unquestioning faith and loyalty to the state and often, traditionally, believed that their leaders were inspired by the divine. Here, in the United States, it is a general belief that the government and society is supposed to be there for us (or in some cases taking advantage of us), rather than something that should be supported and something we should serve. But, that's just a thought off the top of my head.