No, I do no have to live in the States to recognize what is going on there. Would you likewise say, if I lived in an Islamic country, I would understand the evil inherent to Islam? Or if I lived in a communist system, I would understand the evils inherent to communism? Your proposition assumes I lack crucial understanding. What goes on in many political dealings is a lot of criminal activity and cover-ups of corruption, whether on the right, or on the left. Not supporting one side does not mean you support the other. That is a jumping from one extreme to another to project a false narrative, while overlooking or ignoring what is actually being said.
You have reminded me of the conversation where you accused people of wanting the rich to pay for everything because some think it would be fair for those with a whole lot of money to pay a higher rate of taxes than those who are poor. This proclivity people have with projecting false narratives is disturbing to me. I see how the conversations over time changes some people's character, and believe me, those who change do not usually change for the better, while others simply become more entrenched in their nastiness, as if they had a right to slander others and no Biblical imperative to bridle their tongue. Very few seem to be able to simply state their case without trying to smear the person they disagree with, with some untruth, while they refuse to acknowledge the error in their own perspective. Is it simply human nature to do so? Are we not called to a higher level of discourse? Of course we agree on many points of what we believe Scripture teaches... and we are passionate about our beliefs. However, misrepresenting what others say is not how Scripture tells us to deal with others. It is neither honest, nor just, nor loving.