I grew up with quite an interesting mix of cultural influences. I grew up reading about the I Ching before I was exposed to Aristotle/Western philosophers in general. - still have a copysomewhere. I grew up reading about Han Fei and his students, the development of Daoist philosophy. Friends and I joke about every US election being a fight over the Mandate of Heaven. Over the last several decades, the US has begun to drift apart not just politically but socially. People are simply getting lonelier, and the politically minded are deciding to move with their feet and live amongst themselves.

I think the country would benefit from more social harmony and connectedness were more to learn and be aware of theese philosophic traditions, rather than philosophers who promote ideas which have only led to hyper-individualism. I'm not suggesting Confucian-influenced societies are magically "collectivist", its all a spectrum.