I don’t think the US is a dystopian shithole, but we sure as hell are heading that way. We are probably heading towards economic collapse as well as the social and political collapse that is already well underway.
The federal government is sending armed men to the streets, masked men to kidnap innocents, and subpoenaing the private medical records of people guilty of bad thoughts. (At the moment, kids treated for transgender conditions.) The courts are allowing the privacy of the census, social security, etc. to be breached. Political opposition is being made illegal.
We are also picking stupid fights with as many other countries as Trump can keep track of.
Fwiw, i have nicer stuff than my European friends, but they have nicer lives, and that’s been true for years.