Rule of thumb: it always, always goes back to class. No war but class war is a cliche for good reason.

> Large swathes of America seem to be genuinely opposed to public healthcare.

That may be kinda true, but most Americans actually want it [0]. They just have basically no representation in media or politics. These days we're 'lucky' if a Democrat gives healthcare the slightest lip service.

> (i would say that similarly those other issues don't follow class divides all that much either

They absolutely do. Most Americans want a ceasefire in Gaza and an arms embargo vs Israel. The political and media class almost unanimously pretend that isn't the case, but it is.

Same with free education and housing. These aren't really debatable facts, or matters of opinion; you can look up the polls yourself. Americans want this stuff; our politicians and media do everything they can to stop us having them.

And that's despite the fact that the vast majority of media, traditional and social, is under the thumb of like ten ultrawealthy people.

0 - https://news.gallup.com/poll/468401/majority-say-gov-ensure-...