How would you guys portray AMERICA at current date in your au

I know this maybe a be a tiny bit political to ask, but for the sake of character building, and referencing the history for their character, this is important.

I think how i would portray it would go 2 ways. I could go in driction of that they’re sick and dying, with a whole different country eating them from the inside and changing their personality, aka the body horror direction. Or maybe as possession, the shattering of the mind, but one that could be cured.

I honestly just don’t know, like i been asking this question a lot. It’s like that one famous Ancient Greek thought experiment about a boat, making you wonder if it’s the same boat or if it’s a whole new boat entirely